Question : UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF TECHNICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES

(a) the estimated unemployment rate of Graduates including Technical/ Engineering Graduates in the country at the end of 2004, State-wise; and

(b) the steps taken to provide employment opportunities to them?

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHAR RAO)

a) As per the survey on employment and unemployment conducted by National Sample Survey Organisation during 1999-2000 (latest), unemployment rate among graduates and above on usual status basis was around 8.8%. State-wise details of the unemployment rates for the educated persons (10th Standard and above including Technical/Engineering graduates and post graduates) of age 15 years and above are given in the Annexure.

b) Government is targeting creation of around 5 crore employment opportunities during the 10th Plan. These will help both the educated and uneducated jobseekers to secure jobs.


Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1171 due for reply on 01-08-2005.

Usual status (adjusted) unemployment rates for the educated persons of age 15 years and above for each State and U.T.

Sl. No.	State/UT	Unemployment Rate (%)
Rural	Urban
1.	Andhra Pradesh	6.8	6.9

2.	Arunachal Pradesh	0.8	3.0

3.	Assam	15.2	14.1

4.	Bihar	6.5	13.2

5.	Goa	15.2	25.1
6.	Gujarat	1.1	2.8

7	Haryana	1.1	3.9

8.	Himachal Pradesh	3.7	9.6

9.	Jammu & Kashmir	4.3	7.6
10.	Karnataka	4.5	5.5
11.	Kerala	19.8	17.5
12.	Madhya Pradesh	3.9	5.5
13.	Maharashtra	6.1	6.9
14.	Manipur	6.0	11.0
15.	Meghalaya	3.9	7.0
16.	Mizoram	3.8	6.2
17.	Nagaland	6.5	14.3
18.	Orissa	15.7	15.3
19.	Punjab	4.9	4.4
20.	Rajasthan	2.0	3.5
21.	Sikkim	11.8	12.1
22.	Tamilnadu	10.6	6.6
23.	Tripura	3.4	7.8
24.	Uttar Pradesh	2.8	7.3
25.	West Bengal	11.1	11.2
26.	A & N Islands	15.1	12.0
27.	Chandigarh	0.7	6.3
28.	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	3.0	1.6
29.	Daman & Diu	1.2	3.6
30.	Delhi	6.5	4.6
31.	Lakshadweep	22.4	13.4
32.	Pondicherry	12.5	7.1
All India	6.7	7.4