 bill no 82 of 2009 the eradication of unemployment bill, 2009 byshri jp agarwal, mp a billto provide a scheme for eradication of unemployment from the countrybe  it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1)  this act may be called the eradication of unemployment act, 2009short  title and extent(2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act,—5(a) "government" means the central government; and (b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this actemployment to citizens3 the government shall endeavour to provide every citizen, who has attained the ageof eighteen years and who is registered with employment exchange, with employment suitable to his age, qualification, skill and potential5grant of unemployment allowance4 till such time as employment is provided to a citizen under section 3, he shall beentitled to unemployment allowance at such rate commensurate with his qualifications and skills, as may be prescribedunemployment insurance scheme5 an unemployment insurance scheme, with such features, as may be prescribed,shall be framed by the government so as to provide for a special fund for the grant of unemployment allowance under this act10contribution to unemployment insurancescheme6 a citizen who has registered himself with the employment exchange shall be eligibleto receive benefit of unemployment allowance under this act subject to his furnishing an agreement to contribute to the unemployment insurance scheme for a prescribed period immediately after securing employment at such rate, as may be prescribedpower to make rules157 (1) the central government may, by notification in official gazzette, make rules forcarrying out the provisions of this act20(2) every rule made under this section shall by laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe problem of unemployment has assumed menacing proportions in our countryeven the educated citizens are living in indigent state their energy is not being utilized for nation building due to desperation and abject poverty, they are choosing the path of violence and crime lack of employment opportunities in the country is also leading to braindrain and exodus of a large number of skilled and unskilled persons abroad it is time that concerted efforts are made by the government to assure employment to the citizens of the country and to provide unemployment allowance to those who have not been able to secure employment it is also necessary to start an unemployment insurance scheme for the purpose, so that the scheme may serve to finance the funds to provide relief to unemployed peoplehence this billnew delhi;jp agarwaljuly 20, 2009 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that the government shall endeavour to provide employment to all eligible citizens who have attained the age of eighteen years or above clause 4 provides for unemployment allowance to all such unemployed citizens clause 5 provides for unemployment insurance scheme to be started by the central governmentthe bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred fifty crore per annum from the consolidated fund of indiano non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the bill the matters in respect of which such rules may be made would relate to matters of procedure and administrative details and it is not practicable to provide for them in the bill itselfthe delegation of legislative power is of a normal character lok sabha———— a billto provide a scheme for eradication of unemployment from the country————(shri jp agarwal, mp)