The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for enhancing the scope of Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY). The Government of India will now contribute the Employer's full admissible contribution for the first three years from the date of registration of the new employee for all the sectors including existing beneficiaries for their remaining period of three years.

Benefits:

          The informal sector workers would get social safety net and there would be more job creation.

Till now, the scheme has produced quite encouraging results and have added about 31 Lakhs beneficiaries to the formal employment involving an expenditure of more than ₹ 500 crore.

Background:

PMRPY has been in operation since August, 2016. In this scheme, Government is paying the 8.33% contribution of Employers to the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) in respect of new employees (who have joined on or after 1st April 2016) having a new Universal Account Number (UAN), with salary up to ₹ 15,000/- per month. The scheme has a dual benefit i.e. on the one hand the employers are incentivized for increasing the employment base of workers in the establishments, and on the other hand a large number of workers will find jobs in such establishments. A direct benefit is that these workers will have access to social security benefits of the organized sector.

Employer contribution subsidy under PMRPY expanded to cover initial employment period, incentivising formal hiring and social security access. The Government expanded the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana to provide full admissible employer contribution support for the initial three-year period after a new employee's registration, extending coverage to all sectors and to existing beneficiaries for their remaining entitlement period to incentivize formal hiring and broaden social security access.