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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 750
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026
UNEMPLOYMENT SCENARIO IN THE COUNTRY
750. SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministry is aware of growing problem of
unemployment among youth in the country;
(b) if so, details of the current unemployment rate;
(c) whether any significant steps have been taken recently to
address the unemployment situation in the country; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): The official data on Employment and Unemployment is
collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is
conducted by 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 youth of age 15-29 years
has decreased from 17.8% in 2017-18 to 10.2% in 2023-24. Also, 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.
Employment generation coupled with improving employability
(including for youth) 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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