98.38 Lakh Employees benefitted through PMRPY

Ministry of Labour & Employment
98.38 Lakh Employees benefitted through PMRPY

07 JAN 2019

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched on 9th 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. 01.04.2018 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 31st March, 2019.The scheme is targeted for employees earning upto Rs. 15,000 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. Number of Employees and Establishments benefitted as on 31.12.2018 is 98.38 lakh and 1.21 lakh respectively. State-wise employees, establishment benefited and amount of subsidy disbursed is at Annexure.

Annexure

Details from PMRPY Portal from inception till 31-Dec- 2018

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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
ANDHRA PRADESH	8646	780535	2422534115
ASSAM	365	8258	27780925
BIHAR	737	105355	474851209
CHANDIGARH	3612	155769	548215125
CHHATTISGARH	2473	102987	3591706 24
DELHI	5570	628772	2137927962
GOA	352	15343	42488134
GUJARAT	11763	857175	2748520825< /td>
HARYANA	7067	823757	2633467270</ td>
HIMACHAL PRADESH	2565	110997	340391679
JHARKHAND	1110	46635	133283018</ td>
KARNATAKA	7853	963140	3471298051
KERALA	3567	165120	892195708
MADHYA PRADESH	4548	282474	1040402671
MAHARASHTRA	14193	1746468	547061 2241
ODISHA	2169	110975	358483871
PUNJAB	4760	161869	626154768
RAJASTHAN	7601	376834	1029095730
TAMIL NADU	13527	1177433	3816056107
UTTAR PRADESH	12556	689057	2528746729
UTTARAKHAND	2491	243977	64241631 9
WEST BENGAL	3825	285416	787598144
	121350	9838346	3253169122 5

This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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