Lok Sabha Question No. 2273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-03
Subject: Unemployment in the Country
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, VASANTHI M., PARVESH SAHIB SINGH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2015

## UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY

## 2273.   SHRI  P.K. BIJU:

SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

SHRI B.N.CHANDRAPPA:

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

- (a) the efforts made by the Government to generate employment opportunities in the Country;
- (b) whether  the  number  of  trained  and  untrained  unemployed  youths  has increased during the last three years, and if so, the details thereof, Statewise and UT-wise till date;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide employment to the youths; and
- (d) the  extent  to  which  the  employment  was  provided  during  the  above period,  and  whether  the  growth  rate  of  employment  is  lowest  in  the current  year  as  compared  to  last  one  decade  of  trained  and  untrained youths in the country, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  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 39.7 crore in 1999-2000 to 45.91 crore in  2004-05, 46.55  crore  in  2009-10  and  47.41  crore  persons  in  2011-12. State/UT-wise  Unemployment  rates  (%)  as  per  usual  status  and  Workforce Participation Rates (%)  and Youth Unemployment in the rural and urban areas in the country are at Annex-I.

Government has taken various steps for generating more employment opportunities 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. New  schemes  have  also  been  launched  which  includes  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Dhan Yojana, Swatchh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Seekho aur Kamao scheme was launched for the skill development of minority communities. 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 under these schemes. National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) has informed that State/UT-wise detail is not maintained by them. Under  the  National  Policy  on  Skill  Development,  a  target  of  skilling  5  crore people has been set during the 12 th  Five Year Plan. Vocational training is imparted through network of more than  12106 ITIs and

the present seating capacity in these ITIs is about 17.11 lakh.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2273 for answer on 03.08.2015

State/UT-wise  Unemployment  rates  Rural  &  Urban  (%)  usual  status  (adjusted),    Workforce Participation Rates (%) in the rural and urban- areas and Unemployment rate among the youth (15-29 years) (%)in the country during 2011-12

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Unemployment   | Unemployment   | Workforce Participation Rates (%)   | Workforce Participation Rates (%)   | Unemployment Rates (%) among the youth (15-29 years)   | Unemployment Rates (%) among the youth (15-29 years)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Rural          | Urban          | Rural                               | Urban                               | Rural                                                  | Urban                                                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 1.2            | 4.3            | 52.2                                | 36.4                                | 3.6                                                    | 11.8                                                   |
| 2         | Arunchal Pradesh     | 1.7            | 4.8            | 38.3                                | 30.3                                | 6.1                                                    | 19.8                                                   |
| 3         | Assam                | 4.5            | 5.6            | 34.3                                | 32.9                                | 14.6                                                   | 18.6                                                   |
| 4         | Bihar                | 3.2            | 5.6            | 27.5                                | 25.3                                | 9.4                                                    | 14.8                                                   |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh          | 0.8            | 4.3            | 48.6                                | 37.6                                | 2.3                                                    | 11.1                                                   |
| 6         | Delhi                | 7.8            | 3.5            | 34.2                                | 33.7                                | 21.1                                                   | 10.4                                                   |
| 7         | Goa                  | 5.1            | 4.6            | 37.8                                | 33.7                                | 10.7                                                   | 12.7                                                   |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 0.3            | 0.8            | 44.7                                | 38.4                                | 0.9                                                    | 2.1                                                    |
| 9         | Haryana              | 2.4            | 4.2            | 35.6                                | 31.8                                | 6.5                                                    | 12.1                                                   |
| 10        | Himchal Pradesh      | 1.0            | 4.0            | 53.3                                | 41.6                                | 3.6                                                    | 7.2                                                    |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 2.5            | 7.0            | 40.5                                | 33.7                                | 7.1                                                    | 15.7                                                   |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 2.1            | 5.1            | 37.0                                | 28.4                                | 6.2                                                    | 15.1                                                   |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 0.9            | 2.9            | 45.0                                | 37.6                                | 2.4                                                    | 7.8                                                    |
| 14        | Kerala               | 6.8            | 6.1            | 38.2                                | 36.3                                | 21.7                                                   | 18.0                                                   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 0.4            | 2.6            | 40.5                                | 32.5                                | 1.2                                                    | 7.9                                                    |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 0.7            | 2.3            | 48.6                                | 36.5                                | 2.3                                                    | 5.8                                                    |
| 17        | Manipur              | 2.6            | 7.1            | 38.9                                | 32.2                                | 9.1                                                    | 26.2                                                   |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 0.4            | 2.8            | 45.9                                | 34.0                                | 0.0                                                    | 4.6                                                    |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 1.8            | 5.0            | 49.6                                | 36.7                                | 5.1                                                    | 15.0                                                   |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 15.1           | 23.8           | 41.0                                | 28.7                                | 40.3                                                   | 70.3                                                   |
| 21        | Odisha               | 2.2            | 3.5            | 41.7                                | 38.1                                | 6.1                                                    | 9.3                                                    |
| 22        | Punjab               | 1.9            | 2.8            | 40.6                                | 36.8                                | 5.8                                                    | 5.6                                                    |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 0.7            | 3.1            | 42.4                                | 32.6                                | 1.8                                                    | 7.0                                                    |
| 24        | Sikkim               | 1.0            | 2.3            | 53.4                                | 45.2                                | 3.1                                                    | 5.3                                                    |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 2.0            | 2.7            | 48.5                                | 39.2                                | 7.2                                                    | 8.6                                                    |
| 26        | Tripura              | 10.5           | 25.2           | 40.2                                | 31.9                                | 29.1                                                   | 49.7                                                   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 2.5            | 5.3            | 38.1                                | 30.5                                | 10.6                                                   | 9.4                                                    |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 0.9            | 4.1            | 33.8                                | 31.7                                | 2.4                                                    | 10.4                                                   |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 2.7            | 4.8            | 39.0                                | 40.0                                | 7.3                                                    | 13.2                                                   |
| 30        | A & N Island         | 5.4            | 8.6            | 43.2                                | 39.9                                | 13.2                                                   | 18.1                                                   |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 0.0            | 6.4            | 34.9                                | 35.4                                | 0.0                                                    | 15.0                                                   |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.0            | 0.0            | 32.5                                | 36.7                                | 0.0                                                    | 0.0                                                    |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 0.0            | 0.5            | 42.5                                | 35.5                                | 0.0                                                    | 1.7                                                    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep          | 16.0           | 11.5           | 32.2                                | 34.7                                | 24.5                                                   | 33.0                                                   |
| 35        | Puducherry           | 0.8            | 2.9            | 36.3                                | 35.0                                | 4.6                                                    | 7.3                                                    |
|           | All India            | 1.7            | 3.4            | 39.9                                | 35.5                                | 4.9                                                    | 9.2                                                    |

Source: - NSS Report, 2011-12