Question : Employment Exchanges

(a) the number of employment exchanges functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
(b) whether a decrease has been noticed in the registration of the job seekers in employment exchanges, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) the number of jobs provided to the registered unemployed persons through employment exchanges during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and
(d) whether the Government has any proposal to review the functioning of employment exchanges, in view of their performance in ensuring employment to the registered job seekers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): As per the information received from the States/UTs, the number of employment exchanges functioning in the country are 997. The number of job seekers, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, registered in employment exchanges,as per information available, during 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (upto May) were 69.4 lakh, 59.6 lakh, 39.5 lakh and 14.1 lakh respectively. The State/UT-wise detail of number of employment exchanges and placement made through employment exchanges are given at Annexure.

(d): The Ministry is implementing National Career Service (NCS) Project as a Mission Mode Project for transformation of the National Employment Service to provide a variety of employment related services like job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, etc. These services are available online on the National Career Service Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) supported by a Call Centre/Helpdesk. The services under NCS are accessible from multiple delivery channels like NCS Portal, Employment Exchanges (Career Centres), Common Service Centre etc. The NCS Project also envisages setting up of Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States and other institutions of repute to deliver employment services. The Ministry provides financial assistance to these centres based on the proposals received. These Model Career Centres can be replicated by the States from their own resources.
In addition, the NCS project has a component of interlinking of employment exchanges with NCS, under which funding is provided to States for upgradation of infrastructures in employment exchanges. The Government provides financial assistance based on the proposals received from States.
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