Lok Sabha Question No. 5925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Workers in Hingoli
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5925

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2026

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS IN HINGOLI

5925.      SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the large number of youth and workers in Hingoli district of Maharashtra are facing unemployment  and  underemployment  due  to  limited  industrial development  and  lack  of  organised  sector  jobs  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding  employment  generation,  skill  development  and  labour welfare coverage in the said district and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  for providing social security, skill training and employment opportunities to workers and unemployed youth in the said district during the last three years and the current year, year-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish new skill development centres, labour welfare offices or take employment generation  initiatives  in  the  said  district  to  improve  livelihood opportunities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  The  official  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is conducted  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18.

As per the latest Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has  decreased  from  15.0%  in  2017-18  to  10.8%  in  2023-24  and  the estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  indicating  employment  on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has increased from 33.7% to 40.1% in the State of Maharashtra (including Hingoli district) during the same period.

Also,  the  percentage  distribution  of  regular  wage/salary  workers on usual status have increased from 28.9% in 2017-18 to 31.3% in 202324 in the State of Maharashtra.

Further, more than 8.23 crore net subscribers have joined Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organization  (EPFO)  between  September 2017 and July 2025 indicating increase in employment and formalization of the job market. Also, more than 1.29 crore net subscribers have joined EPFO  during  the  year  2024-25  in  the  country  out  of  which  more  than 28.62 lakhs net subscribers have joined EPFO during the same period in the State of Maharashtra.

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

Government  is  also  implementing  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  to deliver skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development  centres/ schools/ colleges /institutes etc. 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) in the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. The Pradhan  Mantri  Skilling  and  Employability  through  Upgraded  ITIs  (PMSETU) scheme envisages to enhance the overall quality and relevance of vocational  training  with  upgraded  labs,  machines,  and  industry-aligned curriculum in the country. The scheme focuses on upgradation of 1,000 Government  ITIs  in  hub  and  spoke  arrangement  with  industry  aligned revamped  trades  (courses)  and  Capacity  Augmentation  of  five  (5) National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs),  including      setting  up  of  five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling in these institutes.

Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has initiated  'FutureSkills  PRIME'  a  programme  for  Re -skilling/Up-skilling  of IT Manpower for Employability in 10 new/emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence.

As a part of legislative reforms, the existing 29 Acts in the central sphere have been subsumed in the four Codes viz, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020.  The  Codes  have  been  enforced  with  effect  from  21  November, 2025. These Codes aim to catalyze creation of employment opportunities while  ensuring  safety,  health  and  social  security  of  every  worker  by promoting ease of doing business through simplification, rationalization and  reduction  in  compliance  burden;  raising  thresholds  for  factory license, contract labour license, prior permission for retrenchment, layoff and closure and certification of standing orders. 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. Further, 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 jobs from private and  government  sectors,  information  on  online  &  offline  job  fairs,  job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on  skill  development  courses,  skill/training  programmes  etc.  through  a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].

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