Parliament Question: Employment in the Unroganised Manufacturing Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04TH AUGUST, 2025 EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNROGANISED MANUFACTURING SECTOR 2363. SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the employment in the unorganized manufacturing sector is actually less than the level of 2010-11 shown by the Annual Survey of Unorganised Sector Enterprises as shown in the comparison of 67th National Sample Survey (NSS) round; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that the number of workers in the unorganised manufacturing sector is decreasing despite the increase in the number of such manufacturing establishments; (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and (e) the measures taken to reduce unemployment in the unorganised manufacturing sector? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (d): Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), exclusively measures various economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated, non-agricultural establishments in manufacturing, trade and other services sector. The report along with details on number of people employed in the unincorporated, non- agricultural enterprises, including manufacturing sector is available at https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/ASUSE_2023_24_Full_ Report-L.pdf The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S: Services) database published by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provides employment estimates, including manufacturing sector, at all India level. As per the latest data of the database, employment in the manufacturing sector increased to 6.31 crore in year 2022-23 compared to 5.52 crore in 2018-19. Total increase in employment during 2018-19 to 2022-23 is about 79.17 lakh in the manufacturing sector.(e): Employment generation coupled with improving employability including employment in unorganised manufacturing sector is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes. These inter-alia include Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU- GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Stand-up India Scheme, Start Up India , Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), etc. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes. In addition, the Union Cabinet has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including information on jobs from private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, employability enhancement programmes,. etc. through a digital platform[www.ncs.gov.in]DRAFT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2363 BY SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI: TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04.08.2025 EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNROGANISED MANUFACTURING SECTOR QUESTION ANSWER Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (f) whether the employment in the (a) to (d) Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector unorganized manufacturing sector is Enterprises (ASUSE), which is conducted by the actually less than the level of 2010-11 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation shown by the Annual Survey of (MoSPI), exclusively measures various economic and Unorganised Sector Enterprises as operational characteristics of unincorporated, non- shown in the comparison of 67th agricultural establishments in manufacturing, trade National Sample Survey (NSS) round; and other services sector. The report along with (g) if so, the details thereof; details on number of people employed in the (h) whether the Government has unincorporated, non- agricultural enterprises, taken cognizance of the fact that the including manufacturing sector is available at number of workers in the unorganised https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publicatio manufacturing sector is decreasing n_reports/ASUSE_2023_24_Full_Report-L.pdf despite the increase in the number of such manufacturing establishments; The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: (i) if so, the reasons therefor; and Materials and S: Services) database published by (j) the measures taken to reduce Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provides employment unemployment in the unorganised estimates, including manufacturing sector, at all India manufacturing sector? level. As per the latest data of the database, employment in the manufacturing sector increased to 6.31 crore in year 2022-23 compared to 5.52 crore in 2018-19. Total increase in employment during 2018- 19 to 2022-23 is about 79.17 lakh in the manufacturing sector (e) Employment generation coupled with improving employability including employment inunorganised manufacturing sector is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes. These inter-alia include Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU- GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Stand-up India Scheme, Start Up India , Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), etc. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes. In addition, the Union Cabinet has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including information on jobs from private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, employability enhancement programmes,. etc.through a digital platform[www.ncs.gov.in]