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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3842
TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026
PRADHAN MANTRI VIKSIT BHARAT ROZGAR YOJANA
3842. SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)the details of the target and incentives under Pradhan Mantri Viksit
Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY);
(b)the details of the duration of the said Yojana;
(c)the details of the budget allocation and expenditure incurred under
the said yojana during the year 2025-2026 till date; and
(d)the details of the achievements vis-a-vis job creation under the
said yojana till February 2026?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): 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, with a particular focus on the manufacturing
sector. The scheme was launched on 15th August 2025. 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. The scheme aims to
incentivise creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs all across the
country, over a period of 2 years.
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 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.
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Under Part A of the scheme, the first-time employees of
both existing and new establishments shall be eligible for an
incentive equivalent to one month’s EPF wage, subject to a maximum
of ₹15,000. This incentive will be payable in two instalments during
the first year of employment. The first instalment, up to ₹7,500, shall
be disbursed after completion of six months of continuous
employment. Eligibility for the second instalment shall arise after
completion of twelve months of employment and successful
completion of the prescribed Financial Literacy Programme. This
second instalment shall be credited to an appropriate savings
instrument / saving account for a specified period.
Part B incentivizes employers by providing up to ₹3,000
per month for each additional employment sustained for at least 6
months.
As on February 2026, a total of 55.9 lakh First Time
Employees and 1.14 crore Re-joinees have been enrolled under the
PMVBRY Scheme.
The scheme commenced from 1st August 2025, and
incentive is payable only upon successful completion of 6 months of
continuous employment.
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