Parliament Question: Implementation of ABVKY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF ABVKY 3149. # SHRI BABURAM NISHAD: SMT. DARSHANA SINGH: SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR: SHRI NARHARI AMIN: DR. MEDHA VISHRAM KULKARNI: Will the Minister of Labour and Employment be pleased to state: (a) the details of beneficiaries and the amount disbursed under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) during the last three years, State-wise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh; (b) the eligibility criteria and duration of unemployment assistance under the scheme; (c) the steps taken to streamline the claims process and ensure the timely distribution of benefits and the steps taken to expedite claim settlement; and (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration to revise benefit rates or expand coverage and 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 Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) during the last three years are at Annexure. (b): The eligibility criteria to avail benefit under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is as under: (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. Contd..2/-:: 2 :: (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): At present, there is no proposal under consideration to revise the benefit rates or expand the coverage under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY). * *****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3149 FOR 19.03.2026 BY SHRI BABURAM NISHAD & 04 OTHERS REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF ABVKY. Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2024-25 Sl. 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No. Total Total Total Total Total Total State / UT amount amount amount approved approved approved disbursed disbursed disbursed claims claims claims (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) 1. Andhra 335 42,97,445 15 1,88,866 13 2,40,060 Pradesh 2. Assam 5 76,134 0 0 0 0 3. Bihar 45 8,53,849 0 0 0 0 4. Chhatisgarh 19 2,51,938 0 0 3 36,095 5. Delhi 144 24,93,401 2 27,735 7 1,02,392 6. Goa 13 2,08,957 0 0 0 0 7. Gujarat 225 18,12,200 3 53,509 6 1,34,588 8. Haryana 722 96,92,908 366 53,86,786 480 62,48,711 9. Himachal 91 13,54,885 0 0 0 0 Pradesh 10. Jammu & 1 15,431 0 0 0 0 Kashmir 11. Jharkhand 6 71,747 0 0 0 0 12. Karnataka 254 45,62,459 17 3,38,969 5 79,758 13. Kerala 44 6,21,767 4 63,741 18 2,22,688 14. Madhya 79 8,48,319 1 16,031 7 55,917 Pradesh 15. Maharashtra 127 23,92,489 1 25,166 14 2,62,615 16. Odisha 516 80,32,034 5 67,635 2 16,512 17. Puducherry 4 88,013 0 0 64 10,37,668 18. Punjab 41 5,92,648 4 48,140 3 54,517 19. Rajasthan 685 84,32,845 38 6,26,355 20 2,37,099 20. Tamilnadu 353 43,93,442 190 28,15,697 1,319 1,82,56,163 21. Telangana 64 9,45,425 25 2,46,788 4 60,696 22. Uttra Pradesh 266 35,73,697 16 2,49,341 8 1,19,767 23. Uttrakhand 28 4,22,742 1 32,969 3 18,002 24. West Bengal 10 1,08,439 0 0 2 25,424 Total 4,077 5,61,43,214 688 1,01,87,728 1,978 2,72,08,672 (Source: ESIC Hqrs.) *****