Lok Sabha Question No. 2162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-03
Subject: Unemployment Due to Recession
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, P.P. CHAUDHARY, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, OM BIRLA, BANSHILAL MAHTO, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, SEETARAM AJMEERA NAIK, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, PARESH RAWAL, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, VIRENDRA  KUMAR, PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA GADDIGOUDAR, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, RAVNEET SINGH, OM PRAKASH YADAV, C.R. CHAUDHARY, K. ASHOK KUMAR, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, INNOCENT, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD AUGUST, 2015

## UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TO RECESSION

2162. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI OM BIRLA: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:PROF. A.S.R. NAIK: SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:  SHRI  BHEEMRAO  B.  PATIL:  SHRI  PARESH  RAVAL:  SHRI  NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR: SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR: SHRI KIRTI AZAD: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI C.R. CHAUDAHRY:  SHRI  K.  ASHOK  KUMAR:  SHRI  RAGHAV  LAKHANPAL:  SHRIMATI SANTOSH  AHLAWAT:  SHRIMATI  KAMLA  DEVI  PAATLE:  SHRI  INNOCENT:  SHRI P.K. BIJU: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  increase  in  unemployment  in  the  country  during  last  five years, both in rural and urban areas, State-wise;
- (b) the estimated number of unemployed between the age group from 18 to 60 years and whether the Government has made any assessment of number of people in terms of percentage of the full time employed, part time employed and unemployed people separately, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the    survey/studies  being  conducted  by  the  Government  to ascertain  the  actual  data  and  whether  the  employment  exchanges  have been  involved  in  such  survey/studies  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with the ratio of employment exchanges in terms of total population in the country;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the capacity of the  unemployed  to  earn  a  livelihood  from  labour  intensive  efforts  and technology  along  with funds allocated under  it,  year-wise and  their
- utilization,  the  details  of  persons  provided  employment  through  these steps;
- (e) the  number  of  persons  employed  through  employment  exchanges  during last  five  years,  State-wise,  year-wise  and  the  details  of  percentage  of persons registered in  different  categories  viz.  matriculate,  graduate,  post graduate and having degree or diploma in technical areas, respectively; and
- (f) whether  the  schemes/programmes  being  run  by  the  Government  for  skill enhancement  and  employment  generation  have  helped  in  checking  the migration from rural to urban areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  results  of  three  most  recent  rounds  of  labour  force  surveys  on employment  and  unemployment  conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation, State-wise details of estimated unemployment rate on usual status basis in rural and urban area during 2009-10 and 2011-12 are at Annex-I.
- (b) As  per  results  of  the  last  survey  on  employment  and  unemployment conducted  during  2011-12  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office,  estimated number of unemployed persons on usual status basis in the country was 1.06  crore,  of  which  0.78  crore  was  in  the  age  group  of  20-59  years  for which information is available.  During the same period estimated number of    employed persons including part time and full time was estimated at 47.4 crore.
- (c) Apart  from  survey  on  employment  and  unemployment  conducted  by NSSO,  employment  exchange  statistics  regarding  jobseekers  are  also complied based on information received from States. There are presently 978 employment exchanges in the country leading to approximately one exchange per 12.4 lakh population.

(d to f)   Government has created a separate Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for making broad policies for all other Ministries/Departments with regard to market requirements and skill development  and  co-ordination  with  all  concerned  for  evolving  an appropriate  skill  development  framework,  removal  of  disconnect between  the  demand  for  and  supply  of  skilled  man  power  through vocational and technical training, skill up-gradation & building of new skills.  Government of India has set target of skilling 5 crore persons in  the  12 th   Plan.  Government  is  imparting  vocational  training  under Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS),  Apprenticeship  Training  Scheme (ATS)  and  skill  development  through  modular  courses  under  Skill Development Initiative Schemes. The Government runs various public employment generation schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),  Swarna  Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) restructured into National Urban Livelihoods Mission  (NULM)  since  September,  2013,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), and Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). In addition, the government is promoting labour-intensive manufacturing and increasing employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agrobased industries.

