MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL, MINES AND LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)
(a) Estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey (NSS) Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
As per the results of the last two NSS surveys, the estimated number of employed and unemployed workers are as follows:
(in crores) Years 2009-10 2011-12 Employment 46.55 47.41 Unemployment 0.95 1.06 Total 47.50 48.47
The details of educated and uneducated unemployed youth in the age group of 15-29 years during 2011-12 is at Annex-I.
The State/UT-wise unemployment rates is at Annex-II.
(b) To provide employment to the unemployed youth in the country, Government of India is implementing various public employment generation schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), Swarana Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) which has been replaced as National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). Details are at Annex-III.
(c) & (d): Employment generation is both a cause and consequence of economic growth and is impacted by demographic shifts and technological transformations.
The 12th Five Year Plan projects 5 crore new work opportunities to be generated in the non-farm sector and provide skill certification to equivalent numbers. In addition to the above public employment generation scheme, the Government is promoting labour intensive manufacturing and increasing employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agro-based industries.
Government has set a target to skill 5 crore persons during 12th Five Year Plan keeping in view the requirements of various sectors. In order to improve the employability of youth, various Central Government Ministries run skill development schemes across different sectors. According to the data compiled by National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), about 75 lakh persons were given skill development training in the year 2013-14 under these schemes.
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