98.38 lakh employees benefitted through PMRPY: Labour Minister

1.21 lakh establishments benefitted from PMRPY

The Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar has informed the Lok Sabha that 98.38 lakh employees and 1.21 lakh Establishments benefitted from Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY), which was launched on 9 August 2016 with the objective to incentivise employers for creation of employment.

Under the scheme, Government of India is paying Employer's full contribution i.e. 12% towards EPF and EPS both (as admissible from time to time) w.e.f. 01 April 2018 for a period of three years to the new employees and to the existing beneficiaries for their remaining period of three years through EPFO. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment is 31 March 2019.The scheme is targeted for employees earning upto Rs 15000 per month.

 

This scheme has a dual benefit, where, on the one hand, the employer is incentivised for increasing the employment base of workers in the establishment, and on the other hand, these workers will have access to social security benefits of the organized sector.

State-wise employees, establishment benefited and amount of subsidy disbursed from inception till 31-Dec- 2018<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

State

No. Of Establishment Benefited During Period 01-Apr-2016 to 31-Dec-2018

No. Of Employees Benefited During Period 01-Apr-2016 to 31-Dec-2018

Subsidy Amount Disbursed During Period 01-Apr-2016 to 31-Dec-2018 (Rs crore)

Andhra Pradesh

8646

780535

242.25

Assam

365

8258

2.78

Bihar

737

105355

47.49

Chandigarh

3612

155769

54.82

Chhattisgarh

2473

102987

35.92

Delhi

5570

628772

213.79

Goa

352

15343

4.25

Gujarat

11763

857175

274.85

Haryana

7067

823757

263.35

Himachal Pradesh

2565

110997

34.04

Jharkhand

1110

46635

13.33

Karnataka

7853

963140

347.13

Kerala

3567

165120

89.22

Madhya Pradesh

4548

282474

104.04

Maharashtra

14193

1746468

547.06

Odisha

2169

110975

35.85

Punjab

4760

161869

62.62

Rajasthan

7601

376834

102.91

Tamil Nadu

13527

1177433

381.61

Uttar Pradesh

12556

689057

252.87

Uttarakhand

2491

243977

64.24

West Bengal

3825

285416

78.76

121350

9838346

3253.17

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