Question : EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE



(a) whether the employment growth rate in Government, public and private organised sectors is declining every year;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken to arrest this trend?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF LABOUR (DR. SATYA NARAYAN JATIYA)

a) to c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 217 BY SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY REGARDING EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE FOR REPLY ON 12-3-2001.

The data regarding employment in the organised sector during 1997, 1998 and 1999 are given below:

(In Lakhs)
Sector 1997 1998 1999 Central Government 32.95 32.53 33.13 State Government 74.85 74.58 74.58 Total Government 107.8 107.11 107.71 Quasi Govt.(Central) 35.86 35.36 34.72 Quasi Govt.(State) 29.50 29.25 29.14 Local Bodies 22.44 22.46 22.59 Total of Quasi Govt. & Local Bodies 87.8 87.07 86.45 Total Public Sector 195.59 194.18 194.15 Private Sector 86.86 87.48 86.98 Total 282.45 281.66 281.13



A Task Force under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia, Member, Planning Commission has 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 jobs in each year).