Indian Employment report

A person, working 8 hours a day for 273 days of the year is regarded as employed as the main worker.

Programme/Measure                                                               Year of Launch

Employment Guarantee Scheme                                                1972-73

Drought Prone Area Programme                                               1973-74

Twenty point Programme                                                           1975

Desert Development Programme                                              1977-78

Integrated Rural Development Programme                              1980

National Rural Employment Programme                                  1980

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana                                                               1989

Nehru Rozgar Yojana                                                                  1989

MPLAD Programme                                                                   1993

Rural Landliess Employment Guarantee Programme  1993

Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana                                        1997

Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana                                    1999

Pradhanmantri Gramodaya Yojana                                             2000

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana                                          2000

Sampoorna Grameen  Rozgar Yojana                                        2001

Bharat Nirman                                                                             2005

Jawaaharlala Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission            2005

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Programme    2009

Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme            2008

Affordable Housing in Partnership                                            2009

Rajeev Awass Yojana                                                                  2010

Estimates/ Causes

Since 1973 on the recommendation of  B Bhagwati Committee, three estimates of unemployment have been brought about by Planning Commission.

(1)      Usual Principal Status (Also called Open Unemployment) According to the NSSO, 66^th Round (2009-10) rural and urban unemployment were 2% and 4% respectively.

(2)      Current Weekly Status  On this basis the unemployment in 2009-10 in rural and urban areas were 3 % and 4% respectively.

(3)      Current Daily Status The most Comprehensve measure on this basis the unemployment for rural and urban areas were 7% and 6% respectively (2009-10).

Women Empowerment and Child Development

Programme/Measure                                                                           Year

ICDS                                                                                                         1975

Mid-Day meal Scheme                                                                           1995

Swadhar                                                                                                    1995

Swayam Sidha                                                                                          2001

SSA                                                                                                           2001

Support ot Training and Employment

Programme for Women (STEP)                                                            2003-04

Ujjwala                                                                                                     2007

Dhanlaxmi                                                                                                2008

Gender Budgeting                                                                                   2009

Integrated Child Protection Scheme                                                     2009-10

Sabla Scheme                                                                                           2010

National Mission for Empowerment of Women                                 2010

Bal Bandu Scheme                                                                                  2011

Environment

Estimates/Causes

·        India with an EPI of 48.3% is ranked 125^th in terms of tackling pollution and natural resources management (Environmental Performance Index 2012 prepared by Yale and Columbia University).

·        Per capital emission of CO is 1.2 tonnes and is the lowest in the world.

·        Per Capital water availability in India to decline from 1730 to 1240 by the year 2030 – ‘A Situation of water stress’.

·        India’s forest covers in 2009 was 23.81% of the total geographical area.

·        India contributes 4% to the total global emission of co (2005) though in absolute terms, it is one of the top five global CO emitters.

Programme/Measures

·        Notification of the wetlands (Conservation and management) rules 2010 to ensure no further degradation takes place.

·        National Green Tribunal Act mandates setting up the National Environment Appellatge Authority.

·        Increasing energy efficiency by 20% by 2016-17 (11^th Plan).

·        Reducing emission intensity of the GDP by 20-25% of the 2005 livel by 2020.

·        National Solar Mission to set up 20000 MW Solar power generation capacity by 2022.

·        National Action Policy on Climate Change (NAPCC) 2008 includes missions related to solar energy, enhanced energy efficieny, sustainable agriculture, sustainable habitat, water, Himalayan eco-system, increasing the forest cover and strategic knowledge for climatic change.