Lok Sabha Question No. 330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Employment Generation for the Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2026

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION FOR THE YOUTH

## 330.      DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  present  status  of  employment  generation  for youth in the country;
- (b) the  details  of  the  schemes  in  force  for  skill  development  and employment;
- (c) the  details  of  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to coordinate with the private sector;
- (d) the  mechanism to  provide  social  security  by  the  Government  to the youth of the unorganized sector; and
- (e) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase employment opportunities in future in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  to  (e):  The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June every year. As per the latest available  Annual PLFS Reports,  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio (WPR) on usual status for age 15 years and above has increased from 46.8%  in  2017-18  to  58.2%  in  2023-24,  indicating  that  the  WPR  i.e., employment has increasing trend.

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

Under  the  Government  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  ,  the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive  network  of  skill development centres 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),  to  all  the sections  of  the  society  across  the  country.  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  had  launched  e-Shram portal on 26.08.2021 for creation of a Comprehensive National Database of  Unorganised  Workers  including  platform  workers,  migrant  workers, etc. The e-Shram portal is meant to register and support the unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a selfdeclaration  basis.  The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  has  also launched  the  e-Shram-  'One-Stop-Solution'  that  entails  integration  of different  social  security/welfare schemes at single portal i.e., e-Shram. This is envisaged to enable unorganised workers registered on e-Shram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through e-Shram.

The  Central  Government  has  formulated  the  four  Labour  Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, theCode on Social Security,  2020  and  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 after amalgamating, simplifying and rationalising  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  previous  29  Central  Labour Acts. The four Labour Codes have come into force with effect from 21st

November 2025 across the country.

The four Labour Codes reduce multiplicity of definitions authorities, facilitate use of technology, bring transparency accountability in enforcement. Simultaneously, it strengthens protection available to workers, including unorganized workers.

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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  information  on  jobs  from private and government sectors, online & offline job fairs, job search & matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  skill  development courses, skill/training programmes  etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].  Further,  the  NCS  portal  has  integrated  with  leading skilling platforms and initiatives to enhance employability.

Signing MoUs with the private and public employers/ portals/Platforms is part of the Ministry's strategy to strengthen publicprivate  partnerships  for  enhancing  employment  opportunities.  Till  date more than 35 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed including MoUs with private partners such as Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, and Zepto which provide gig and platform-based employment opportunities to job seekers through the NCS portal across the country.

The National Career Service (NCS) portal has been integrated with the  e-Shram  portal,  which  is  a  database  of  over  31  crore  unorganized workers, including gig and platform workers. This integration enables eShram registrants to access the full range of services available on the NCS portal, such as job search and related facilities.

In  addition,  the  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.

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