(a) the number of educated and uneducated unemployed in the country at present particularly
in Maharashtra alongwith their category-wise details viz. Physically handicapped,
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes etc.; and
(b) the time by which they are likely to be provided employment?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)
a) The number of educated and uneducated job-seekers, all of whom are not necessarily
unemployment, registered with the employment exchanges in the country and Maharashtra
category -wise is given in the Annexure.
b) The primary objective of the Ninth Plan is to generate 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. A Task Force under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia, Member, Planning
Commission has also 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). These measures would be helpful in tackling the problem of
unemployment.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOON NO. 487 BY
SHRI UTTAMRAO PATIL,REGARDING UNEMPLOYED YOUTH DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.07.2000.
NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS ON THE LIVE REGISTER OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AS OON 31.12.1997
(ALL INDIA AND MAHARASHTRA).
(In Lakhs)
Description Number on Live Register
All India Maharashtra
1. Uneducated (Below 10th std including ilitrates) 118.58 10.19
2. Educated (10th standard & Above 272.82 29.05
3. Scheduled Castes 56.26 57.31
4. Scheduled Tribes 15.87 1.39
5. Physically Handicapped 3.93 0.29