Parliament on Jobs · 18th Lok Sabha · Session 6
Parliamentary questions on jobs and employment: Winter Session 2025
In the Winter Session 2025 of the 18th Lok Sabha (December 2025), MPs asked 671 questions on jobs and employment, 19.2% of the 3,499 questions asked in the session. That is down from 19.6% in the Monsoon Session 2025. 376 MPs asked at least one.
01 · What MPs asked about
Themes
| Theme | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jobs, recruitment and vacancies | 218 | 32.5% |
| MSMEs, startups and self-employment | 203 | 30.3% |
| Skills, training and apprenticeships | 160 | 23.8% |
| Rural and farm livelihoods | 88 | 13.1% |
| Labour rights, wages and conditions | 51 | 7.6% |
| Social security and worker welfare | 43 | 6.4% |
| AI, digital economy and automation | 25 | 3.7% |
| Migrant workers | 15 | 2.2% |
| Education-employment linkage | 11 | 1.6% |
| Gig and platform work | 4 | 0.6% |
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 | 12 |
| Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu | Telugu Desam Party | Narsaraopet, Andhra Pradesh | 9 |
| Dr. Sharmila Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress | Bardhaman Purba, West Bengal | 8 |
| Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dahod, Gujarat | 8 |
| Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Parbhani, Maharashtra | 8 |
| Ms Kangna Ranaut | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mandi, Himachal Pradesh | 7 |
| Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy | Telugu Desam Party | Nellore, Andhra Pradesh | 7 |
| Shri Pushpendra Saroj | Samajwadi Party | Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh | 7 |
| Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kandhamal, Odisha | 7 |
| Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kushi Nagar, Uttar Pradesh | 7 |
By party
| Party | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 144 | 415 | 1.7 |
| Indian National Congress | 77 | 207 | 2.1 |
| All India Trinamool Congress | 23 | 76 | 2.7 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 14 | 62 | 3.9 |
| Samajwadi Party | 24 | 61 | 1.6 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 20 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | 9 | 33 | 3.7 |
| Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar | 8 | 32 | 4.0 |
| Shiv Sena | 6 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Janata Dal (United) | 7 | 18 | 1.5 |
By state
| State | MPs asking | Questions | Per MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 39 | 147 | 3.1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 49 | 141 | 1.8 |
| Tamil Nadu | 35 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 22 | 86 | 3.4 |
| West Bengal | 28 | 83 | 2.0 |
| Rajasthan | 18 | 64 | 2.6 |
| Bihar | 22 | 59 | 1.5 |
| Odisha | 16 | 51 | 2.4 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Gujarat | 18 | 47 | 1.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgradation of ITIs and NSTIs | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 30 | 4 | 15 |
| Implementation of RAMP Scheme | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| NAMASTE Scheme | Social Justice and Empowerment | 15 | 2 | 7 |
| Fund Convergence of MGNREGS | Rural Development | 15 | 2 | 10 |
| Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana | Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Employment Opportunities under PMEGP | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Incentives to Farmers Cultivating Commercial Crops | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Promotion of PM MITRA Parks | Textiles | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Strengthening of Credit and Capital Availability for MSMEs | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Public Awareness Campaigns for Traditional Artisans | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 9 | 1 | 5 |
04 · Future of work
AI, gig work and the digital economy
28 questions (4.2% of questions on jobs and employment) touched on the future of work.
| Topic | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AI and skilling | 11 | 1.6% |
| Gig and platform work | 4 | 0.6% |
| Digital economy | 10 | 1.5% |
| Automation and job displacement | 1 | 0.1% |
| Green jobs and energy transition | 3 | 0.4% |
Schemes most referenced
| Scheme | Questions |
|---|---|
| MGNREGS | 36 |
| PMKVY | 24 |
| PMFME | 10 |
| PLI Scheme | 9 |
| PMEGP | 9 |
| PMMY | 7 |
| PMMSY | 7 |
| Startup India | 6 |
| DAY-NRLM | 6 |
| PM Vishwakarma | 5 |
05 · Every session