Lok Sabha Question No. 3411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3411

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 3411.  SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) whether as per the view of Niti Aayog Industry and service sectors need to be promoted for creating opportunities of employment;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether such services and industries have been identified which have the potential of increasing employment opportunities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the percentage estimated rise in employment in each of the said services and industries?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (e): As per information received from NITI Aayog, expansion of good jobs in industry and services needs to be promoted for rapid elimination of poverty and shared prosperity for all.The following twenty five priority sectors including services  and  industries  under  the  'Make  in  India'  programme  have  been identified for generation of employment opportunities by the Government in the country  which  includes:  (1)  Auto  Components,  (2)  Automobiles,  (3)Aviation, (4)  Biotechnology, (5) Chemicals, (6)  Construction, (7) Defence Manufacturing,
- (8) Electrical  Machinery,  (9)  Electronic  System  Design  and  Manufacturing,
- (10)    Food  Processing, (11)  IT and BPM, (12) Leather, (13) Media and Entertainment, (14) Mining, (15) Oil and Gas, (16) Pharmaceuticals, (17) Ports,
- (18)  Railways, (19) Roads and Highways, (20)  Renewable Energy, (21)  Space,
- (22) Textiles, (23) Thermal Power, (24) Tourism and Hospitality, (25) Wellness.

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. Sector-wise employment is given below:

(in crores)

| Workforce by Major Sector   |   2004-05 |   2009-10 |   2011-12 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Agriculture & Allied        |     26.83 |     24.74 |     23.18 |
| Industry                    |      8.35 |     10.00 |     11.50 |
| Services                    |     10.73 |     11.81 |     12.73 |
| Total Workforce             |     45.91 |     46.55 |     47.41 |
| Total Unemployed            |      1.08 |      0.95 |      1.06 |

As per these results, the estimated workforce in industry sector has increased from 8.35 crorein 2004-05 to 10.00 crore in 2009-10 and 11.50 crore in 2011-12. Similarly, in service sector, workforce has increased from 10.73 crore in 200405 to 11.81  crore in 2009-10 and to 12.73 crore in 2011-12.

During  the  12 th   Five  Year  Plan  (2012-17),  5  crore  non-farm  employment opportunities  are  proposed  to  be  created  and  atleast  equivalent  number  of people would be provided skill certification. The focus is on more productive and  quality  (organized  and  self  employed)  employment  in  the  manufacturing and services sectors. By 2016-17, twelfth plan scenario projects that there will be 22.6 crore people in farm i.e. in agriculture sectors and 27.64 crore engaged in  non-farm  sector  respectively.    Government  has  decided  to  strategically promote labour-intensive manufacturing and expand employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agro-based industries.

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