Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020

## PRADHAN MANTRI ROJGAR PROTSAHAN YOJANA

## 228.  DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under this yojana during the last three years and the current year across the country including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the number of employees registered under this yojana during the above mentioned period across the country including Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the details of the target set and achievements made so far;
- (e) whether the cases of fraud have come to the knowledge of the Government under this yojana within the country including Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched with the  objective  to  incentivise  employers  for  creation  of  employment.  Under  the scheme, Government paid Employer's contribution i.e. 12% towards Employees Provident  Fund  (EPF)  and  Employees  Pension  Scheme  (EPS)  both  (or  as admissible  from  time  to  time)  for  a  period  of  three  years  in  respect  of  new employees registered with EPFO. 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. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment under PMRPY was 31st March,

2019.

The  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  PMRPY  Scheme throughout India during last three years and the current year is as follows:-

| Year                                       |   Funds Released to EPFO (Rs. in crores) |   Amount disbursed by EPFO (Rs. in crores) |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17                                    |                                   167.69 |                                       2.58 |
| 2017-18                                    |                                   470.25 |                                     491.96 |
| 2018-19                                    |                                  3493.88 |                                    3870.88 |
| 2019-20 As on Jan., 2020 (upto 27.01.2020) |                                  3400    |                                    2996.18 |

The details of the number of employees registered under PMRPY scheme for last three  years  and  the  current  year  across  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  is enclosed as Annexure-I, II & III. No employee was registered through establishments after terminal date of 31.03.2019.

One case of was reported by Udupi Office of EPFO wherein an establishment had registered under  EPF&MP Act, 1952 by providing false details.  Consequently, establishment  code  number  has  been  de-activated  and  EPFO  has  filed  FIR against the employer in this regard. Further, the members of the establishment have also been marked as deactivated.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 FOR 03.02.2020

| PMRPY 1.4.2016 to 31.3.2017   | PMRPY 1.4.2016 to 31.3.2017                                         |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                         | Employees Registered During Period 01 April, 2016 to 31 March, 2017 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                | 1495                                                                |
| ASSAM                         | 18                                                                  |
| BIHAR                         | 38                                                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                    | 164                                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH                  | 450                                                                 |
| DELHI                         | 1260                                                                |
| GOA                           | 46                                                                  |
| GUJARAT                       | 16849                                                               |
| HARYANA                       | 3463                                                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH              | 499                                                                 |
| JHARKHAND                     | 167                                                                 |
| KARNATAKA                     | 6200                                                                |
| KERALA                        | 2690                                                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH                | 268                                                                 |
| MAHARASHTRA                   | 4531                                                                |
| ODISHA                        | 123                                                                 |
| PUNJAB                        | 1747                                                                |
| RAJASTHAN                     | 554                                                                 |
| TAMIL NADU                    | 6503                                                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH                 | 2240                                                                |
| UTTARAKHAND                   | 1526                                                                |
| WEST BENGAL                   | 2303                                                                |
| TOTAL                         | 53134                                                               |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 FOR 03.02.2020

| PMRPY 01.4.2017 to 31.3.2018   | PMRPY 01.4.2017 to 31.3.2018                                        |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                          | Employees Registered During Period 01 April, 2017 to 31 March, 2018 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                 | 379237                                                              |
| ASSAM                          | 3429                                                                |
| BIHAR                          | 49452                                                               |
| CHANDIGARH                     | 38967                                                               |
| CHHATTISGARH                   | 36793                                                               |
| DELHI                          | 235822                                                              |
| GOA                            | 2910                                                                |
| GUJARAT                        | 376185                                                              |
| HARYANA                        | 328264                                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH               | 49120                                                               |
| JHARKHAND                      | 15824                                                               |
| KARNATAKA                      | 398873                                                              |
| KERALA                         | 74796                                                               |
| MADHYA PRADESH                 | 123076                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                    | 796035                                                              |
| ODISHA                         | 52926                                                               |
| PUNJAB                         | 75735                                                               |
| RAJASTHAN                      | 153614                                                              |
| TAMIL NADU                     | 432641                                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                  | 304306                                                              |
| UTTARAKHAND                    | 104416                                                              |
| WEST BENGAL                    | 118143                                                              |
| TOTAL                          | 4150564                                                             |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 FOR 03.02.2020

| PMRPY 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019   | PMRPY 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019                                      |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                            | Employees Registered During Period 01 April, 2018 to 31 March, 2019 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 716601                                                              |
| ASSAM                            | 8915                                                                |
| BIHAR                            | 87610                                                               |
| CHANDIGARH                       | 176595                                                              |
| CHHATTISGARH                     | 115325                                                              |
| DELHI                            | 655792                                                              |
| GOA                              | 26598                                                               |
| GUJARAT                          | 853802                                                              |
| HARYANA                          | 776635                                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 102653                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                        | 68646                                                               |
| KARNATAKA                        | 962553                                                              |
| KERALA                           | 147243                                                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH                   | 265181                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                      | 1686311                                                             |
| ODISHA                           | 109592                                                              |
| PUNJAB                           | 140144                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                        | 365141                                                              |
| TAMIL NADU                       | 1173616                                                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH                    | 629804                                                              |
| UTTARAKHAND                      | 231316                                                              |
| WEST BENGAL                      | 287278                                                              |
| TOTAL                            | 9587351                                                             |