Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment addresses Lok Sabha question 156 on July 21, 2025, regarding employment generation schemes. The response details various government programs aimed at reducing unemployment and creating opportunities. It highlights achievements, provides data on employment trends, and outlines resources for job seekers.
Key Points / Main Content:
Government Schemes and Programs:
* The government is implementing schemes like PMEGP, MGNREGS, DAY-NRLM, DDU-GKY, RSETIs, DAY-NULM, PM SVANidhi, and PMMY to generate employment.
* Details of these schemes are available at https:dge.gov.indgeschemesprogrammes.
* The Union Cabinet has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation.
Employment Data and Trends:
* The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) by MoSPI is the official data source on employment and unemployment.
* Worker Population Ratio (WPR) data from PLFS shows an increasing trend in employment for individuals aged 15 years and above and youth (15-29 years) from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
* State/UT-wise WPR details are available in PLFS reports at https:www.mospi.gov.indownload reportsmaincatODU5catAllsubcategoryAll
National Career Service (NCS) Portal:
* The Ministry of Labour and Employment runs the NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) for career-related services, including job postings, career counseling, and skill development information.
* Over 6.2 crore vacancies have been mobilized on the NCS Portal as of June 30, 2025.
Unemployment Benefits:
* The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) under ESIC provides unemployment benefits to insured workers who lose their jobs.
* The unemployment benefit under ABVKY has been enhanced to 50% of the average daily earning, payable for up to 90 days.
Employment Generation/Beneficiaries in Central Schemes (2021-2024):
* PMMY: 5,37,95,526 (2021-22), 6,23,10,598 (2022-23), 6,67,77,013 (2023-24) Loan Accounts
* PM SVANidhi: 9,88,275 (2021-22), 13,31,983 (2022-23), 42,38,329 (2023-24) Beneficiaries
* PMEGP: 8,25,752 (2021-22), 6,81,336 (2022-23), 7,12,944 (2023-24) Estimated Employment Generated
* MGNREGA: 36310.21 (2021-22), 29561.65 (2022-23), 31226.02 (2023-24) Lakh Person-days generated
* DDUGKY: 45,612 (2021-22), 1,58,130 (2022-23), 1,58,096 (2023-24) Candidates Placed
* RSETIs: 14,796 (2021-22), 21,110 (2022-23), 23,835 (2023-24) Candidates Settled
* DAYNULM: 63,519 (2021-22), 1,20,478 (2022-23), 40,923 (2023-24) Candidates Placed
Impact Analysis:
Job Seekers/Unemployed Youth:
* Impact: Access to various employment generation schemes, career services, and potential unemployment benefits.
* Action Required: Utilize the NCS portal (www.ncs.gov.in) to search for jobs, access career counseling, and explore skill development opportunities. Check eligibility and apply for unemployment benefits under ABVKY if applicable.
Government (Ministry of Labour and Employment, MoSPI):
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and monitoring employment generation schemes and providing accurate employment data.
* Action Required: Continue implementing and improving existing schemes, accurately collect and disseminate employment data through PLFS and the NCS portal, and ensure effective monitoring of scheme outcomes.
Employers (Private and Public Sectors):
* Impact: Potential beneficiaries of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme for job creation. Opportunity to recruit through the NCS portal.
* Action Required: Explore the ELI Scheme to support employment generation. Post job vacancies on the NCS portal to reach a wider pool of candidates.
Insured Workers:
* Impact: Potential to receive enhanced unemployment benefits under the ABVKY if they lose their jobs.
* Action Required: Understand the eligibility criteria for ABVKY and apply for benefits through ESIC if unemployed.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies and programs.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme PMEGP: A government scheme in India focused on generating employment opportunities through entrepreneurship.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS: An Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission DAYNRLM: A poverty reduction program implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development in India.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana DDUGKY: A skilling and placement program under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, focused on rural youth.
PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi PM SVANidhi: A micro-credit scheme to provide affordable loans to street vendors.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana PMMY: A scheme to provide funding to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 156
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21st JULY, 2025
SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
156. SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details and names of the schemes and programmes being
implemented by the Government to check the unemployment and
to create new opportunities in the country during the last three
years and the current year;
(b) the achievements made in this regard along with the number of
youth got employment during the said period;
(c) the details of the number of jobs created and provided by the
Government in the Private Sector and various Public Sector
Undertakings during the last three years and the current year,
State/UT-wise; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to provide any unemployment
allowance to unemployed youth?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): Employment generation coupled with improving employability
of the youth 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), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), 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. The number of
beneficiaries (including youth) under various schemes in the country is
at Annexure-I.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.
The official data source on Employment and Unemployment is
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry
of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The
survey period is July to June every year.
As per the data available in latest Annual PLFS Reports, the
estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR), indicating employment on
usual status for person of age 15 years and above and for youth (15-29
years) during the year 2020-21 to 2023-24 are as follows:
(in %)
Year WPR (15 years and WPR (15 – 29
above) years)
2020-21 52.6 36.1
2021-22 52.9 36.8
2022-23 56.0 40.1
2023-24 58.2 41.7
Source: PLFS, MoSPI
The data indicates that the Worker Population Ratio for person of
age 15 years and above and for youth (15-29 years), indicating
employment, has an increasing trend over the years in the country.
State/UT-wise details of Worker Population Ratio (WPR) are
available in the PLFS reports and may be seen at
https://www.mospi.gov.in/download-
reports?main_cat=ODU5&cat=All&sub_category=All
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]. As on 30.06.2025, more than 6.2 crore
(which inter-alia include Government, Private and Public Sector
Undertaking) vacancies have been mobilised on NCS Portal.
Under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), of
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the unemployment
benefit is paid as per eligibility to insured workers who lose their jobs.
The unemployment benefit under the ABVKY has been enhanced to 50%
from 25% of the average daily earning, payable upto 90 days.
*****Annexure -I
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred
Question No. 156 due for reply on 21.07.2025.
Employment generation/beneficiaries in Central Schemes
Sl. Name of scheme/programme 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
No.
1 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana 5,37,95,526 6,23,10,598 6,67,77,013
(PMMY) (No. of Loan A/c))
2 Prime Minister Street Vendor’s 9,88,275 13,31,983 42,38,329
AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM
SVANidhi Scheme)
(No. of beneficiaries)
3 Prime Minister’s Employment 8,25,752 6,81,336 7,12,944
Generation Programme (PMEGP)
(No. of estimated employment
generated)
4 Mahatma Gandhi National 36310.21 29561.65 31226.02
Rural Employment Guarantee
Act (MGNREGA) (No. of Persondays
generated in lakh)
5 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen 45,612 1,58,130 1,58,096
Kaushalya Yojana
(DDU-GKY) (No. of candidates
placed)
6 Rural Self Employment Training 14,796 21,110 23,835
Institutes (RSETIs) (No. of
candidates settled)
7 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- 63,519 1,20,478 40,923
National Urban Livelihoods Mission
(DAY-NULM) (No. of skilled trained
candidates placed)
Source: Concerned Ministry