Lok Sabha Question No. 2105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: PMPRPY
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## PMPRPY

2105. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI M.MURALI MOHAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMPRPY);
- (b) the number of textile sector employees registered under the Yojana during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and disbursed to various States including Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether it is a fact that beneficiaries have not been able to receive their claims due to errors in Aadhaar linkage to their PAN numbers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government  thereto?

## ANSWER वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

## उत्तर

- (a): Salient features of PMPRPY are given below:-
-  PMPRPY is a labour reform initiative under which Government is bearing the entire 12% of  the  employers'  contribution  to  the  Employers  Provident  Fund  Scheme  for  new employees of garment and made-ups sectors for the first 3 years of their employment.
-  At present, 8.33% of employer's contribution is already being provided by Government under  Pradhan  Mantri  Rozgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY).  Additional  3.67%  of employer  contribution  is  made  available  under  PMPRPY  to  garment  and  made-ups segments to new workers with wage up to Rs 15,000/- per month.
- (b)  &  (c): State-wise details  of number of textile sector  employees registered  and  funds  disbursed during  2016-17  &  2017-18  is  enclosed  at  Annexure.  Quantum  of  funds  allocated  under  PMPRPY Scheme is Rs. 30 crores and the amount disbursed up to 27.02.2018 is Rs.16,23,05,091/-.

(d) & (e). There is no requirement to link Aadhaar with PAN.  However, employees have to submit verified Aadhaar for availing benefits.

## Annexure

|                             | Registered Employees     | Registered Employees     | Funds Disbursed          | Funds Disbursed          |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| States                      | 09-08-2016 to 31-03-2017 | 01-04-2017 to 27-02-2018 | 09-08-2016 to 31-03-2017 | 01-04-2017 to 27-02-2018 |
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 1                        | 4843                     | 450                      | 2395163                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Assam                       | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Bihar                       | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Chandigarh                  | 0                        | 999                      | 0                        | 1305914                  |
| Chhattisgarh                | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli      | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Daman And Diu               | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Delhi                       | 0                        | 5675                     | 0                        | 4721637                  |
| Goa                         | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Gujarat                     | 142                      | 4043                     | 34490                    | 3199778                  |
| Haryana                     | 2208                     | 66151                    | 60280                    | 36814021                 |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Jharkhand                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Karnataka                   | 3017                     | 76794                    | 187537                   | 46549785                 |
| Kerala                      | 1845                     | 6612                     | 899579                   | 9258807                  |
| Lakshadweep                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 0                        | 452                      | 0                        | 14745                    |
| Maharashtra                 | 20                       | 2418                     | 0                        | 1166098                  |
| Manipur                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Meghalaya                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Mizoram                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Nagaland                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Odisha                      | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Puducherry                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Punjab                      | 384                      | 2762                     | 77956                    | 1825436                  |
| Rajasthan                   | 0                        | 2485                     | 0                        | 549465                   |
| Sikkim                      | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 2136                     | 61886                    | 527702                   | 37550606                 |
| Telangana                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Tripura                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 114                      | 33071                    | 0                        | 14579418                 |
| Uttarakhand                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| West Bengal                 | 0                        | 1545                     | 0                        | 586224                   |
| Total                       | 9867                     | 269736                   | 1787994                  | 160517097                |

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