As per information received from the States, State-wise details of placement  effected  through  employment  exchanges  in  the  country during the last five years are at Annex-II.  Total number of educated job  seekers  on  the  live  register  of  employment  exchanges  in  the country  as  on  31 st   December  2012  was  about  3.75  crore  of  which about  45  percent  was  10 th   pass,  31  per  cent  10+2  pass  and  24  per cent graduates and post graduates.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2162 due for reply on 03.08.2015

State-wise unemployment rate in Rural and Urban areas on usual status basis during 2004-05, 2009-10 and 2011-12

| Sl. No.   | State/Union          | 2004-2005   | 2004-2005   | 2009-2010   | 2009-2010   | 2011-12   | 2011-12   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Territory            | Rural       | Urban       | Rural       | Urban       | Rural     | Urban     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 0.7         | 3.6         | 1.2         | 3.1         | 1.2       | 4.3       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.9         | 1.2         | 1.3         | 3.4         | 1.7       | 4.8       |
| 3         | Assam                | 2.6         | 7.2         | 3.9         | 5.2         | 4.5       | 5.6       |
| 4         | Bihar                | 1.5         | 6.4         | 2.0         | 7.3         | 3.2       | 5.6       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 0.6         | 3.5         | 0.6         | 2.9         | 0.8       | 4.3       |
| 6         | Delhi                | 1.9         | 4.8         | 1.7         | 2.6         | 7.8       | 3.5       |
| 7         | Goa                  | 11.1        | 8.7         | 4.7         | 4.1         | 5.1       | 4.6       |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 0.5         | 2.4         | 0.8         | 1.8         | 0.3       | 0.8       |
| 9         | Haryana              | 2.2         | 4.0         | 1.8         | 2.5         | 2.4       | 4.2       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 1.8         | 3.8         | 1.6         | 4.9         | 1.0       | 4.0       |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 1.5         | 4.9         | 2.5         | 6.0         | 2.5       | 7.0       |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 1.4         | 6.5         | 3.9         | 6.3         | 2.1       | 5.1       |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 0.7         | 2.8         | 0.5         | 2.7         | 0.9       | 2.9       |
| 14        | Kerala               | 10.7        | 15.6        | 7.5         | 7.3         | 6.8       | 6.1       |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 0.5         | 2.8         | 0.7         | 2.9         | 0.4       | 2.6       |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 1.0         | 3.6         | 0.6         | 3.2         | 0.7       | 2.3       |
| 17        | Manipur              | 1.1         | 5.5         | 3.8         | 4.8         | 2.6       | 7.1       |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 0.3         | 3.5         | 0.4         | 5.1         | 0.4       | 2.8       |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 0.3         | 1.9         | 1.3         | 2.8         | 1.8       | 5.0       |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 1.8         | 5.5         | 10.6        | 9.2         | 15.1      | 23.8      |
| 21        | Orissa               | 5.0         | 13.4        | 3.0         | 4.2         | 2.2       | 3.5       |
| 22        | Punjab               | 3.8         | 5.0         | 2.6         | 4.8         | 1.9       | 2.8       |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 0.7         | 2.9         | 0.4         | 2.2         | 0.7       | 3.1       |
| 24        | Sikkim               | 2.4         | 3.7         | 4.3         | 0.0         | 1.0       | 2.3       |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 1.2         | 3.5         | 1.5         | 3.2         | 2.0       | 2.7       |
| 26        | Tripura              | 13.3        | 28.0        | 9.2         | 17.1        | 10.5      | 25.2      |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 1.3         | 5.4         | 1.6         | 2.9         | 2.5       | 5.3       |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 0.6         | 3.3         | 1.0         | 2.9         | 0.9       | 4.1       |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 2.5         | 6.2         | 1.9         | 4.0         | 2.7       | 4.8       |
| 30        | A& N Islands         | 6.2         | 8.8         | 8.0         | 8.4         | 5.4       | 8.6       |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 2.6         | 4.0         | 24.7        | 3.4         | 0.0       | 6.4       |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 3.3         | 3.0         | 4.8         | 5.3         | 0.0       | 0.0       |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 0.3         | 3.0         | 4.0         | 2.4         | 0.0       | 0.5       |
| 34        | Lakshadweep          | 7.5         | 25.0        | 9.7         | 5.7         | 16.0      | 11.5      |
| 35        | Puducherry           | 7.0         | 8.1         | 3.0         | 3.1         | 0.8       | 2.9       |
|           | All India            | 1.7         | 4.5         | 1.6         | 3.4         | 1.7       | 3.4       |

Source: NSSO Reports, 2004-05, 2009-10& 2011-12.

