Lok Sabha Question No. 3767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Employment Status in Warangal District
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3767

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2026

## EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN WARANGAL DISTRICT

3767.      DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current rate of youth unemployment between the age of 15 to 29 years in erstwhile Warangal district, particularly in view of limited industrial growth and employment opportunities in the said region;
- (b) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  distress migration of youth and workers from Warangal district to Hyderabad and other metropolitan cities in search of employment; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  specific  schemes,  safeguards  and  livelihood interventions implemented by the Government for seasonal agricultural workers to ensure income security and reduce vulnerability during lean agricultural periods?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): The official data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS),  which  is  conducted  by Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI) since 201718.

As per the latest Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has decreased from 17.8% in 2017-18 to 10.2% in 2023-24 in the country and 23.3% to 16.6% in in  the  State  of  Telangana  (including  Warangal  district)  during  the  same period.  Further,  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  indicating employment on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has increased from 31.4% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24 in the country and 32.0% to 40.7% in the State of Telangana (including Warangal district) during the same period.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  a priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  Government  is  implementing various  employment  generation  schemes/  programmes  in  the  country (including the Warangal  district). The  details of  various  employment generation  schemes/  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Government may be seen at   https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Government is also implementing Skill India Mission (SIM) to deliver skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive  network  of  skill development  centres/ schools/ colleges /institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs) in the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Government  programmes  such  as  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and Viksit Bharat -Guarantee for Rozgar and  Ajeevika  Mission  (Gramin)  (VB-GRAMG)  aim  to  strengthen  livelihood security of rural households, including seasonal agricultural workers. These schemes  promote  skill development, self-employment, and diversified livelihood opportunities through training, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and rural employment initiatives. By facilitating income-generating activities beyond agriculture,  these  schemes  help  workers  sustain  livelihoods  during  lean agricultural periods and reduce vulnerability arising from seasonal unemployment.

Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has initiated  'FutureSkills  PRIME'  a  programme  for  Re -skilling/Up-skilling  of  IT Manpower  for  Employability  in  10  new/emerging  technologies  including Artificial Intelligence.

Government  is  implementing  Employment  Linked  Incentive  (ELI) Scheme  named  as  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Viksit  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojana  to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across  all  sectors,  with  special  focus  on  the  manufacturing  sector.  The scheme with an outlay of Rs 99,446 Crore aims to incentivize the creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs in the country, over a period of 2 years.

Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running  the  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Portal  which  is  a  one-stop solution  for  providing  career  related  services  including  jobs  from  private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search &  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  information  on  skill development  courses,  skill/training  programmes  etc.  through  a  digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].

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