Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
(a) whether it is a fact that under the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) Government has been able to create employment since its commencement, if so, the details of the beneficiaries, State/UT/Sector/month-wise; and
(b) whether it is also a fact that Government is advertising that 5.5 lakh of beneficiaries would be added through PMRPY on a monthly basis, if so, the details of persons that have been provided jobs under this scheme?
To know the answer of above questions reg. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No. 3615.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3615
ANSWERED ON: 15.07.2019
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether it is a fact that under the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) Government has been able to create employment since its commencement, if so, the details of the beneficiaries, State/UT/Sector/month-wise; and
(b) whether it is also a fact that Government is advertising that 5.5 lakh of beneficiaries would be added through PMRPY on a monthly basis, if so, the details of persons that have been provided jobs under this scheme?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) to (b): Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for incentivising employers for promoting employment generation. Under this scheme, Government is paying entire employer’s contribution (12% or as admissible) towards EPF and EPS for all eligible new employees for all sectors for 3 years. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment was 31st March, 2019. The total number of beneficiaries under the scheme was 118,05,003 as on 31.03.2019. State wise and Sector/Industries wise statements are at Annexure-I & II respectively.
During the FY, 2018-19, the total number of beneficiaries added is 87,46,888 having the average of more than 7 lakh beneficiaries per month. The Year-wise breakup of beneficiaries is as follows:
Year Employees benefited
2016-17 33031
2017-18 3025084
2018-19 8746888
Total 11805003
Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3615 due for reply on 15-07-2019
State/UT-wise number of Employees benefitted
State No. Of Employees Benefited During Period 01-Aug-2016 to 31-Mar-2019
ANDHRA PRADESH 936445
ASSAM 10755
BIHAR 123462
CHANDIGARH 189072
CHHATTISGARH 128739
DELHI 748149
GOA 24218
GUJARAT 1028838
HARYANA 970736
HIMACHAL PRADESH 127401
JHARKHAND 66668
KARNATAKA 1151215
KERALA 196802
MADHYA PRADESH 335672
MAHARASHTRA 2106405
ODISHA 135912
PUNJAB 190968
RAJASTHAN 449223
TAMIL NADU 1417808
UTTAR PRADESH 828678
UTTARAKHAND 286607
WEST BENGAL 351230
Total 11805003
Source: EPFO, Ministry of Labour and Employment
Source: Loksabha
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