SME Times News Bureau | 06 Dec, 2021
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
wages less than or equal to Rs. 15,000/-
through EPFO.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for
Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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 31st March, 2022.
The scheme was estimated to benefit 20 lakh beneficiaries.
As on 27th November, 2021, benefit has been provided to 1.21 crore
beneficiaries through 1.53 lakh establishments.
Campaigning for
increasing the awareness about the scheme was done through various modes of
media, including the website of EPFO. Besides this, to increase the awareness
among employers and employers’ associations, a number of seminars and meetings
were also conducted.