(a) the details of number of unemployed persons in the country
particularly in Bhiwandi area of Maharashtra;
(b) the total number of persons given employment during the last three
years, year-wise and State-wise including Bhiwandi; and
(c) the amount of allowance being paid by the Government to the unemployed
persons in the country alongwith the action being taken by the Government for
providing employment
opportunities?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) As per latest information available with Directorate General of Employment &
Training Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, number of job
seekers, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, registered with employment
exchanges in the country and in the State of Maharashtra including Bhiwandi was
401.72 lakh and around 27.35 lakh, respectively as on 31-12-2011.
(b) State-wise placement effected through employment exchanges in the country during
2009, 2010 and 2011 is at Annex-I.
(c) As per the information available, the details of unemployment allowance paid by
the State Governments to unemployed persons are at Annex-I I. Government of India
has been making constant efforts to generate employment through growth process and
implementing various employment generation programmes, such as, Swarana Jayanti
Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY); Prime Minister`s Employment Generation Programme
(PMEGP); Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) and Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) besides entrepreneurial development
programmes run by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.