Statement referred to in reply  to  part  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  no. 2162 due for reply on 03-08-2015.

## State-wise placement effected through employment exchanges

| Sl.   |                           | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges   |
|-------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | State/ Union Territory    | 2010                                             | 2011                                             | 2012                                             | 2013                                             | 2014 (provisional)                               |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh            | 0.9                                              | 0.8                                              | 0.4                                              | 0.6                                              | 0.4                                              |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 3     | Assam                     | 0.6                                              | 3.1                                              | 0.7                                              | 0.5                                              | 1.1                                              |
| 4     | Bihar                     | 3.2                                              | 2.3                                              | 2.1                                              | 2.2                                              | 0.1                                              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              | 2.2                                              | 0.9                                              | 0.3                                              | 0.5                                              | 0.9                                              |
| 6     | Delhi                     | 4.1                                              | 0.2                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.2                                              |
| 7     | Goa                       | 1.8                                              | 1.4                                              | 1.8                                              | 0.9                                              | 2.2                                              |
| 8     | Gujarat                   | 202.8                                            | 225.6                                            | 246.0                                            | 271.6                                            | 290.8                                            |
| 9     | Haryana                   | 5.8                                              | 6.9                                              | 12.3                                             | 0.7                                              | 0.3                                              |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh          | 1.1                                              | 3.2                                              | 4.1                                              | 1.9                                              | 2.3                                              |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1.7                                              | 1.3                                              | 0.5                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.4                                              |
| 12    | Jharkhand                 | 12.5                                             | 8.7                                              | 12.1                                             | 3.4                                              | 1.1                                              |
| 13    | Karnataka                 | 2.0                                              | 2.1                                              | 2.6                                              | 3.9                                              | 2.1                                              |
| 14    | Kerala                    | 11.5                                             | 13.5                                             | 9.4                                              | 7.9                                              | 8.0                                              |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh            | 9.0                                              | 6.6                                              | 8.5                                              | 2.7                                              | 0.3                                              |
| 16    | Maharashtra               | 207.3                                            | 165.6                                            | 103.8                                            | 18.6                                             | 9.6                                              |
| 17    | Manipur                   | 0.6                                              | @                                                | 0.1                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 18    | Meghalaya                 | 0.0                                              | @                                                | @                                                | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 19    | Mizoram                   | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              |
| 20    | Nagaland                  | 0.0                                              | @                                                | 0.2                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 21    | Orissa                    | 5.4                                              | 2.9                                              | 2.8                                              | 1.4                                              | 0.7                                              |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 2.1                                              | 3.2                                              | 2.7                                              | 2.5                                              | 2.4                                              |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 0.8                                              | 1.1                                              | 0.5                                              | 0.3                                              | 0.4                                              |
| 24    | Sikkim*                   |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                | 17.4                                             | 11.2                                             | 10.8                                             | 20.9                                             | 8.8                                              |
| 26    | Tripura                   | 0.7                                              | 0.9                                              | 0.4                                              | 0.4                                              | 2.4                                              |
| 27    | Uttarakhand               | 1.3                                              | 1.1                                              | 1.2                                              | 0.6                                              | 0.6                                              |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh             | 7.2                                              | 5.6                                              | 1.6                                              | 4.0                                              | 1.3                                              |
| 29    | West Bengal               | 2.5                                              | 3.0                                              | 2.2                                              | 1.4                                              | 1.5                                              |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.3                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              |
| 31    | Chandigarh                | 0.0                                              | 0.2                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.1                                              |
| 32    | D & N Haveli              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 33    | Daman & Diu               | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 34    | Lakshadweep               | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.0                                              | 0.0                                              |
| 35    | Puducherry                | 0.5                                              | 0.1                                              | 0.3                                              | 1.2                                              | 0.3                                              |
| Total | Total                     | 509.6                                            | 471.5                                            | 427.6                                            | 348.4                                            | 338.5                                            |

Source: D.G.E. & T.  M/o Labour& Employment.

Note: * No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State.

Total may not tally due to rounding off.

@ Figures less than fifty.