GOVERNMENT OF
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 280
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH NOVEMBER, 2010
Rate of Unemployment in the Country
280: SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
whether, according to a recent Employment Trends
Survey, there were more than four lakh jobs created between January and June
2010, if so, the details thereof;
what is the current rate of unemployment across the country and the details thereof;
what are the reasons for the rate of unemployment; and
the steps taken by Government to ensure that qualified Indians are able to leverage the economic growth and job opportunities in the services sector?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
a) Yes, Sir. The survey conducted by Ma Foi Randstad
Employment Trends among 650 companies across 13 industry segments in eight
Indian cities shows that about 4.18 lakh jobs were created in the organized
sector during January to June, 2010.
b) Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained
through quinquennial Labour Force Surveys conducted by National Sample Survey
Organisation. According to the latest survey conducted during 2004-05,
unemployment rate in the country was estimated at 2.3 per cent on usual status basis. State-wise details of unemployment rates
during 2004-05 are at Annex.
c) Unemployment in an economy refers to a situation where labour force
exceeds the work force.
d) Ministry of Labour & Employment has started a new scheme under
Eleventh Five Year Plan, namely, Skill Development Initiative to provide
Vocational Training on employable modules in the registered Vocational Training
Providers to early school leavers and existing workers, especially working in
the unorganized sector. 1500 new ITIs are proposed to be opened. It is also proposed to set up 5,000 Skill
Development Centres (SDCs) adding to the Institutes that already exist through
Public Private Partnership (PPP). These
SDCs are proposed to impart training in short term modular courses in demand
driven trades of unorganized and service sectors such as banking and financial
services, health care, consumer and retail sector, creative industry, logistics
etc. Each SDC will have an average
training capacity of about 3,000 persons per shift per annum. When all the 5,000 SDC are made operational
about 30 lakh persons per annum are likely to be benefited.
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Annex
Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Rajya Sabha unstarred question No. 280 due for reply on 10-11-2010.
State-wise
unemployment rate during 2004-2005
|
Sl. No. |
State/Union
Territory |
2004-2005 |
|||
|
Rural |
Urban |
||||
|
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
|
3. |
|
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
|
4. |
|
1.8 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
4.1 |
|
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
0.8 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
|
6. |
|
2.0 |
0 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
|
7. |
|
9.1 |
15.7 |
7.6 |
11.8 |
|
8. |
|
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
|
9. |
Haryana |
2.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
|
10. |
Himachal Pradesh |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
10.1 |
|
11. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
10.9 |
|
12. |
Jharkhand |
2.0 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
|
13. |
Karnataka |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
|
14. |
Kerala |
5.1 |
20.1 |
6.2 |
33.4 |
|
15. |
Madhya Pradesh |
0.7 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
|
16. |
|
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
|
17. |
Manipur |
1.4 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
|
18. |
Meghalaya |
0.1 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
19. |
Mizoram |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
|
20. |
Nagaland |
2.2 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
|
21. |
Orissa |
3.1 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
26.6 |
|
22. |
|
3.3 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
14.0 |
|
23. |
Rajasthan |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
|
24. |
|
2.8 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
|
25. |
Tamil Nadu |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
|
26. |
Tripura |
9.6 |
32.0 |
16.6 |
56.8 |
|
27. |
Uttarakhand |
2.0 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
10.2 |
|
28. |
Uttar Pradesh |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
|
29. |
|
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
8.4 |
|
30. |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
3.7 |
12.3 |
6.5 |
17.2 |
|
31. |
|
2.5 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
|
32. |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
3.1 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
9.1 |
|
33. |
Daman & Diu |
0.4 |
0 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
|
34. |
|
0.9 |
57.1 |
11.1 |
51.5 |
|
35. |
|
9.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
19.5 |
|
|
All |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
Source: NSSO Reports,
1999-2000 & 2004-05.
* As per usual status approach.
Unemployment rate is
the percentage of unemployed with reference to Labour Force.
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