GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2452
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18th DECEMBER, 2023
PROBLEM OF EDUCATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN
JHARKHAND
2452. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any data regarding skilled and
unskilled unemployed youth in the country particularly in
Jharkhand;
(b) whether the Government proposes to work out any plan to
overcome unemployment among the unemployed youth in
Jharkhand;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government is planning for the upliftment of women
and addressing the problem of education and unemployment etc. in
Jharkhand?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI RAMESHWAR TELI)
(a) to (d): The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The
survey period is July to June every year. As per the data available in latest
Annual PLFS Reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual
status for youth of age 15-29 years was 4.1% and 4.7% during 2021-22 and
2022-23, respectively for Jharkhand. The estimated Unemployment Rate
(UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years & above was 2.0% and
1.7% during 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively for Jharkhand.
The employment generation coupled with improving employability is
the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has
taken various steps for generating employment in the country including
Jharkhand.
Investments in Infrastructure and productive capacity have a large
multiplier impact on growth and employment. The budget of 2023-24
proposed to increase capital investment outlay steeply for the third year in
a row by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore, which would be 3.3 per cent of
GDP. This substantial increase in recent years is central to the
government’s efforts to enhance growth potential and job creation.
The Government of India has announced Aatmanirbhar Bharat
package to provide stimulus to business and to mitigate the adverse
impact of Covid 19. Under this package, the Government has provided
fiscal stimulus of more than Rupees Twenty Seven lakh crore. This
package comprises of various long term schemes/ programmes/ policies
for making the country self-reliant and to create employment
opportunities.
The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) was launched with
effect from 1st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for creation of new
employment and restoration of loss of employment during Covid-19
pandemic. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries was
31.03.2022. Since inception of the scheme, till 05.12.2023, benefits have
been provided to 60.48 lakhs beneficiaries under the scheme with 62773
beneficiaries from the State of Jharkhand.
The Government is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendor’s
AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) since June 01, 2020 to facilitate
collateral free working capital loan to street vendors to restart their
businesses, which were adversely impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As on 23.11.2023, 78.08 lakh loans have been sanctioned under the
scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by the
Government for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY, collateral free
loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises
and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business
activities. As on 17.11.2023, more than 44.41 crore loan accounts
sanctioned under the scheme.
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is being implemented
by the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5
years starting from 2021-22 which have potential for creating 60 lakh new
jobs.
PM GatiShakti is a transformative approach for economic growth
and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines,
namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and
Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and
Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all.
The Government of India is encouraging various projects involving
substantial investment and public expenditure on schemes like Prime
Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deen Dayal
Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. for
employment generation. The Government is implementing a programme for
skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development through Rural Self
Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs).
Further, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE) is implementing the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
(NAPS), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan
Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through
Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to enhance the employability of youth.
The Government has taken various steps to improve women’s
participation in the labour force and quality of their employment all over
India including the state of Jharkhand. A number of protective provisions
have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and
congenial work environment for women workers.
The Code on Social Security, 2020 has the provisions for
enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks,
provision for mandatory crèche facility in the establishments having 50 or
more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with
adequate safety measures, etc.
The Code on Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions
(OSH), 2020 has the provisions for the employment of women in the
aboveground mines including opencast workings has been allowed
between 7 pm and 6 am, and in below ground working between 6 am and 7
pm in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous
presence may not be required.
The Code on Wages 2019 has provisions that there shall be no
discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees
on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same
employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by
any employee. Further, no employer shall make any discrimination on the
ground of sex while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of
similar nature in the conditions of employment, except where the
employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under
any law for the time being in force.
To enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is
providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training
institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational
Training Institutes.
Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the
Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital
India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards generating
employment opportunities.
All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate
employment in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects.
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