Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office. Last such survey was conducted during 2009-10. As per the results of the latest two surveys, employment rate (Worker Population Ratio) has declined to 39.2 percent in 2009-10 from 42 percent in 2004-05.
As against the target of creation of 58 million additional job opportunities during the Eleventh Plan, about 20 million job opportunities on current daily status were created during 2004-05 to 2009-10.
Government of India has been making continuous efforts through normal growth process and by implementing various employment generation schemes such as, Swarana Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY); Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP); Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) besides entrepreneurial development programmes run by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
The Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha
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