Question : Impact of Demonetisation on Job Market

(a)the total number of daily wages employed in the Government and private sector in the country, State/UT-wise;
(b)whether the unorganized sector in the country had to face loss of job opportunities on account of demonetisation;
(c)if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to further avoid this loss by the unorganized sector in the country, including in Rajasthan;
(d)whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the impact of demonetisation in the employment market and if so, the details thereof;
(e)the outcome of demonetisation along with the number of workers affected or likely to be affected therefrom; and
(f) the remedial steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): As per the survey carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation in the year 2011-12, the total employment in both organized and unorganised sector in the country was 47 crores. Out of this, about 8 crores were in the organized sector and the balance of 39 crores in the unorganized sector. However, there is no such estimation in respect of daily-wage workers working in the Government and private sector in the country.

(b) to (f): Employment in unorganized sector depends on variety of factors and it is difficult to pin point the degree of impact of demonetisation thereon. There is no such input available with this Ministry nor any such study has been conducted in this regard.
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