Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment addresses Lok Sabha question 1304 regarding employment opportunities in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency of Assam. The government is implementing various schemes and programmes to improve employability, particularly for youth and women in rural and semi-urban areas, through initiatives like skill development and vocational training. The effectiveness of these programs is monitored, and details of schemes are available online.
Key Points / Main Content:
Employment Generation Schemes and Programmes:
* The Government prioritizes employment generation and improved employability for youth and women.
* Various schemes are being implemented, including Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Stand-Up India Scheme, Startup India, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Women in Science & Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN), SERB-POWER, Mission Shakti, Namo Drone Didi and Lakhpati Didi, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), and Production Linked Incentive (PLI).
* Details of these schemes are available at https://dge.gov.in/dgeschemesprogrammes.
Protective Provisions and Equal Opportunity:
* Labour laws incorporate protective provisions to ensure equal opportunities and a conducive work environment for women.
National Career Service (NCS) Portal:
* The Ministry operates the NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) as a one-stop solution for career-related services.
* The portal offers information on job fairs, job search matching, career counseling, vocational guidance, skill development courses, and training programs.
* Online employability enhancement, digital skill enhancement, and self-placed career skill programs are available through the NCS Portal.
Skill India Mission (SIM):
* The Skill India Mission delivers skill, reskill, and upskill training through a network of skill development centers, schools, colleges, and institutes.
* Schemes under SIM include Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), including in Assam.
* The SIM aims to equip Indian youth, including women, with industry-relevant skills.
Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme:
* The Union Cabinet has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme.
* The scheme supports employment generation, enhances employability, and promotes social security across all sectors, with a focus on manufacturing.
Labour Market Indicators:
* Annual PLFS reports indicate improvements in labour market indicators for youth (15-29 years), such as Unemployment Rate (UR), Labour Force Participation Ratio (LFPR), and Worker Population Ratio (WPR).
Impact Analysis
Youth and Women in Dhubri:
* Impact: Improved access to employment opportunities, skill development, and vocational training, leading to enhanced employability and economic empowerment.
* Action Required: Utilize available resources and participate in relevant schemes and programs to enhance skills and seek employment.
Jobseekers:
* Impact: Access to a wider range of career services, skill development programs, and job opportunities through the NCS Portal and Skill India Mission.
* Action Required: Register on the NCS Portal, explore available resources, and participate in relevant skill development programs.
Government (Ministry of Labour and Employment):
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and monitoring employment generation schemes, ensuring equal opportunities, and promoting skill development initiatives.
* Action Required: Continue effective implementation of schemes, monitor progress, and adapt strategies based on feedback and labour market trends.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana PMMY: A government scheme providing loans to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency of Assam: A specific parliamentary constituency in the state of Assam, India, which is the focus of the employment-related inquiry.
Stand-UP India Scheme: A scheme to promote entrepreneurship among women and Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
Startup India: A government initiative to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country.
Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme PMEGP: A credit-linked subsidy program aimed at generating employment opportunities by assisting in the setting up of micro-enterprises.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS: An Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana DDUGKY: A government scheme focused on skill development and placement of rural youth.
Skill India Mission SIM: A government initiative to train over 400 million people in India in different skills by 2022.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1304
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28th JULY, 2025
IMPROVEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN DHUBRI
1304. MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details of measures implemented or planning to be
implemented by the Government to improve employment
opportunities in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency of Assam,
especially for youth and women in rural and semi-urban areas;
(b) whether vocational training and skill development programmes
have been introduced in Dhubri to enhance employability and if so,
the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government monitoring these programs effectively
reaches the local population, and if so, the details thereof and if
not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (c): Employment generation coupled with improving employability
for youth and women is the priority of the Government.
Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment
generation schemes/ programmes in the country including Dhubri Lok
Sabha Constituency of Assam. These inter-alia include Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Stand-UP India Scheme, Startup India, Prime
Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Women in
Science and Engineering- KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN), SERB-POWER
(Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research), Mission
Shakti, Namo Drone Didi and Lakhpati Didi, Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self
Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Dayal Antodaya
Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Production
Linked Incentive, etc. The details of various employment generation
schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Government of India
may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes.A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the
labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for
women workers.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is running the National
Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing
career related services. The portal also gives information on online &
offline job fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational
guidance, information on skill development courses, skill/training
programmes etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].
To enhance the employability, digital and career skills of
jobseekers and empower & equip youth with an array of essential
employable skills, NCS Portal inter-alia offers online employability
enhancement programmes, digital skill enhancement programmes and
self-placed career skill programme.
Government is implementing Skill India Mission (SIM) to deliver
skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill
development centres/ schools/ colleges /institutes etc. under various
schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan
Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
(NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training
Institutes (ITIs) including in the State of Assam. The SIM aims at
enabling youth of India including women to get future ready, equipped
with industry relevant skills.
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.
As per the latest available Annual PLFS reports, various
indicators of Labour market for youth (15-29 years) viz., Unemployment
Rate (UR); Labour Force Participation Ratio (LFPR) and the Worker
Population Ratio (WPR) are showing improving trends which clearly
indicates effectiveness of various Government intervention/
programmes/ schemes.
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