Parliament on Jobs · 18th Lok Sabha · Session 7
Parliamentary questions on jobs and employment: Budget Session 2026
In the Budget Session 2026 of the 18th Lok Sabha (January to April 2026), MPs asked 1,496 questions on jobs and employment, 22.2% of the 6,725 questions asked in the session. That is up from 19.2% in the Winter Session 2025. 404 MPs asked at least one.
01 · What MPs asked about
Themes
| Theme | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MSMEs, startups and self-employment | 494 | 33.0% |
| Jobs, recruitment and vacancies | 401 | 26.8% |
| Skills, training and apprenticeships | 335 | 22.4% |
| Rural and farm livelihoods | 250 | 16.7% |
| Labour rights, wages and conditions | 119 | 8.0% |
| Social security and worker welfare | 105 | 7.0% |
| AI, digital economy and automation | 78 | 5.2% |
| Education-employment linkage | 49 | 3.3% |
| Migrant workers | 36 | 2.4% |
| Gig and platform work | 15 | 1.0% |
| Financial inclusion | 1 | 0.1% |
Shares are of the session's questions on jobs and employment. A question can touch more than one theme, so shares add up to more than 100%.
02 · Who asked
Most engaged MPs
| MP | Party | Constituency | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shri P P Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pali, Rajasthan | 22 |
| Dr. Manna Lal Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | Udaipur, Rajasthan | 21 |
| Shri Balabhadra Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nabarangpur, Odisha | 21 |
| Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad | Indian National Congress | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra | 20 |
| Shri P C Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bangalore Central, Karnataka | 20 |
| Shri Bhojraj Nag | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kanker, Chhattisgarh | 19 |
| Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu | Telugu Desam Party | Narsaraopet, Andhra Pradesh | 19 |
| Smt. Smita Uday Wagh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jalgaon, Maharashtra | 19 |
| Shri Damodar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bhilwara, Rajasthan | 18 |
| Smt. Supriya Sule | Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar | Baramati, Maharashtra | 18 |
By party
| Party | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 166 | 1,335 | 5.6 |
| Indian National Congress | 78 | 380 | 3.8 |
| Samajwadi Party | 29 | 162 | 4.4 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 14 | 137 | 8.6 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 | 121 | 5.5 |
| All India Trinamool Congress | 20 | 92 | 3.3 |
| Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar | 8 | 90 | 11.2 |
| Shiv Sena | 6 | 66 | 9.4 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | 9 | 57 | 6.3 |
| Janata Dal (United) | 10 | 52 | 4.3 |
By state
| State | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 40 | 366 | 7.6 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 58 | 338 | 4.2 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 | 191 | 7.6 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 24 | 190 | 6.5 |
| Tamil Nadu | 33 | 188 | 4.8 |
| Bihar | 27 | 172 | 4.3 |
| Rajasthan | 20 | 167 | 6.7 |
| Odisha | 17 | 152 | 7.2 |
| Gujarat | 21 | 149 | 5.7 |
| West Bengal | 27 | 131 | 3.2 |
Counts for MPs, parties and states count a question tabled jointly by several MPs once for each MP. Parties and states show the ten with the most questions.
03 · Shared concerns
Questions raised by many MPs
When many MPs table the same question, it signals a concern that cuts across constituencies and parties.
| Question | Ministry | MPs | Parties | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status of Lakhpati Didi | Rural Development | 42 | 5 | 14 |
| Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) | Finance | 40 | 3 | 16 |
| Long Term Career Progression under DDU-GKY | Rural Development | 32 | 4 | 15 |
| Transitioning from MGNREGS to VB-G RAM G | Rural Development | 31 | 3 | 15 |
| Skill India Portal Integration | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 30 | 2 | 14 |
| RuPay Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) | Finance | 28 | 3 | 17 |
| Implementation Outcomes of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 25 | 4 | 14 |
| Micro Food Processing Enterprises Formalised under PMFME Scheme | Food Processing Industries | 24 | 2 | 11 |
| AgriSURE Fund | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 24 | 3 | 13 |
| Projects under PMKSY | Food Processing Industries | 24 | 3 | 13 |
04 · Future of work
AI, gig work and the digital economy
93 questions (6.2% of questions on jobs and employment) touched on the future of work.
| Topic | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AI and skilling | 31 | 2.1% |
| Gig and platform work | 15 | 1.0% |
| Digital economy | 35 | 2.3% |
| Automation and job displacement | 3 | 0.2% |
| Green jobs and energy transition | 9 | 0.6% |
Schemes most referenced
| Scheme | Questions |
|---|---|
| PLI Scheme | 49 |
| PMKVY | 36 |
| MGNREGS | 34 |
| PMEGP | 30 |
| e-Shram | 22 |
| Startup India | 20 |
| PM Internship Scheme | 19 |
| PMMSY | 17 |
| PMFME | 17 |
| CGTMSE | 16 |
05 · Every session