India Witnessed 29% Increase In Employment Across 9 Sectors, Says Labour Ministry's Survey | Know Details

Report On Employment: According to the ministry, only 2.37 crore people were employed in the 2013-14 economic census data. So according to this, employment has increased by 29 per cent.

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New Delhi: The Labour Bureau, which works under the Ministry of Labour, has released findings of a survey on employment figures for the first quarter of the financial year 2021-22. India has registered a 29 per cent increase in the number of people employed in the organised sector as compared to 2013-14. This is the first time that a quarterly figure has been released for the organised sector.

The Modi government, which has been constantly criticised on the employment front, made an important claim today. Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav released the employment figure for the first quarter of 2021-22 (April 2021 - June 2021). According to statistics, a total of 3.08 crore people were employed in select 9 sectors of the economy in this quarter.

The survey report has been prepared based on the employment situation in 9 sectors of the economy. These include manufacturing, health, IT/BPO, business, financial services, education, transport, hotels and restaurants and construction sectors have been included. 

According to the ministry, only 2.37 crore people were employed in the 2013-14 economic census data. So going by this, employment has increased by 29 per cent.

• The highest number of people (41%) were employed in the manufacturing sector.
• Second highest number of people (22%) were employed in the education sector.
• 8% of the people were employed in the health sector, 7% in business and 7% in the IT/BPO sector. 
• According to the report, the highest employment growth has been in the IT/BPO sector. This sector has registered a growth of 152%.
• The health sector has registered an increase of 77%, the education sector 39% and manufacturing 22%. 

The report also provides information about the employment situation during the lockdown last year. The report acknowledges that about 2.3 million people had to be temporarily unemployed during the lockdown (March 25, 2020 to June 30, 2020).

27 per cent of the establishments recorded a decline in the number of employed people, while nearly 70 per cent of the establishments recorded no change. The lowest impact was on establishments related to health and financial services.