Parliament on Jobs · 18th Lok Sabha · Session 3
Parliamentary questions on jobs and employment: Winter Session 2024
In the Winter Session 2024 of the 18th Lok Sabha (November to December 2024), MPs asked 754 questions on jobs and employment, 16.1% of the 4,685 questions asked in the session. That is up from 15.3% in the Monsoon Session 2024. 337 MPs asked at least one.
01 · What MPs asked about
Themes
| Theme | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jobs, recruitment and vacancies | 259 | 34.4% |
| MSMEs, startups and self-employment | 213 | 28.2% |
| Skills, training and apprenticeships | 176 | 23.3% |
| Labour rights, wages and conditions | 79 | 10.5% |
| Rural and farm livelihoods | 62 | 8.2% |
| Social security and worker welfare | 50 | 6.6% |
| AI, digital economy and automation | 24 | 3.2% |
| Education-employment linkage | 23 | 3.1% |
| Migrant workers | 19 | 2.5% |
| Gig and platform work | 7 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Chennai North, Tamil Nadu | 10 |
| Shri Biplab Kumar Deb | Bharatiya Janata Party | Tripura West, Tripura | 10 |
| Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Amroha, Uttar Pradesh | 10 |
| Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sabarkantha, Gujarat | 10 |
| Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti | Telugu Desam Party | Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh | 9 |
| Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab | Bharatiya Janata Party | Cuttack, Odisha | 9 |
| Shri C N Annadurai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu | 9 |
| Smt. Smita Uday Wagh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jalgaon, Maharashtra | 9 |
| Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | Araku, Andhra Pradesh | 8 |
| Shri Anurag Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | 8 |
By party
| Party | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 138 | 509 | 2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 72 | 188 | 1.9 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17 | 71 | 3.2 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 14 | 66 | 4.1 |
| Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar | 7 | 41 | 5.1 |
| Samajwadi Party | 18 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Shiv Sena | 6 | 34 | 4.9 |
| All India Trinamool Congress | 11 | 25 | 0.9 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | 6 | 22 | 2.4 |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 4 | 20 | 5.0 |
By state
| State | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 36 | 149 | 3.1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 32 | 128 | 3.3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 40 | 125 | 1.6 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 | 94 | 3.8 |
| Gujarat | 18 | 64 | 2.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 18 | 63 | 2.2 |
| Bihar | 20 | 61 | 1.5 |
| Kerala | 17 | 54 | 2.7 |
| Rajasthan | 17 | 51 | 2.0 |
| West Bengal | 19 | 46 | 1.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Learning through Certificate Courses | Education | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| PLI Scheme for Solar PV Module | New and Renewable Energy | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Contribution of MSME Sector in GDP | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| Upgradation of Skilling of Youth under Skill India Mission | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Khadi Workers | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Funds under PM Vishwakarma Yojana | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Beneficiaries under ASPIRE Scheme | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Milk Production in Maharashtra | Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Easy Access for Entrepreneurs in Udyam Portal | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 9 | 1 | 8 |
04 · Future of work
AI, gig work and the digital economy
32 questions (4.2% of questions on jobs and employment) touched on the future of work.
| Topic | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AI and skilling | 8 | 1.1% |
| Gig and platform work | 7 | 0.9% |
| Digital economy | 12 | 1.6% |
| Automation and job displacement | 1 | 0.1% |
| Green jobs and energy transition | 4 | 0.5% |
Schemes most referenced
| Scheme | Questions |
|---|---|
| MGNREGS | 25 |
| PMKVY | 18 |
| PLI Scheme | 11 |
| e-Shram | 11 |
| PMEGP | 9 |
| PM Vishwakarma | 9 |
| CGTMSE | 8 |
| ODOP | 7 |
| DAY-NRLM | 7 |
| ESIC | 7 |
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