EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES – PIB
Ministry of Labour & Employment EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 04 FEB 2019 Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government. The Government is implementing various programs in this direction like encouraging private sector of economy, fast tracking various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes like Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. The details of employment generated through these major schemes are given below: Employment Generated Schemes/Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (person in lakh) 3.23 4.08 3.87 2.85 (till 30.11.18) Persondays Generated under MGNREGS ( in Crore) 235.14 235.65 234.22 163....