Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Creation of Employment Opportunities
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

## 228.   SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  about  creation  of  employment opportunities in the country during the current Plan period;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the targets set for this purpose and the achievement made in this regard; and
- (d) steps taken by the Government to eliminate unemployment in this country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a)  to  (c):  The  12th  Five  Year  Plan  (2007-2012)  projects  5  crore  new  work opportunities to be generated  in the non-farm  sector and  provide skill certification  to  equivalent  numbers.  Reliable  estimates  of  employment  and unemployment trends are obtained through labour force surveys conducted by National  Sample  Survey  (NSS)  Office,  Ministry  of  Statistics  &Programme Implementation.  According  to  the  last  3  surveys,  the  workforce  grew  from 45.91  crore  in  2004-05  to  46.55  crore  persons  in  2009-10  and  to  47.41  crore persons in 2011-12 and the sector-wise employment is given below:-

(In crore persons)

| Workforce by Major Sector   |   2004-05 |   2009-10 |   2011-12 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Agriculture & Allied        |     26.83 |     24.74 |     23.18 |
| Industry                    |      8.35 |     10    |     11.5  |
| Services                    |     10.73 |     11.81 |     12.73 |
| Total Workforce             |     45.91 |     46.55 |     47.41 |

The estimates of workforce by major sectors show an increase in the overall level of employment with an increase in the industry and services sector. The unemployment levels marginally increased  from  0.95  crore  during  2009-10  to 1.06 crore in 2011-12.

(d):  Government  has  taken  various  steps  for  generating  employment  in  the country  like  encouraging  private  sector  of  economy,  fast  tracking  various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) run by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by  Ministry  of  Rural Development and National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation.

Government has also decided to strategically promote labour-intensive manufacturing and expand employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agro-based industries.

For  skilling  to  provide  employment,  a  new  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship has been established to coordinate the skill activities across Ministries. In order to improve the employability of youth, around 20 Ministries run  skill  development  schemes  across  70  sectors.  According  to  the  data compiled  by  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA),  about  51.50  lakh persons were given skill development training in the year 2014-15 (upto Feb., 2015) under these schemes.

In  order  to  facilitate  online  matching  of  jobs  and  provide  information  about opportunities for training  and  re-skilling,  Ministry  of  Labour  has  launched  the National Career Service Portal for transforming the employment services in the country.

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