(a) whether any global conference of the Youth Employment Summit is proposed to be held in India in 2003;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the effective plans and programmes of the Government for employment generation among the youth?
(a) whether any global conference of the Youth Employment Summit is proposed to be held in India in 2003;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the effective plans and programmes of the Government for employment generation among the youth?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
a) & b): At present, there is no proposal under consideration of the Ministry of Labour to host any global conference of the youth Employment Summit in India in 2003.
c): Employment generation is a part of the Five Year Plan. The approach to the 10th Plan focusses on providing gainful high quality employment to the additions to the labour force and it is listed as one of the monitorable objectives for the 10th Plan and beyond. The growth strategy of 10th Plan would lay emphasis on rapid growth of those sectors which are likely to create high quality employment opportunities and deal with the policy constraints which discourage growth of employment. Particular attention would be paid to the policy environment influencing a wide range of economic activities which have a large employment potential.