Lok Sabha Question No. 3247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Jobs in Non-Farming Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3247

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## JOBS IN NON-FARMING SECTOR

## 3247.   SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has set target of generating 58 Lakh jobs during the 11th Five Year Plan;
- (b) if so, the extent to which the said target had been achieved during the 11 th Five Year Plan;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  set  the  target  of  generating  5  crore jobs in non-agricultural sector during the 12th Five Year Plan and if so, the details thereof and the extent to which the set target has been achieved till date; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Union Government to achieve the set target during the remaining period of 12th Five Year Plan?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Eleventh  Five  Year  Plan  had  projected  58  million  employment opportunities  to  be  additionally  created  during  the  plan  period  2007-12.  The major areas where the employment opportunities were to be created are given in  the  statement  annexed.  The  progress  made  in  employment  opportunities created  during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan  period  is  estimated  from  the  labour force  surveys  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  conducted  by  National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during 2004-05 and 2009-10. During this period, around  20  million  additional  employment  opportunities  were  created  and  the sector-wise details are given in the annexed statement.

(c)  &  (d):  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.

The  12th  Five  Year  Plan  projects  5  crore  new  work  opportunities  to  be generated in the non-farm sector and provide skill certification  to  equivalent numbers.  The  National  Manufacturing  Policy  of  the  Government  targets  to create 10 crore jobs by the year 2022.

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. 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.

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.

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Annexure referred to in Reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3247 due for reply on 10.08.2015.

Details  of  sector-wise  employment  projected  for  11 th   Five  Year  Plan  and estimated employment during 2004-05 and 2009-10 on current daily status basis.

(in million)

| Industry                                            | Projected employment during 11 th Plan (2007-08 to 2011- 12) for creation of additional employment   | Estimated Employment (based on NSSO Surveys) during   | Estimated Employment (based on NSSO Surveys) during   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                     | opportunities                                                                                        | 2004-05                                               | 2009-10                                               |
| Agriculture                                         | 0                                                                                                    | 200.40                                                | 191.84                                                |
| Mining & Quarrying                                  | 0                                                                                                    | 2.44                                                  | 3.25                                                  |
| Manufacturing                                       | 11.94                                                                                                | 49.67                                                 | 49.22                                                 |
| Electricity, gas & water supply                     | 0.02                                                                                                 | 1.33                                                  | 1.42                                                  |
| Construction                                        | 11.92                                                                                                | 21.44                                                 | 38.63                                                 |
| Trade, Hotel & Restaurant                           | 17.40                                                                                                | 48.58                                                 | 51.40                                                 |
| Transport, Storage & Communication                  | 9.03                                                                                                 | 17.76                                                 | 20.49                                                 |
| Financial Services                                  | 3.43                                                                                                 | 7.72                                                  | 4.14                                                  |
| Community Social & Pers. Service and other services | 4.34                                                                                                 | 35.58                                                 | 44.54                                                 |
| Total Employment                                    | 58.07                                                                                                | 384.91                                                | 404.93                                                |