Lok Sabha Question No. 193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 193

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2021

## PRADHAN MANTRI ROJGAR PROTSAHAN YOJANA

193:  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme so far within Assam and Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the number of beneficiaries covered under this scheme within Assam and Rajasthan so far;
- (d) the  details  of  the  target  set  and  achievements  made  so  far  along  with  its response;
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  cover  the  wider  section  of target beneficiaries in the State under this scheme; and
- (f) whether this scheme has proved a boon during Covid-19 in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a):  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana (PMRPY) since 2016 with the objective to incentivise employers for creation of new  employment  and  also  aimed  to  bring  informal  workers  to  the  formal workforce.  Under  the  scheme,  Government  of  India  is  paying  Employer's contribution i.e. 12% for a period of three years to the new employees earning upto Rs. 15,000/- through EPFO. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment was 31st March 2019. The beneficiaries registered upto 31st March, 2019 will continue to receive the benefit for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme i.e. upto 31 st  March, 2022.

(b):  Subsidy  disbursed  in  Assam  and  Rajasthan  since  inception  of  PMRPY scheme till June 2021 is Rs. 9.49 crore and Rs. 307.58 crore, respectively.

(c):    Employees  benefited  in  Assam  and  Rajasthan  since  inception  of  PMRPY scheme till June 2021 is 11311 and 463148, respectively.

(d): The scheme was estimated to benefit 20 lakh beneficiaries. As on 15 th July, 2021,  benefit  has  been  provided  to  1.21  crore  beneficiaries  through  1.53  lakh establishments.

(e):  Campaigning  for  increasing  the  awareness  about  the  scheme  was  done through various modes of media viz. print media, television advertisement, radio FM  channels,  cinema  theatre  etc.  Besides  this,  to  increase  the  awareness among  employers  and  employers'  associations,  seminars  and  meetings  were also conducted.  The details of the scheme were also displayed on the website for dissemination among the employers and the employees.

(f):  The  terminal  date  of  registration  of  beneficiaries  under  PMRPY  was  31st March, 2019 but incentive in respect of registered beneficiaries is to continue for  a  period  of  three  years  from  the  date  of  joining.  Hence,  incentive  for employers to retain such beneficiary workers on their rolls in form of payment of employer's share of contributions (12% of wage) by Government was available to the employer during the period of lockdown.

During  the  COVID  Pandemic  period,  the  Government  with  the  purpose  of preventing disruption in employment of low wage earning EPF members in EPF covered  establishments  employing  up  to  hundred  employees,  ninety  percent with wage less than Rs.15,000/- per month, paid the employee's and employer's share  of  EPF  &  EPS  contributions  (24%  of  wages)  for  the  period  from  wage month March, 2020 to August, 2020 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY).

Aatmanirbhar  Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) was  launched  as a part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.O package to incentivize employment generation in EPFO registered establishments during Covid recovery phase by payment for a period of two years, of both employee's & employer's contributions i.e. 24% of wages in respect of new employees in establishments employing up to 1000 employees & only  employee's  EPF  contributions  i.e.  12%  of  wages  in  respect  of  new employees in establishments employing more than 1000 employees with effect from 1 st  October, 2020. The new employees under the scheme include those who lost their jobs during Covid-19 and didn't join in any EPF covered establishment upto  30.09.2020.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of  beneficiary  under  the scheme has been extended from 30 th  June, 2021 to 31 st  March, 2022.

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