Parliament Question: Implementation of PM-VBRY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 67 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 \ IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-VBRY 67. SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) and the progress made in its implementation since its launch; (b)the details of the establishments registered and first-time employees enrolled under the said Scheme in the country, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Karnataka; (c)the total financial assistance sanctioned and disbursed to eligible first-time employees and establishments in the country, State/UT- wise especially Shivamogga district in Karnataka; (d)the number of establishments and beneficiaries covered in the manufacturing sector along with the facilitation and awareness measures undertaken through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to encourage sustained additional employment; and (e)the steps taken by the Government to promote formalisation of employment and improve employability and the measures proposed to accelerate registration and coverage under the Scheme, particularly in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (e): The Union Cabinet, on 1 July 2025, approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, titled the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PMVBRY), to promote employment generation, enhance employability, and strengthen social security across all sectors including MSMEs and rural enterprises, with a particular focus on the manufacturing sector. Contd..2/-:: 2 :: The scheme aims to incentivise creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs all across the country, over a period of 2 years including the state of Karnataka. 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 crore eligible First time employees under Part A. Incentive for creation of approximately 2.59 crore additional jobs to employers is provided for under Part B of the scheme. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is the implementing agency for the scheme. The state-wise details of the registrations and incentive disbursed since the start of implementation till June, 2026 under the scheme in the country including the state of Karnataka, are provided at Annexure-I. The district-wise details of the incentive disbursement under Part A and Part B of the scheme, since the start of implementation till June, 2026, for the State of Karnataka, are provided at Annexure-II. The scheme and its provisions have been widely disseminated through extensive outreach efforts across the country. EPFO has undertaken awareness and stakeholder outreach programmes, including monthly Nidhi Aapke Nikat (NAN) programmes, SMS/email and digital communication campaigns etc. to facilitate timely registration and seamless transfer of benefits. A dedicated portal (pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in) has been developed to facilitate all scheme-related processes and for real-time monitoring. Detailed Scheme Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been made available on this portal for ease of understanding. ** *****Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.67 BY SH. B Y RAGHAVENDRA HON’BLE M.P. REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-VBRY TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 IN LOK SABHA State No of Registered First Timer Amount Establishment Enrolled Disbursed (₹) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 394 1782 5345541 ANDHRA PRADESH 15174 201181 523783881 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 358 1496 2953047 ASSAM 6098 50513 125355211 BIHAR 6475 103108 219838617 CHANDIGARH 1563 87015 113984906 CHHATTISGARH 9561 90736 258667225 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 1184 53772162 DAMAN AND DIU 708 31766109 DELHI 24304 672739 2030062844 GOA 3037 38271 107413416 GUJARAT 43110 699372 2128200675 HARYANA 25120 628836 1973967726 HIMACHAL PRADESH 6864 64968 145247007 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 3417 25950 70073761 JHARKHAND 7217 71824 255774549 KARNATAKA 50525 1004933 3848215490 KERALA 16050 144454 598011263 LADAKH 87 175 688697 LAKSHADWEEP 6 97727 MADHYA PRADESH 18916 204146 493225308 MAHARASHTRA 83864 1747669 5853392358 MANIPUR 430 2024 4074450 MEGHALAYA 364 5564 14524610 MIZORAM 88 846 2566609 NAGALAND 210 1676 5175873 ODISHA 15052 130632 449658648 PUDUCHERRY 1452 32977327 PUNJAB 15752 88363 413511448 RAJASTHAN 24940 303902 731656585 SIKKIM 351 2696 15075289 TAMIL NADU 57901 938946 3008034135 TELANGANA 25960 530554 1634499416 TRIPURA 595 3664 13378937 UTTAR PRADESH 39452 498122 1741415761 UTTARAKHAND 7310 126979 282535812 WEST BENGAL 35038 343452 942887340 Total 548927 8816588 28131809760Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.67 BY SH. B Y RAGHAVENDRA HON’BLE M.P. REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PM- VBRY TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 IN LOK SABHA State District Part - A Part B Amount Benefit Disbursed Disbursed BENGALURU (BANGALORE) URBAN ₹ 802,447,672 ₹ 2,367,168,185 Bagalkot ₹ 3,884,141 ₹ 13,810,819 Bangalore Rural ₹ 30,358,778 ₹ 66,323,892 Belgaum ₹ 15,982,145 ₹ 29,321,626 Bellary ₹ 12,187,444 ₹ 34,325,260 Bidar ₹ 1,834,227 ₹ 5,545,559 Chamarajanagar ₹ 743,473 ₹ 1,155,133 Chikballapur ₹ 1,863,316 ₹ 5,530,293 Chikmagalur ₹ 3,162,146 ₹ 4,088,034 Chitradurga ₹ 1,822,702 ₹ 6,773,822 Dakshina Kannada ₹ 26,039,520 ₹ 50,265,522 Davanagere ₹ 4,993,603 ₹ 11,569,620 Dharwad ₹ 15,653,685 ₹ 24,675,810 Karnataka Gadag ₹ 865,640 ₹ 914,139 Hassan ₹ 4,493,281 ₹ 5,255,845 Haveri ₹ 4,641,224 ₹ 7,624,888 Kalburgi ₹ 2,802,283 ₹ 22,430,568 Karnataka ₹ 27,394 Kodagu ₹ 4,338,108 ₹ 2,026,190 Kolar ₹ 4,921,389 ₹ 16,028,493 Koppal ₹ 1,578,794 ₹ 2,890,879 Mandya ₹ 2,703,932 ₹ 5,318,540 Mysore ₹ 24,406,680 ₹ 40,567,111 Raichur ₹ 2,843,895 ₹ 8,783,368 Ramanagara ₹ 6,191,309 ₹ 14,801,159 Shimoga ₹ 8,052,793 ₹ 7,041,645 Tumkur ₹ 9,053,762 ₹ 27,568,958Udupi ₹ 12,632,075 ₹ 31,720,655 Uttara Kannada ₹ 3,052,985 ₹ 3,264,039 Vijayapura ₹ 3,498,145 ₹ 13,338,287 Yadgir ₹ 411,602 ₹ 599,008 Total ₹ 1,017,488,143 ₹ 2,830,727,347 *****