MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 99 FOR ANSWER ON
11.12.2013 FROM SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA AND SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH REGARDING “LOSS OF
JOBS IN AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORâ€.
(a) & (b): As per the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) Employment-Unemployment Surveys
the number of people employed in agricultural sector saw a decline in 2011-12 as compared to
2004-05 by 34.61 million while the number of people employed both in the secondary and
service sector have seen an increase by 30.69 million and 19.35 million respectively.
(Table-1).
Table-1 Estimated Sectoral Employment (in millions)- 2004-05 & 2011-12- on UPSS
basis
Sectors 2004-05 2011-12 Absolute increase in employment in millions
I. Agriculture 258.93 224.32 -34.61
II. Secondary 85.73 116.42 30.69
III. Services 112.81 132.16 19.35
IV. Total 457.46 472.90 15.44
Sectoral
Employment
Source: Estimated from NSSO Key Indicators of Employment & Unemployment in
India 2004-05 and 2011-12
The contraction of jobs in the agriculture sector and creation of new jobs in the non-
agriculture sector is in line with the employment trends that accompany many developing
economies in transition from primarily agriculture based economies to diversified and
mature emerging economies.
(c): The estimated number of jobs created in the various sectors of the economy as per the
latest 68th Round of the NSSO Employment- Unemployment Survey for 2011-12 is given
in Table-2:
Table-2 Estimated Employment across various sectors (in millions) UPSS
basis
Sectors 2011-12
Agriculture 224.32
Secondary 116.42
Services 132.16
Total 472.90
Source: Estimated from NSSO Key Indicators of Employment and
Unemployment in India 2011-12
(d): The Twelfth Five Year Plan aims at creation of 50 million additional work
opportunities in the non-farm sector by identifying labour intensive sectors for special
thrust for generating more employment including textile & garments, food processing,
leather & footwear, gems and jewellery, handloom and handicrafts etc.; promoting the
MSME sector by providing access to risk capital, technology, etc.; encouraging cluster
approach by creating National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs); etc.
(e): The action plan of the Government to achieve the said targets includes the following:
i. Special emphasis on relatively more labour intensive sectors and inducing a faster
growth of such sectors;
ii. Enhancing the employability through skill development in general, paying
particular attention to identifying specific skill gaps and taking effective steps to
fill them to meet requirement of non- farm sector where jobs are expected to be
created;
iii. Improving labour market conditions in terms of providing of decent working
conditions, including social security benefits to workers, especially in the
unorganized sector.
iv. The Government is also making efforts to revive the growth impetus, which is
essential for creation of productive jobs in the future.
