Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment announced the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme named Prime Minister Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna on July 1, 2025, to promote employment generation and enhance social security across all sectors, especially manufacturing. The scheme has a registration period from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2027, and a budgetary outlay of ₹99,446 crore for FY 2025-26 to FY 2031-32. The scheme focuses on providing incentives to both employees and employers.
Key Points / Main Content:
Scheme Overview:
* **Name:** Prime Minister Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna (formerly Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme).
* **Objective:** Support employment generation, enhance employability, and improve social security.
* **Sector Focus:** All sectors, with a special emphasis on the manufacturing sector.
Financial Details:
* **Budgetary Outlay:** ₹99,446 crore for the period FY 2025-26 to FY 2031-32.
Scheme Structure:
* **Two Parts:** Part A (incentives for new eligible employees) and Part B (incentives for employers creating additional jobs).
* **Employee Incentive Target (Part A):** Incentives for 1.92 crore new eligible employees.
* **Job Creation Target (Part B):** Incentives for creating approximately 2.59 crore additional jobs for employers.
Eligibility:
* **Employers:** All employers in any sector covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 are eligible as per the scheme guidelines.
Awareness and Outreach:
* **Multi-tiered Outreach Strategy:** Inter-ministerial meetings, seminars, webinars involving industry partners and stakeholders.
* **State-Level Alignment:** High-level meetings with State Labour and Industry Ministers.
* **State Cross-Functional Teams:** Teams comprising officers from EPFO, ESIC, CLC conducting webinars, seminars, workshops, and using social media.
Impact Analysis:
Government of India:
* **Impact:** Responsible for funding, implementing, and overseeing the scheme to achieve national employment goals.
* **Action Required:** Monitor scheme progress, disburse funds, and ensure effective coordination between ministries and state governments.
Employers (All sectors covered under EPF & MP Act, 1952):
* **Impact:** Eligible to receive incentives for creating new jobs, thus reducing the financial burden of hiring.
* **Action Required:** Register under the scheme between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2027, adhere to scheme guidelines, and create additional jobs to avail incentives.
Employees:
* **Impact:** Potential to benefit from increased job opportunities and enhanced social security.
* **Action Required:** Seek employment in the formal sector and ensure eligibility for the scheme's benefits.
State Governments:
* **Impact:** Vital for aligning state-level policies and ensuring effective implementation of the scheme at the grassroots level.
* **Action Required:** Participate in high-level meetings, coordinate with state labor and industry departments, and support awareness campaigns.
Labour Intensive Ministries, Trade Unions, Industry Associations and Experts:
* **Impact:** Consulted with extensively during the formulation of the scheme.
* **Action Required:** Continue to participate in seminars and webinars.
Key Entities Referenced
Employment-Linked Incentive ELI scheme: A government scheme designed to promote employment generation in the formal sector.
SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S: Member of Parliament who raised a question about the implementation of the ELI scheme.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India, mentioned in the context of state-wise details of beneficiaries and establishments registered under the ELI scheme.
Prime Minister Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna: The name given to the Employment Linked Incentive ELI Scheme, aimed at supporting employment generation, enhancing employability and social security.
FY 202526 to FY 203132: The financial years for which the Employment Linked Incentive ELI Scheme has a budgetary outlay.
EPF MP Act, 1952: The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, under which employers must be covered to be eligible for incentives under the Prime Minister Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna.
SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: Minister of State for Labour and Employment who provided the answer to the parliamentary question regarding the ELI scheme.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO): An organisation involved in conducting webinars, seminars, meetings, and workshops for outreach.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3499
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
IMPLEMENTATION OF ELI SCHEME
3499. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government has implemented the Employment-Linked
Incentive (ELI) scheme to promote employment generation in the
formal sector;
(b)if so, the details thereof along with the total number of
beneficiaries and establishments registered under the scheme,
State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
(c)the details of the total financial allocation and expenditure
incurred under the scheme so far;
(d)the details of the types of industries and sectors covered under the
scheme and the criteria for eligibility;
(e)whether the Government has conducted any impact assessment
or review of the scheme’s effectiveness in generating sustainable
employment and if so, the details thereof;
(f)the steps taken by the Government to create awareness about the
scheme among small and medium enterprises and youth, especially
in regions with high unemployment; and
(g)whether the Government has any plans to extend, modify or
integrate the scheme with other employment promotion
programmes and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (g): The Government on 01.07.2025 approved the
Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme named as Prime Minister
Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna to support employment generation,
enhance employability and social security, across all sectors, with
special focus on the manufacturing sector. The scheme has been
formulated after extensive consultations with all stakeholders
including labour intensive Ministries, Trade Unions, Industry
Associations and Experts.
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The scheme has a registration period of two years from
01.08.2025 to 31.07.2027 and a budgetary outlay of ₹ 99,446 Crore
for the period FY 2025-26 to FY 2031-32. The scheme comprises of
two parts i.e. Part A and Part B and focuses on providing support to
both employees and employers by way of incentives. The scheme
provides for incentives for 1.92 crores new eligible employees under
Part A. Incentive for creation of approx. 2.59 crore additional jobs to
employers is provided for under Part B of the scheme.
All employers in any sector covered under EPF & MP Act,
1952 are eligible for incentives as per the scheme guidelines.
To generate widespread awareness about the Prime
Minister Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojna, the Ministry has undertaken a
multi-tiered outreach strategy. It has convened inter-ministerial
meetings involving key ministries across various levels. These
ministries, in turn, have organized seminars and webinars, inviting
industry partners and relevant stakeholders to sensitize them about
the scheme. Additionally, the Ministry has held high-level meeting at
the Hon’ble Union Minister for Labour & Employment level with State
Labour and Industry Ministers to ensure State-level alignment and
understanding of the scheme. To further strengthen outreach efforts,
the Ministry has constituted State Cross-Functional Teams
comprising officers from EPFO, ESIC, CLC etc. These teams are
actively conducting webinars, seminars, meetings, and workshops,
and are leveraging social media platforms to disseminate information
about the scheme. They are also engaging directly with industry
partners, State officials, and other key stakeholders to foster greater
awareness and participation across the country.
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