Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has conducted the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) since 2017 to assess employment and unemployment in India. Various government schemes and programs are in place to generate employment and improve employability, including collaborations with the private sector. The National Career Service (NCS) Portal is a key platform for providing career-related services and job information. The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) has been approved to further support employment generation.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS):**
* Conducted by MoSPI since 2017 to estimate employment and unemployment indicators.
* Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for persons aged 15 years and above has shown an increasing trend from July 2019-June 2020 to July 2023-June 2024.
* 2019-20: 50.9%
* 2020-21: 52.6%
* 2021-22: 52.9%
* 2022-23: 56.0%
* 2023-24: 58.2%
* **Government Employment Generation Schemes:**
* Several schemes are being implemented to generate employment and improve employability.
* Examples include: Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM), PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY).
* **National Career Service (NCS) Portal:**
* Run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
* Provides a one-stop solution for career-related services.
* Offers information on jobs, job fairs, career counseling, skill development courses, apprenticeships, and internships.
* Available through www.ncs.gov.in.
* Mobilized more than 6.43 crore vacancies as of 14.07.2025.
* **Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY):**
* An Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet.
* Aims to support employment generation, enhance employability, and social security across all sectors.
* Focuses on the manufacturing sector.
Impact Analysis:
* **Job Seekers/Unemployed Youth:**
* Impact: Benefit from increased employment opportunities, career counseling, and skill development programs facilitated by government schemes and the NCS portal.
* Action Required: Utilize the NCS portal and participate in relevant skill development programs to enhance employability.
* **Private Sector:**
* Impact: Potential partners in employment generation through the National Employment Service Programme and beneficiaries of the PMVBRY scheme for generating employment.
* Action Required: Collaborate with the government in employment generation initiatives and leverage the PMVBRY scheme to enhance employment opportunities.
* **Government (MoSPI, Ministry of Labour and Employment):**
* Impact: Responsible for the effective implementation and monitoring of employment generation schemes and the NCS portal.
* Action Required: Continue to conduct the PLFS to assess employment trends, promote the NCS portal, and ensure effective implementation of employment generation schemes including PMVBRY.
Key Entities Referenced
Periodic Labour Force Survey: A survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017 to estimate various indicators related to employment and unemployment in India.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The Indian government ministry responsible for statistical data collection and programme implementation.
National Employment Service Programme: A government initiative, potentially in coordination with the private sector, to generate employment opportunities.
Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme: An employment generation scheme implemented by the Government of India.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: An employment scheme implemented by the Government of India.
National Career Service Portal: A platform run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, providing career-related services and job information.
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: An Employment Linked Incentive Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors.
Worker Population Ratio: An employment metric used in the PLFS reports
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4473
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025
PLFS TO ASSESS EMPLOYMENT
4473. DR. SAMBIT PATRA:
Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government conducted Periodic-Labour-Force Survey
recently to assess the updated status of employment in the country
and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether any policy is being implemented by the Government proposes
in coordination with the private sector to generate employment
opportunities through National Employment Service Programme and if
so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has conducted any study to provide carrier
counselling and business related guidance to the unemployed youth in
organised sector and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to conduct any survey to collect
data regarding to provide the aforesaid guidance to the unemployed
youth in unorganised sector also and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]
(a): The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has
been conducting Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) since 2017 to estimate
various indicators related to employment and unemployment situation in the
country. From the Annual Reports of PLFS conducted during the period July
2019 - June 2020 to July 2023- June 2024, the estimates of Worker
Population Ratio (WPR) according to usual status (ps+ss) for persons aged 15
years and above during are as follows:Year WPR (in percent)
2019-20 50.9
2020-21 52.6
2021-22 52.9
2022-23 56.0
2023-24 58.2
Source: Annual Report, PLFS, 2023-24
Note:2019-20 refers to the period July 2019 – June 2020 and
likewise for 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24
The data indicates that the Worker Population Ratio, indicating employment
for persons age 15 years and above, has an increasing trend over the years
in the country.
(b) to (d): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a
priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various
employment generation schemes/ programmes which inter-alia include Prime
Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen
Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self
Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM), PM Street Vendor’s
AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY),
etc.
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, skill/training programmes, apprenticeship, internships
etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in]. As on 14.07.2025, more
than 6.43 crore (which inter-alia include Government, Private and Public
Sector Undertaking) vacancies have been mobilised on NCS Portal.
In addition, the Union Cabinet has approved Employment Linked Incentive
(ELI) Scheme named as the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana
(PMVBRY) to support employment generation, enhance employability and
social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing
sector.
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