Question : ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CREATION OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES

(a) whether some States creates more employment opportunities at per the target fixed by the Union Government during each of the last three years:

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of employment provided to the unemployed persons by the said States during the said period, State-wise and year-wise;

(c) whether the Union Government proposes to provide additional financial assistance for creation of more employment opportunities to said States as a result thereof;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the name of States which is lagging behind as per the target fixed for employment generation during Eleventh Plan Period?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)

(a to e): Eleventh Five Year Plan does not envisage state specific targets for employment generation but aims at creating 58 million job opportunities for the country as a whole during Plan period. Reliable estimates on employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO). Last such survey was conducted during 2004-05. The actual achievement of employment generation with reference to the 11th plan target would be known after the results of the next round of quinquennial survey of NSSO become available during 2011.