(a) the number of unemployed persons registered with employment exchanges during the last three years State-wise;
(b) the number of said persons provided employment through these employment exchanges during the said period, State-wise; and
(c) the fresh measures taken so far by the Government to provide employment to these persons to solve the problem of unemployment?
UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
(a & b): State-wise number of registrations made and placements effected by the employment exchanges during 2000, 2001 and 2002 are furnished in the Annexure.
(c): The approach to Tenth Plan focusses on providing gainful high quality employment to the additions to the labour force and it is listed as one of the monitorable objectives for the 10th Plan and beyond. The growth strategy of 10th Plan would lay emphasis on rapid growth of those sectors which are likely to create high quality employment opportunities like Information Technology, Tourism, Financial Services etc. Particular attention would be paid to the policy environment influencing a wide range of economic activities which have a large employment potential.
Government is implementing special programmes for eradication of poverty and generation of employment. These include Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SJGSY), Jawahar Gram Smriddhi Yojana (JGSY), Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak yojana (PMGSY), Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) and Food for work programme. Prime Minister`s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) is also being implemented to provide employment opportunities to educated unemployed youth.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A & B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3530 DUE FOR REPLY ON 7.4.2003.
Number of Registrations made & Placements effected by the Employment Exchanges
(IN THOUSANDS)
S.No State/Union Territories Number of Registrations made during Number Placed during 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(A) STATES
1. Andhra Pradesh 365.9 297.9 377.8 4.7 2.4 4.1
2. Arunachal Pradesh 7.4 4.3 2.9 @ @ 0.1
3. Assam 137.2 171.6 180.4 1.3 0.9 2.6
4. Bihar 509.6 163.5 164.4 7.4 0.9 0.4
5. Chhattisgarh $ 130.5 120.3 $ 0.6 1.0 6. Delhi 115.6 78.8 125.0 0.3 @ 0.2
7 Goa 11.4 13.6 12.2 0.3 0.4 0.8
8. Gujarat 371.1 269.2 220.9 69.4 69.2 70.6
9. Haryana 230.8 187.5 147.6 4.7 5.4 4.5 10. Himachal Pradesh 132.1 137.0 130.6 2.3 3.0 2.0 11. Jammu & Kashmir 33.2 20.7 21.5 2.8 8.0 @ 12. Jharkhand && 179.8 84.0 4.3 1.1 13. Karnataka 380.9 371.0 227.7 8.5 4.1 2.9 14. Kerala 619.6 499.6 434.9 16.8 15.1 10.4 15. Madhya Pradesh 398.2 437.9 399.6 3.9 2.7 1.8 16. Maharashtra 748.4 575.9 573.1 17.4 12.1 8.3 17. Manipur 10.5 17.4 11.7 @ - @ 18. Meghalaya 11.8 10.7 9.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 19. Mizoram 15.2 5.8 3.9 0.3 @ @ 20. Nagaland 9.4 9.0 7.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 21. Orissa 161.6 126.5 127.1 2.3 2.2 2.4 22. Punjab 111.8 112.4 84.4 2.4 2.2 1.7 23. Rajasthan 107.6 125.0 145.9 1.6 1.1 1.1 24. Sikkim & 25. Tamilnadu 603.9 638.1 467.9 13.2 17.4 9.7 26. Tripura 23.8 30.1 36.5 0.9 1.1 0.9 27. Uttaranchal # 98.3 96.6 # 0.8 2.1 28. Uttar Pradesh 407.8 337.7 381.1 4.0 3.2 3.0 29. West Bengal 481.6 465.3 433.3 11.7 10.0 7.7
(B) UNION TERRITORIES
30. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.9 4.6 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.9 31. Chandigarh 12.6 12.2 12.6 0.5 1.0 0.6 32. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.6 0.7 0.5 @ @ 0.3 33. Daman & Diu 1.7 1.2 1.2 @ @ @ 34. Lakshadweep 0.9 1.4 1.0 @ @ @ 35 Pondicherry 15.9 17.1 16.1 0.2 0.4 1.1
(C) CEE
Total 6041.9 5552.6 5064.0 177.7 169.2 142.6
NOTE: & No Employment Exchange is functioning in this States. $ Information included in Madhya Pradesh. && Information included in Bihar. # Information included in Uttar Pradesh. @ Figures less than fifty Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.