(a) whether unemployment amongst educated youth is on the rise in the country;
(b) If so, the details alongwith the reasons therefor;
(c) whether this problems of terrorism,naxalism etc. are the results of
educational unemployment;
(d) the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard during the
last three years; and
(e) the success achieved thereunder?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(SHRI HARHSH RAWAT)
(a & b) Reliable estimates on employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial
labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Organization. Last such survey was
conducted during 2004-05. As per these survey reports, unemployment rate (%) among educated
youth (15-29) on usual status basis has witnessed decline from 18.5% In 1993-94 to 14.8% in
1999-2000 and further declined to 13.6% in 2004-05. The decline in unemployment rate may be
attributed to their lower labour force participation rate because of increasingly higher
participation at higher education.
(c to e) Ministry of Labour & Employment has not come across any such information which
establishes nexus between educational unemployment and terrorism, nexalisrn etc. However,
Government of India is fully aware of the magnitude of problem of unemployment among
educated youth. Shrinking employment opportunities in the organized sector has; been
viewed as a source of frustration for our increasingly educated youth who have rising
expectation. In order to address this problem, Eleventh Five Year Plan has projected
creation of 58 million job opportunities by attempting to shift employment to non
agricultural sector from agricultural sector.