EMPLOYMENT GENERATION MISSION AN OVERVIEW Mission objectives Employment

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION MISSION AN OVERVIEW

Mission objectives Employment Generation Mission was started in Assam in 2006 -07 with the following main objectives: To provide employment, mainly self-employment, to the unemployed and additional work for the underemployed. To stimulate the economy of Assam through a focused and comprehensive approach on a few selected sectors.

Present position Rs 50 crores provided to EGM so far. 224 schemes have been approved by GB with total project cost of Rs 172. 78 crores and EGM share of Rs 61. 16 crores for 29, 997 beneficiaries. 205 schemes sanctioned so far with total project cost of Rs 131. 61 crores and EGM share of Rs 40. 01 crores for 23, 110 beneficiaries. 65. 42% of GB approved EGM share sanctioned for covering 77. 04 % of GB approved beneficiaries.

Fund Released (as on 31 -12 -2011) Financial Year 2007 -08 Amount Released to Implementing Agency as subsidy (in Rs) 1, 60, 77, 208 2008 -09 6, 20, 33, 582 2009 -10 1, 54, 266 2010 -11 6, 02, 25, 013 (From April’ 10 to November’ 10) 2010 -11 2, 89, 03, 136 (From December’ 10 to March’ 11) 2011 -12 TOTAL 4, 39, 73, 642 22, 66, 36, 847

Beneficiaries Targeted & Covered GB Wise Beneficiari EGM Beneficiarie es Sanctioned s covered Target (in Nos) 2 nd GB 7780 6983 3 rd GB 8156 5349 1295 4 th GB 9287 5839 1966 5 th GB 4774 4142 75* TOTAL 29, 997 23, 110 10, 319** • * Schemes approved by 5 th GB meeting dated 06/12/2010 were sanctioned by EGM mostly in 2011 -12 and the schemes are still ongoing • ** Includes 3057 nos of beneficiaries of 14 nos of completed schemes

Sector wise Schemes in % Sector In Nos % A. H. & Vety. 96 47 Weaving 78 39 Agriculture 6 3 Training 10 5 Fishery 2 1 Miscellaneous* 10 5 Total 202 100 * Miscellaneous sector includes schemes taken up by SIRD, ASOMI, RGVN, Prochesta etc.

Sector wise performance Sector Total Schemes % Total Beneficiari % EGM U/C due schemes completi beneficiari es covered beneficia share in lakhs sanction ed on es so far ries lakhs released ed covered AH & Veterinary 96 1 1. 04 4, 964 956 19. 3 1604 Weaving 78 1 1. 28 1, 779 276 15. 5 6 - 0 4, 902 740 Training 10 5 50 2, 895 Fishery 2 - 0 10 7 70 202 14 Agriculture Misc. Total: 58 848 233 61. 2 112 15. 1 462 19. 6 20. 4 1, 638 56. 6 111 86. 9 14. 7 125 105 84 15 91. 3 6. 19 8, 370 6, 604 78. 9 1556 71. 5 5. 34 23, 035 10, 319 3981 60 1007

Implementing Agency wise Schemes in % In Nos In % Govt. Organization 11 6 NGO 27 16 5 3 126 73 Institute* 2 1 Bank (SBI) 1 1 Implementing Agencies Society SHG Total 172 * Institutes include CII & Hero Mind Mine

Implementing Agency wise performance Agency Total Schemes % Total Beneficia % EGM share % EGM schemes completed completi beneficiar ries beneficiar in lakhs share sanctioned on ies covered ies released so far covered U/C due in lakhs Govt. 35 1 2. 86 15, 118 7, 188 47. 55 2, 407. 19 57. 09 584. 55 NGO 31 10 32. 26 4, 009 2, 284 56. 97 661. 39 74. 85 197. 98 5 0 0 263 0 0 58. 2 55. 55 126 0 0 720 98 13. 61 Institute* 4 3 75 425 Bank (SBI) 1 0 0 1, 500 324 202 14 23, 035 10, 319 Society SHGs Total: 95. 44 309. 52 59. 63 163. 33 100 57. 68 90. 74 5. 34 21. 6 450 3981. 23 50 1006. 75

