Question : UNEMPLOYED YOUTH



(a) whether the Government are aware that the unemployed youth are not getting jobs even after lapse of a period of ten/fifteen years of their registration in the employment exchanges;

(b) if so, the facts thereof;

(c) the average number of years it takes for the unemployed youth registered in employment exchanges to get employment; and

(d) the number of employment opportunities for the youth likely to be created during 2003-04?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF LABOUR ( SHRI SAHIB SINGH VERMA)

(a) to d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 309 BY SHRI UTTAMRAO DHIKALE, M.P. REGARDING UNEMPLOYED YOUTH DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.8.2003

Number of job-seekers, all of whom are not necessarily unemployed on the live register of Employment Exchanges is of the order of 4.1 crore. Every year 50-60 lakhs fresh job-seekers register their names in the Employment Exchanges and the candidature of around the same number of job-seekers gets lapsed due to various reasons like non-renewal of the candidature or getting employment somewhere other than through the Employment Exchanges as the open advertisements of vacancies are also permitted besides notification to the Employment Exchanges.

Around two lakh job-seekers are placed through the Employment Exchanges every year. This is quite small number compared to the number of persons waiting for jobs and therefore in certain cases it takes longer time for sponsoring their names for jobs. Placement of the job-seekers depends upon the skill and educational qualification and the demand in the labour market.

Creation of 50 million employment opportunities is being targeted (10 million per year) during the 10th Plan period which includes the year 2003-04. This will help the job-seekers registered with the Employment Exchanges.