Lok Sabha Question No. 4908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva, Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Saumitra Khan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4908

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA

4908. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA: SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of current status of implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), including the number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed thereunder in the country during the last three years and the current year, year and State/UT-wise, particularly  in  West  Bengal  and  Bihar  including  West  Champaran district;
- (b)  the  details  of  eligibility  criteria  and  duration  of  unemployment assistance provided under the said scheme;
- (c)  the  details  of  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to streamline claim processing and ensure timely disbursal of benefits in the country, particularly in Bishunpur Lok Sabha Constituency in
- West Bengal;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to revise benefit rates or expand coverage under the said scheme in the country; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): The  State-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  and  the  amount disbursed under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure.

(b): The eligibility criteria to avail benefit under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is as under:

Contd..2/-

- (i) The insured person must be in insurable employment for a minimum period  of  12  months  immediately  before  his/her  unemployment  and should have contributed for not less than 78 days in one completed contribution period in 12 months immediately preceding to unemployment.
- (ii)  The  unemployment must not arise from misconduct, during lock out,  superannuation,  or  convicted  for  false  statement  under  the provision of ESI Act, 1948.

Under the Scheme, unemployment allowance is payable at the rate of 50% of the average daily wages for a maximum period of 90 days once during the lifetime of the insured person.

- (c): Several steps to expedite the settlement of claim under the scheme  have  been  taken.  These  include  online  submission  and processing  of  the  claims,  direct  benefit  transfer  (DBT)  to  the  bank accounts of beneficiaries and regular monitoring of claim settlement to ensure timely disbursal of benefits.
- (d) & (e): At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  to revise the benefit rates or expand the coverage under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY).

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4908 FOR 23.03.2026 BY SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA & 03 OTHERS REGARDING ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA.

| Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   | Details of expenditure made to beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana during 2022-23 to 2025-26   |
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| Sl. No .                                                                                                            | State / UT                                                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                                                             | 2024-25 Total                                                                                                       | 2024-25 Total                                                                                                       | 2025-26 (Till Feb'26)                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                     | State / UT                                                                                                          | Total approved claims                                                                                               | Total amount disbursed (in Rs.)                                                                                     | Total approved claims                                                                                               | Total amount disbursed (in Rs.)                                                                                     | Total approved claims amount disbursed (in Rs.)                                                                     | Total approv ed claims                                                                                              | Total amount disbursed (in Rs.)                                                                                     |
| 1.                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      | 335                                                                                                                 | 42,97,445                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                  | 1,88,866                                                                                                            | 13 2,40,060                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                   | 81,125                                                                                                              |
| 2.                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                   | 76,134                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                   | 40,760                                                                                                              |
| 3.                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                               | 45                                                                                                                  | 8,53,849                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                   | 18,222                                                                                                              |
| 4.                                                                                                                  | Chhatisgarh                                                                                                         | 19                                                                                                                  | 2,51,938                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 3 36,095                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                   | 12,314                                                                                                              |
| 5.                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                               | 144                                                                                                                 | 24,93,401                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                   | 27,735                                                                                                              | 7 1,02,392                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                  | 80,384                                                                                                              |
| 6.                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                  | 2,08,957                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   |
| 7.                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                             | 225                                                                                                                 | 18,12,200                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                   | 53,509                                                                                                              | 6 1,34,588                                                                                                          | 622                                                                                                                 | 61,72,285                                                                                                           |
| 8.                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                             | 722                                                                                                                 | 96,92,908                                                                                                           | 366                                                                                                                 | 53,86,786                                                                                                           | 480 62,48,711                                                                                                       | 337                                                                                                                 | 28,18,085                                                                                                           |
| 9.                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 91                                                                                                                  | 13,54,885                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   |
| 10.                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                   | 15,431                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   |
| 11.                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                   | 71,747                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 22                                                                                                                  | 4,06,675                                                                                                            |
| 12.                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                           | 254                                                                                                                 | 45,62,459                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                  | 3,38,969                                                                                                            | 5 79,758                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                  | 1,42,204                                                                                                            |
| 13.                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                              | 44                                                                                                                  | 6,21,767                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                   | 63,741                                                                                                              | 18 2,22,688                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                   | 22,449                                                                                                              |
| 14.                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                      | 79                                                                                                                  | 8,48,319                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                   | 16,031                                                                                                              | 7 55,917                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                   | 8,049                                                                                                               |
| 15.                                                                                                                 | Maharashtr a                                                                                                        | 127                                                                                                                 | 23,92,489                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                   | 25,166                                                                                                              | 14 2,62,615                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                   | 15,492                                                                                                              |
| 16.                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                              | 516                                                                                                                 | 80,32,034                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                   | 67,635                                                                                                              | 2 16,512                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                   | 82,595                                                                                                              |
| 17.                                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                   | 88,013                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 64 10,37,668                                                                                                        | 26                                                                                                                  | 4,51,002                                                                                                            |
| 18.                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                                  | 5,92,648                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                   | 48,140                                                                                                              | 3 54,517                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                                  | 6,84,583                                                                                                            |
| 19.                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                           | 685                                                                                                                 | 84,32,845                                                                                                           | 38                                                                                                                  | 6,26,355                                                                                                            | 20 2,37,099                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                  | 4,19,011                                                                                                            |
| 20.                                                                                                                 | Tamilnadu                                                                                                           | 353                                                                                                                 | 43,93,442                                                                                                           | 190                                                                                                                 | 28,15,697                                                                                                           | 1,319 1,82,56,163                                                                                                   | 131                                                                                                                 | 20,11,056                                                                                                           |
| 21.                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                           | 64                                                                                                                  | 9,45,425                                                                                                            | 25                                                                                                                  | 2,46,788                                                                                                            | 4 60,696                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                   | 51,857                                                                                                              |
| 22.                                                                                                                 | Uttra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 266                                                                                                                 | 35,73,697                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                                  | 2,49,341                                                                                                            | 8 1,19,767                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                   | 56,448                                                                                                              |
| 23.                                                                                                                 | Uttrakhand                                                                                                          | 28                                                                                                                  | 4,22,742                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                   | 32,969                                                                                                              | 3 18,002                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                   | 43,700                                                                                                              |
| 24.                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                  | 1,08,439                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 2 25,424                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                   | 2,468                                                                                                               |
| 25.                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     | 8,276                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                               | 4,077                                                                                                               | 5,61,43,214                                                                                                         | 688                                                                                                                 | 1,01,87,728                                                                                                         | 1,978 2,72,08,672                                                                                                   | 1,305                                                                                                               | 1,36,29,040                                                                                                         |

(Source: ESIC Hqrs.)