(a) whether the Government have conducted any study on the increase of unemployed in the country during the last three years; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government have conducted any study on the increase of unemployed in the country during the last three years; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI MUNI LALL)
a) & b) Nationwide detailed surveys on employment and unemployment are carried out by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) once in five years. The last such survey was carried out during 1999-2000. The survey results show that the unemployment rate which was of the order of 1.90% during 1993-94 has gone up to 2.23% during 1999-2000.