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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.*518
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH MARCH, 2026
INITIATIVES TO CURB UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
*518. MD ABU TAHER KHAN:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the initiatives taken by the Government to curb the
unemployment rate in the country and the results thereof during the
last five years; and
(b) the details of the skill development initiatives taken by the
Government for easy transition of graduate students to the formal
work scenario during the last five years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
*STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *518 DUE FOR REPLY ON 30.03.2026 BY MD ABU TAHER
KHAN, M.P. REGARDING “INITIATIVES TO CURB UNEMPLOYMENT RATE”
(a) & (b): The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected
through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is conducted, by the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since
2017-18.
As per the latest Annual PLFS reports, the estimated
Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and
above has decreased from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24 in the
country and for graduates of age 15 years and above has decreased from
17.2% to 13.0% during the same period.
The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S:
Services) database published by Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) covers 27
industries comprising of the entire Indian economy and provides
employment estimates across 27 industries. As per the latest data, total
estimated employment in the country has increased to 64.33 crores
(Provisional) during 2023-24 as compared to 47.15 crores during 2014-15,
which indicates a growth of 36.44% during the period.
Further, more than 8.23 crore net subscribers have joined
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) between September
2017 and July 2025 indicating increase in employment and formalization
of the job market. Also, more than 1.29 crore net subscribers have joined
EPFO during the year 2024-25.
Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a
priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing
various employment generation schemes/ programmes in the country.
The details of various employment generation schemes/ programmes
being implemented by the Government may be seen at
https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes.Government is also 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) in the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India
to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has
initiated ‘FutureSkills PRIME’ a programme for Re-skilling/Up-skilling of
IT Manpower for Employability in 10 new/emerging technologies
including Artificial Intelligence.
Government is implementing Employment Linked Incentive (ELI)
Scheme named as the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana to
support employment generation, enhance employability and social
security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing
sector. The scheme with an outlay of Rs 99,446 Crore aims to incentivize
the creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs in the country, over a period of
2 years.
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 jobs from private
and government sectors, 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].
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