Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Review of ELI Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K

(a) to (e):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## REVIEW OF ELI SCHEME

## *22.  SHRI NAVASKANI K:

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

- (a)whether the Government has reviewed the design and outreach of the newly announced Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to  ensure  that  its  benefits  do  not  remain  confined  to  urban  and industrial clusters and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether any concrete steps have been taken by the Government to  ensure  effective  participation  of  youth  from  backward  and coastal districts such as Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  additional  skill development, reskilling and certification centres in Ramanathapuram  district  under  national  flagship  schemes  to support ELI implementation, along with the timelines fixed and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)the details of the total number of jobs proposed to be generated by the Government under the ELI Scheme and the safeguards provided to ensure fair representation of rural and economically disadvantaged youth; and
- (e)whether a robust monitoring and evaluation mechanism has been instituted to track employability outcomes, placement sustainability and skill-to-job conversion ratios under the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING REVIEW OF ELI SCHEME RAISED BY SHRI NAVASKANI K.

(a) to (e): The Union Cabinet, 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  including  MSMEs  and  rural  enterprises,  with  a particular focus on the manufacturing sector.

The scheme aims to incentivise creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs all across the country, over a period of 2 years including the state of Tamil Nadu.

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. The scheme provides for incentives for 1.92 crore  eligible  First  time  employees  under  Part  A.  Incentive  for creation of approximately 2.59 crore additional jobs to employers is provided for under Part B of the scheme. The Employees' Provi dent Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  is  the  implementing  agency  for  the scheme.

Comprehensive Scheme Guidelines, outlining the eligibility  criteria  for  incentives  to  both  employees  and  employers including MSMEs and rural enterprises have been issued.

The scheme and its provisions have been widely disseminated through extensive outreach efforts across the country.

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.

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

Detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), scheme guideline and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been made available on this portal for ease of understanding.

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.

Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM) , the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive network  of  skill  development  centres  under  various  schemes,  viz. Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country including Ramanathapuram. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

The schemes of MSDE for Skill Development are demand driven and the training centres (TCs) are set up/engaged on need basis  to  impart  the  training  across  the  country.  The  details  of training centres set up or engaged (as on 31.12.2025) under various schemes of MSDE in Ramanathapuram are as under:

| District       |   PMKVY4.0 Centres (STT+SP)* | JSS Centres   |   NAPS-2.0 Establishments |   Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) |
|----------------|------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Ramanathapuram |                           11 | -             |                        27 |                                      07 |

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