Parliament Question: Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA 4908. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA: SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of current status of implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), including the number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed thereunder in the country during the last three years and the current year, year and State/UT-wise, particularly in West Bengal and Bihar including West Champaran district; (b) the details of eligibility criteria and duration of unemployment assistance provided under the said scheme; (c) the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government to streamline claim processing and ensure timely disbursal of benefits in the country, particularly in Bishunpur Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal; (d) whether the Government proposes to revise benefit rates or expand coverage under the said scheme in the country; and (e) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a): The State-wise details of beneficiaries and the amount disbursed under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure. (b): The eligibility criteria to avail benefit under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is as under: Contd..2/-:: 2 :: (i) The insured person must be in insurable employment for a minimum period of 12 months immediately before his/her unemployment and should have contributed for not less than 78 days in one completed contribution period in 12 months immediately preceding to unemployment. (ii) The unemployment must not arise from misconduct, during lock out, superannuation, or convicted for false statement under the provision of ESI Act, 1948. Under the Scheme, unemployment allowance is payable at the rate of 50% of the average daily wages for a maximum period of 90 days once during the lifetime of the insured person. (c): Several steps to expedite the settlement of claim under the scheme have been taken. These include online submission and processing of the claims, direct benefit transfer (DBT) to the bank accounts of beneficiaries and regular monitoring of claim settlement to ensure timely disbursal of benefits. (d) & (e): At present, there is no proposal under consideration to revise the benefit rates or expand the coverage under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY). * *****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4908 FOR 23.03.2026 BY SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA & 03 OTHERS REGARDING ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA. Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26 Sl. 2025-26 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No (Till Feb’26) . Total Total Total Total Total State / UT Total Total Total amount amount amount approv amount approved approved approved disbursed disbursed disbursed ed disbursed claims claims claims (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) claims (in Rs.) 1. Andhra 9 81,125 335 42,97,445 15 1,88,866 13 2,40,060 Pradesh 2. Assam 5 76,134 0 0 0 0 3 40,760 3. Bihar 45 8,53,849 0 0 0 0 2 18,222 4. Chhatisgarh 19 2,51,938 0 0 3 36,095 1 12,314 5. Delhi 144 24,93,401 2 27,735 7 1,02,392 15 80,384 6. Goa 13 2,08,957 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Gujarat 225 18,12,200 3 53,509 6 1,34,588 622 61,72,285 8. Haryana 722 96,92,908 366 53,86,786 480 62,48,711 337 28,18,085 9. Himachal 0 0 91 13,54,885 0 0 0 0 Pradesh 10. Jammu & 0 0 1 15,431 0 0 0 0 Kashmir 11. Jharkhand 6 71,747 0 0 0 0 22 4,06,675 12. Karnataka 254 45,62,459 17 3,38,969 5 79,758 12 1,42,204 13. Kerala 44 6,21,767 4 63,741 18 2,22,688 3 22,449 14. Madhya 2 8,049 79 8,48,319 1 16,031 7 55,917 Pradesh 15. Maharashtr 1 15,492 127 23,92,489 1 25,166 14 2,62,615 a 16. Odisha 516 80,32,034 5 67,635 2 16,512 8 82,595 17. Puducherry 4 88,013 0 0 64 10,37,668 26 4,51,002 18. Punjab 41 5,92,648 4 48,140 3 54,517 57 6,84,583 19. Rajasthan 685 84,32,845 38 6,26,355 20 2,37,099 35 4,19,011 20. Tamilnadu 353 43,93,442 190 28,15,697 1,319 1,82,56,163 131 20,11,056 21. Telangana 64 9,45,425 25 2,46,788 4 60,696 7 51,857 22. Uttra 6 56,448 266 35,73,697 16 2,49,341 8 1,19,767 Pradesh 23. Uttrakhand 28 4,22,742 1 32,969 3 18,002 4 43,700 24. West 1 2,468 10 1,08,439 0 0 2 25,424 Bengal 25. Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8,276 Total 4,077 5,61,43,214 688 1,01,87,728 1,978 2,72,08,672 1,305 1,36,29,040 (Source: ESIC Hqrs.) *****