Parliament Question: Review and Implementation of PM-VBRY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2026 REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-VBRY

2471. SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to

state:

(a)whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY);

(b)if so, the details thereof, including the number of first-time employees and employers who have received incentives under the said scheme;

(c)whether the Government maintains data on beneficiaries and employers covered under PM-VBRY and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and district-wise particularly for Maharashtra, including Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constitution;

(d)whether the Government has introduced special incentives to promote employment generation in the manufacturing sector and prescribed eligibility criteria for employers under PartB of the Scheme, if so, the details thereof;

(e)whether the Government has put in place a robust Direct Benefit Transfer mechanism to ensure transparent and timely disbursement of benefits and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)whether the Government proposes to expand employment generation under PM-VBRY in Maharashtra, particularly in Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (f): The Government, 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 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.

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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 for two years, with extended benefits for another two years for the manufacturing sector.

All establishments including New as well as the Exempted establishments covered under EPF & MP Act, 1952, are eligible under the scheme, provided they file the ECR along with contributions regularly and fulfill other conditions of the scheme.

Comprehensive Scheme Guidelines, outlining the eligibility criteria for incentives to both employees and employers have been issued. The scheme and its provisions have been widely disseminated through extensive outreach efforts across the country.

A dedicated portal (pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in) has been developed to facilitate all scheme-related processes and for real- time monitoring of beneficiaries and sector-wise progress.

For effective implementation of the scheme, a robust monitoring framework has been instituted. A steering Committee with representation from various labour intensive and related Ministries/Department and an internal Executive Committee have been constituted to ensure effective monitoring of the scheme.

The Scheme also provides for a mid-term evaluation for necessary course correction and an end-term evaluation to assess the Scheme outcome by a third party.

The incentives to the employees are paid through (Aadhaar Bridge Payment System) Direct Benefit Transfer to their Aadhaar seeded bank accounts and incentive to the establishments are provided as Direct Benefit Transfer to PAN linked bank accounts of the establishments.

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The State-wise details of beneficiaries under Part A and B since the start of implementation till June, 2026 under the scheme in the country including the State of Maharashtra, are provided at Annexure-I.

The District-wise details of beneficiaries under Part A and Part B of the scheme, since the start of implementation till June, 2026, for the State of Maharashtra including the Jalgaon district, are

provided at Annexure-II. ** *****Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471 BY SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH DUE FOR REPLY ON 03.08.2026 REGARDING "REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PMVBRY” (AS ON 14th JULY 2026) State Part A Part B No. of first Total Amount No. of Total Amount timer Disbursed (In Beneficiary Disbursed (In beneficiaries Rs.) Establishment Rs.) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 353 2265364 27 3080177 ANDHRA PRADESH 34673 168487149 1447 355493274 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 254 1138212 20 1814835 ASSAM 7879 34658951 526 90696260 BIHAR 17255 86204143 474 133695908 CHANDIGARH 3881 24185370 208 89799536 CHHATTISGARH 16599 78819672 918 180033503 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 2618 13477878 187 40294284 DAMAN AND DIU 1604 8254081 99 23512028 DELHI 85616 532505789 3632 1498800611 GOA 4627 28186465 385 79231411 GUJARAT 87381 496862325 5794 1631361034 HARYANA 76971 455602523 3691 1518758075 HIMACHAL PRADESH 8318 45927795 605 99325277 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 3707 17750157 212 52323604 JHARKHAND 11961 61215501 747 194566368 KARNATAKA 157284 1017585316 7707 2830727347 KERALA 31915 192097069 1437 405948821 LADAKH 31 204608 5 484089 LAKSHADWEEP 15 97727 - - MADHYA PRADESH 35605 177753668 1663 315471640 MAHARASHTR A 249068 1494229385 12704 4359523430 MANIPUR 513 1765615 25 2308835 MEGHALAYA 896 5282892 36 9241718 MIZORAM 312 2048907 7 517702 NAGALAND 364 1694326 15 3481547 ODISHA 21875 112151379 1354 337514769 PUDUCHERRY 2660 12695893 156 20281434 PUNJAB 24430 130970037 1289 282549834 RAJASTHAN 44421 202100767 2542 529555818 SIKKIM 557 3328479 33 11746810 TAMIL NADU 152698 874765367 7260 2134115387 TELANGANA 82905 444465975 3778 1190248790 TRIPURA 805 3537565 37 9847727 UTTAR PRADESH 69364 383493402 4033 1357953096 UTTARAKHAND 13998 76420136 823 206115676 WEST BENGAL 64716 254773968 3493 688133501 Total 1318129 7447003856 67369 20688554156Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471 BY SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH DUE FOR REPLY ON 03.08.2026 REGARDING "REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PMVBRY” (AS ON 14th JULY 2026) No. of Beneficiary No. of first timer District of Maharashtra Establishment beneficiaries AHMADNAGAR 149 2262 AKOLA 20 347 AMRAVATI 43 986 AURANGABAD 432 5881 BHANDARA 20 230 BID 19 368 BULDANA 30 597 CHANDRAPUR 68 1705 DHULE 30 578 GADCHIROLI 3 595 GONDIYA 16 386 HINGOLI 2 52 JALGAON 69 1463 JALNA 29 648 KOLHAPUR 221 3336 LATUR 33 432 MUMBAI CITY 1953 35975 MUMBAI SUBURBAN 2091 63997 NAGPUR 451 8171 NANDED 21 424 NANDURBAR 5 78 NASHIK 517 6462 OSMANABAD 9 231 PALGHAR 242 3178 PARBHANI 22 256 PUNE 3849 69915 RAIGARH 378 3830 RATNAGIRI 53 773 SANGLI 68 1457 SATARA 139 2134 SINDHUDURG 12 141 SOLAPUR 105 1704 THANE 1553 29525 WARDHA 23 454 WASHIM 4 91 YAVATMAL 25 406 12704 249068 *****