Question : Financial Assistance to Uttarakhand

(a) the details of the financial assistance provided to Uttarakhand under various Centrally sponsored programmes for labourers during the last three years, year-wise and scheme-wise;
(b) the number of labourers benefited by the said schemes during the last three years, year-wise, district-wise and scheme-wise;
(c) whether the State Government has requested for assistance in their efforts through financial assistance in schemes/programmes being implemented for the labourers; and
(d) if so, the details of the assistance provided by the Union Government for the said purpose?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Labour and Employment is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely National Career Service (NCS). The NCS project includes establishment of Model Career Centres (MCCs) in employment exchanges and institutions of repute to provide variety of employment related services leveraging the use of technology. The scheme also provides for assistance to States for IT up-gradation and minor refurbishing of Employment Exchanges and for organizing job fairs. The funds are released to States under various components of NCS against the proposals for establishment of Model Career Centres and interlinking of Employment Exchanges. A detail of the financial assistance provided to Uttarakhand is given below.

Name of the Project/Scheme 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Upto 31 Jan, 2020
National Career Service (NCS) Interlinking, Model Career Centres (MCC) 85.86 10.00 22.94 --

The NCS does not deal with labourers. However; NCS provides employment related assistance to jobseekers and employers.

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