Parliament Parliament Q&A
No youth emigration data on student visas or work permits in Punjab response
The question asked the Ministry of Labour and Employment to provide data on youth unemployment in Punjab, details of industrial revival measures like PLI schemes and credit guarantees, and statistics on youth emigration.
The government responded with PLFS data, details of MSME registrations, and information on central schemes and emigration clearance records.
Asked and answered by: Asked by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal; Answered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya).
What the government said
- Youth unemployment rate (15-29 years) in Punjab decreased from 19.1% in 2022 to 17.0% in 2025.
- Unemployment rate for educated persons (secondary & above) in Punjab is 9.3% in 2025, compared to 6.5% in All India.
- 23.62 lakh MSMEs registered in Punjab on the Udyam Portal, providing employment to 1.01 crore people.
- 2,990 cases sanctioned under PMEGP in Punjab over the last four years with financial assistance of Rs. 14,592.92 lakh.
- Punjab Government notified Industrial & Business Development Policy (IBDP – 2026) on 08/03/2026.
- Number of manufacturing factories in Punjab increased from 12,726 in 2017-18 to 13,166 in 2023-24.
- PLI Schemes have resulted in actual investment of over ₹2.40 lakh crore and employment generation of over 14.15 lakh people nationwide.
- ₹14.69 lakh crore in credit guarantees extended to MSEs across India under CGTMSE since 2000.
- Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) notified on 10.04.2026 with an outlay of ₹33,660 crore for 100 industrial parks.
Also in the document
- The answer does not provide specific data on the number of youth emigrating on student visas or work permits, stating only that data on workers with ECR passports is available on the e-Migrate portal.
- The answer does not explicitly confirm or deny the 'sustained decline' in specific sectors like textiles or hosiery in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Phagwara, and Amritsar, instead providing aggregate factory count data for the state.
- The answer does not provide a direct comparison of Punjab's youth unemployment rate to the national average in a single comparative statement, though the data allows for such a comparison (17.0% vs 9.9%).
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Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q210 (Session 8) · 3 Aug 2026
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