District wise % of EGM schemes & performance Ongoing schemes Schemes completed 4. 02 3. 13 1. 79 16. 96 4. 91 10. 71 EGM sanctioned schemes 6 5 4 33 10 20 5 5 4 32 10 8 1 12 23 8 8 58 10. 27 3. 57 25. 89 21 8 8 55 19 8 8 55 1 - 11 Dhemaji 12 Morigaon 9 1 4. 02 0. 45 9 1 0 - 13 14 15 16 Nagaon Golaghat Jorhat Sivasagar 8 3 2 3 4. 02 1. 34 0. 89 8 3 2 3 - 17 Tinsukhia 5 2. 23 5 5 - 18 Karimganj 1 0. 45 1 1 - 19 Karbi Anglong 2 0. 89 2 2 - 224 100 202 188 14 Sl No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 District GB approved schemes District-wise % Dhubri Barpeta Baksa Nalbari Kamrup (Metro) 9 7 4 38 11 24 Darrang Udalguri Sonitpur Lakhimpur Total:

Summary of problem areas AH&Veterinary, Weaving and Agriculture sector not doing well SHGs and Societies not performing well Government agencies need to improve performance Non-performing areas generally relate to productive sectors Utilization Certificate overdue needs reduction Schemes concentrated to 4 districts – need dispersion Audit/Evaluation mechanisms need to be put in place

Way Ahead - Educated Applicants Live Register (Total) 2010 Category Numbers % HSLC/Matric 6, 61, 155 46. 13 HSSLC/PU 4, 27, 151 29. 82 Graduate 2, 83, 471 19. 78 5, 199 0. 36 Post Graduate 21, 352 1. 49 ITI passed 20, 070 1. 40 Others 14, 520 1. 02 Professional Graduate Total: 14, 33, 218 100. 00 12

Trends of change in Educated categories - Live Register (Total) 2006 & 2010 Numbers 2006 Numbers 2010 Difference HSLC/Matric 6, 43, 690 6, 61, 155 17, 465 HSSLC/PU 3, 68, 316 4, 27, 151 58, 835 Graduate 1, 80, 699 2, 83, 471 1, 02, 772 4, 989 5, 199 210 Post Graduate 15, 737 21, 352 5, 615 ITI passed 14, 528 20, 070 5, 542 8, 541 14, 520 5, 979 Total: 12, 36, 500 14, 33, 218 1, 96, 718 Category Professional Graduate Others 13

Trends of change in Group categories - Live Register (Total) 2006 & 2010 Differenc e Group 2006 2010 SC 1, 30, 129 1, 02, 013 (-)28, 116 ST 2, 23, 162 2, 21, 417 (-)1, 745 Women 3, 75, 054 4, 36, 993 61, 939 OBC 3, 52, 248 3, 57, 234 4, 986 Exservicemen 3, 373 3, 392 19 Physically Handicapped 9, 341 11, 015 1, 674 7, 33, 842 7, 79, 367 45, 525 18, 27, 149 19, 11, 431 84, 282 Others Total: 14

Trends of change Educated vs Uneducated category 2006 & 2010 Category Educated Uneducated Total: Numbers 2006 Numbers Difference 2010 12, 36, 500 14, 33, 218 1, 96, 718 5, 90, 649 4, 78, 213 (-)1, 12, 436 18, 27, 149 19, 11, 431 84, 282 15

Some important trends 'Demograhic dividend' – working age group (1559 yrs) in India will increase from 58% in 2001 to 64% in 2021 Between 2011 and 2016 an additional 63. 50 million persons will enter the working age group (15 -59 yrs) in India with the bulk increase happening in 20 -35 yrs age group Broad trends in the States similar to the national trend 16

Planning considerations Working age population increasing due to 'demographic dividend' Percentage of educated applicants in live register increasing - 68% in 2006 to 75% in 2010 96% of educated applicants in 2010 from HSLC/Matric, HSSLC/PU and Graduate categories HSSLC/PU and Graduate category of educated applicants show increasing trend Women applicants show increasing trend 17

Schemes proposed Sector Project cost (in lakhs) EGM share (in lakhs) Remarks beneficiaries 1 st year coverage Targeted Youth entrepreneurship and employment 1, 242. 64 26, 800 1, 700 'Handholding' as USP. Mainly graduates & HSSLC Skill development 5, 401. 56 5, 251. 56 19, 376 6, 697 Includes SAFE programme for 15, 750 beneficiaries focusing on Matric passed. Includes schemes for 2, 040 beneficiaries by Handique Girls College, Jetwings, Darpan & VLCC focusing on women MSME & Handlooms 85. 27 25. 58 472 Cane & Bamboo 64. 19 19. 26 84 84 6793. 67 6539. 04 46, 732 8, 953 Total: 18

Proposed future course For production oriented schemes promote sustainability & entrepreneurship through interalia: - Handholding and/or, - Buyback and/or, - Technical support For skill development schemes ensure quality, accreditation and market-orientation Thorough examination and corrective actions for existing underperforming production orientation schemes Evaluation of schemes through nationally reputed agencies Put in a robust audit regime 19