Lok Sabha Question No. 1149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Unemployed Youths
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1149

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2015

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS

## 1149.   SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- a) whether the number of unemployed youths having educational qualification above matriculation has been increasing continuously even after implementation of economic reform programmes in the country for the last two decades;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) the details of the number of unemployed youths possessing diploma and matriculation  to  post  graduate  degrees  separately  during  each  of  the last three years; and
- d) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  time-frame  to  bring  down  the number of unemployed youths and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  As per Employment Exchange Statistics published by Ministry of Labour & Employment, number of jobseekers having educational qualification  above  matriculation  registered  in  Employment  Exchanges during 1996 and 2012 are 2.416 Crore  and 3.75 Crore   respectively.  The growth of educated job seekers registered by Employment Exchanges, all of whom  are  not  necessarily  unemployed,  during  above  reference  period  is 55.60%.  The  details  of  the  number  of  unemployed  youth  registered  in Employment  Exchanges  by  education  level  during  last  three  years  are annexed.

(d):   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.

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 (upto Feb., 2015) under these schemes.

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Annex-I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a),  (b)  &  (c)  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1149 for answer on 27.07.2015

## (Figures in Thousands)

| S. No.   | Educational Level            | Total   | Total   | Total   |
|----------|------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|          |                              | 2010    | 2011    | 2012    |
| 1.       | 10 th CLASS PASSED           | 15377.3 | 15348   | 16835.7 |
| 2.       | 10 TH + 2 PASSED             | 9484.0  | 9677.6  | 11743.9 |
| 3.       | GRADUATES AND POST GRADUATES |         |         |         |
|          | Arts                         | 2740.3  | 2867.3  | 3611.8  |
|          | Science                      | 1265.2  | 1323.8  | 1667.5  |
|          | Commerce                     | 994.6   | 1040.7  | 1310.9  |
|          | Engineering                  | 277.4   | 290.3   | 365.7   |
|          | Medicine                     | 60.9    | 63.7    | 80.2    |
|          | Veterinary                   | 6.8     | 7.1     | 8.9     |
|          | Agriculture                  | 47.3    | 49.5    | 62.4    |
|          | Law                          | 27.1    | 28.3    | 35.7    |
|          | Education                    | 1021.8  | 1069.1  | 1346.7  |
|          | Others                       | 324.8   | 339.8   | 428.1   |
|          | TOTAL                        | 6766.0  | 7079.7  | 8917.8  |
|          |                              | 31627.3 | 32105.3 | 37497.4 |