Lok Sabha Question No. 1284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Employment Generation through PMRPY
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH PMRPY

## 1284. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) for employment generation;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  beneficiaries  of  the  PMRPY  as  on  31,  December  2018, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  salary  limit  fixed  by  the  Government  for  registration  of  employees  with  the Employee's Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO);
- (d) whether there is any proposal to increase the said limit and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the  details  of  additional  employment  generated  after  implementation  of  PMRPY since 2016; and
- (f) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  extend  the  terminal  date  for  registration  of beneficiaries  through  an  establishment  under  the  PMRPY  beyond  March  31,  2019 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (f):    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) for a period of three years to the new employees through EPFO. The scheme is targeted for employees  earning  upto  Rs.  15,000  per  month.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of beneficiary  through  establishment  is  31 st    March,  2019  and  there  is  no  proposal  to extend the terminal date for registration.  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. Till 4th  February, 2019, benefits have been given to 1.31 lakh establishments covering 1.06 crore beneficiaries. The details of the  beneficiaries  of  the  PMRPY  as  on  31,  December  2018,  State/UT-wise  is  given  at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING  EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH PMRPY

| 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 |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH   |                                                                      8646 |                                                                780535 |
| ASSAM            |                                                                       365 |                                                                  8258 |
| BIHAR            |                                                                       737 |                                                                105355 |
| CHANDIGARH       |                                                                      3612 |                                                                155769 |
| CHHATTISGARH     |                                                                      2473 |                                                                102987 |
| DELHI            |                                                                      5570 |                                                                628772 |
| GOA              |                                                                       352 |                                                                 15343 |
| GUJARAT          |                                                                     11763 |                                                                857175 |
| HARYANA          |                                                                      7067 |                                                                823757 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH |                                                                      2565 |                                                                110997 |
| JHARKHAND        |                                                                      1110 |                                                                 46635 |
| KARNATAKA        |                                                                      7853 |                                                                963140 |
| KERALA           |                                                                      3567 |                                                                165120 |
| MADHYA PRADESH   |                                                                      4548 |                                                                282474 |
| MAHARASHTRA      |                                                                     14193 |                                                               1746468 |
| ODISHA           |                                                                      2169 |                                                                110975 |
| PUNJAB           |                                                                      4760 |                                                                161869 |
| RAJASTHAN        |                                                                      7601 |                                                                376834 |
| TAMIL NADU       |                                                                     13527 |                                                               1177433 |
| UTTAR PRADESH    |                                                                     12556 |                                                                689057 |
| UTTARAKHAND      |                                                                      2491 |                                                                243977 |
| WEST BENGAL      |                                                                      3825 |                                                                285416 |
| Total            |                                                                    121350 |                                                               9838346 |