(a) the number of unemployed youths registered with the various employment exchanges
in each State particularly in Uttar Pradesh during each of the last three years;
(b) whether the Government propose to launch any new labour oriented industrial scheme
in the country keeping in view the ever increasing number of the unemployed persons; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT(SHRI MUNI LALL)
a) Statement is enclosed.
b & c) The primary objective of the Ninth Plan is to generate greater productive employment
in the growth process itself by concentrating on sectors, sub-sectors and technologies
which are more labour intensive in regions characterised by higher rate of unemployment
and under employment. The Ninth Plan recognised the high incidence of unemployment and
increasing casualisation of labour and adopted a National Employment Assurance Scheme.
A Task Force under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia, Member, Planning Commission
has been set up to look into the employment generation taking place and suggest measures
to generate at least one hundred million jobs in a period of 10 years
( Ten million in each year).
STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART(a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4114 DUE
FOR REPLY ON 19.04.2000.NUMBER OF JOB-SEEKERS ON THE LIVE REGISTER OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES
S.No. STATE/UNION TERRITORIES NUMBER IN THOUSANDS AT THE END OF
1997 1998 1999
1. Andhra Pradesh 3087.5 3206.5 3225.7 2 Arunachal Pradesh 10.8 13.7 15.9 3 Assam 1475.0 1489.3 1490.3 4 Bihar 3351.3 3310.0 3179.9 5 Goa 109.0 111.8 106.5 6 Gujarat 942.3 943.3 936.4 7 Haryana 787.1 820.1 810.5 8 Himachal Pradesh 718.3 795.4 860.2 9 Jammu & Kashmir 164.7 164.8 162.5 10 Karnataka 1831.6 1812.7 1891.4 11 Kerala 3531.8 3672.1 3883.8 12 Madhya Pradesh 2377.4 2547.1 2617.6 13 Maharashtra 3923.5 4103.1 4181.5 14 Manipur 318.1 334.7 385.6 15 Meghalaya 34.4 33.4 36.1 16 Mizoram 67.9 74.2 93.6 17 Nagaland 21.7 27.7 35.5 18 Orissa 977.3 970.9 990.3 19 Punjab 580.6 578.8 550.1 20 Rajasthan 873.8 891.2 840.0 21 Sikkim 22 Tamil Nadu 3896.1 4175.8 4367.8 23 Tripura 212.5 246.3 285.8 24 Uttar Pradesh 2696.8 2638.5 2585.1 25 West Bengal 5739.0 5724.7 5601.2 26 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 25.0 27.0 27.8 27 Chandigarh 124.7 110.4 105.4 28 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 5.5 6.0 4.1 29 Delhi 1097.4 1128.2 955.3 30 Daman & Diu 5.5 6.0 6.7 31 Lakshadweep 8.8 9.3 9.7 32 Pondicherry 144.5 116.6 129.0
TOTAL 39139.9 40089.6 40371.4
Note: + No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State.
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.