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Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana pays a young person joining EPFO for the first time one month's EPF wage, up to 15,000 rupees in two instalments, and pays employers as much as 3,000 rupees monthly for each additional worker they keep on the rolls. It is the employment linked incentive scheme announced in the Union Budget, run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment through EPFO, for jobs created during a two-year registration window that the official FAQ dates from the first of August.
There is no application form to fill for the employee part. The benefit follows from a correct UAN, EPF contributions filed by the employer, and an Aadhaar-seeded bank account. The details are below.
At a glance
Run by
Ministry of Labour and Employment, through EPFOPart A
First-time EPF members: one month's EPF wage, capped at 15,000 rupeesPart B
Employers: up to 3,000 rupees a month per additional employeeSalary limit
Gross wages up to 1 lakh a month at joiningHow paid
DBT: to employees through the Aadhaar Bridge Payment System, to employers into the PAN-linked accountOfficial portal
Grievances
EPFiGMS at epfigms.gov.in
Two parts of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana
Part A is for employees. It pays a first-time EPF member one month's EPF wage, with a ceiling of 15,000 rupees. Part B is for employers. It pays them for each extra worker they hire above a baseline and keep for at least six months. The Union Cabinet set an outlay of 99,446 crore rupees, and the incentives apply to jobs created during the two-year registration window.
In older speeches this was called the Employment Linked Incentive scheme, or ELI. The name changed when it was launched; the idea is the same.
Who counts as a first-time employee
- Joined an establishment covered by EPFO during the registration window
- Was never a contributing EPF member before, either with EPFO or with an exempted provident fund trust
- Gross monthly wages up to 1 lakh rupees at the time of joining
- Has a UAN made through Face Authentication on the government's UMANG app, then handed to the employer
Only UANs generated through Face Authentication are eligible. If the employer made the UAN the old way, ask the HR or accounts team to check whether it can be authenticated.
How the 15,000 rupees reaches you
The money comes in two instalments. The first, up to 7,500 rupees, is due after six months of continuous service with the same employer. The second needs twelve months with the same employer, all twelve months of EPF returns (ECRs) filed, and completion of a short online financial literacy course on the EPFO website.
The FAQ says part of the second instalment is kept in a savings or deposit instrument for a period that the ministry will notify later, so it may not all be free to withdraw at once. Payment goes through the Aadhaar Bridge Payment System to whichever bank account is seeded with your Aadhaar at NPCI. If no account is seeded, payment waits until you fix it, then the arrears are released.
What employers get under Part B
| EPF wage of the new employee | Monthly incentive |
|---|---|
| Up to 10,000 rupees | Up to 1,000 rupees |
| Above 10,000 and up to 20,000 | 2,000 rupees |
| Above 20,000 and up to 1 lakh | 3,000 rupees |
An employer with fewer than 50 workers on its baseline must add at least 2 extra employees; one with 50 or more must add at least 5. The baseline for an existing unit is its average EPF headcount over the year before the window; a newly registered unit gets a fixed baseline of 20. The incentive runs for two years, and for four years in manufacturing. Payment arrives in one lump every six months into the bank account linked to the unit's PAN.
Steps for a worker starting a first job
- Install the UMANG app from the app store, open the EPFO service and generate a UAN using Face Authentication with your Aadhaar.
- Give the UAN to your employer on the day you join.
- Check that your bank account is seeded with Aadhaar for DBT. Your bank branch can confirm.
- After six months, watch for the first instalment in that account.
- Take the financial literacy course on the EPFO website before your twelfth month.
- If nothing arrives, raise a grievance on EPFiGMS and keep the reference number.
Steps for an employer
A unit already registered with EPFO does not register again. It needs to give its PAN, GSTN and a bank account linked to that PAN on the employer side of the EPFO system, and file ECRs every month on time, since every payment is worked out from those returns. A new business gets its EPF code when it is incorporated or registered on the Shram Suvidha or company registration portal. Exempted establishments file ECRs without contributions and must open Aadhaar-authenticated UANs for all staff.
Small shop and workshop owners can read about loans in PM SVANidhi and PM Vishwakarma, and about the cash support some states give job seekers on the berojgari bhatta page.
Fake job sites using the scheme name
The PIB Fact Check unit has flagged a website that used the scheme's name and claimed to recruit staff on behalf of the labour ministry. The scheme does not hire anyone and does not take registration fees. Its only official pages are on EPFO and labour ministry domains. Do not pay or share an OTP with anyone offering a job "under" this yojana.
Searches spelled pradhanmantri viksit bharat rojgar yojana land on many such pages. Check that the address ends in gov.in before you type anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is pm viksit bharat rozgar yojana money paid to employees without a form?
No separate form is needed. You need a Face Authentication UAN, your employer must file EPF returns for you, and your Aadhaar-seeded bank account receives the money.
I had a PF account in an old job. Can I still get Part A?
No. Part A is only for people who were never contributing EPF members before the window began.
What is the employment linked incentive scheme?
That was the working name in the budget announcement. It was launched as the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana with the same two parts.
My salary is 1.2 lakh a month. Am I covered?
No. Part A covers gross wages up to 1 lakh a month at the time of joining.
Does the employer get money for every new hire?
Only for workers above the baseline, and only once the unit has added at least 2 or 5 extra people, depending on its size, kept for six months or more.
Where do I complain if the instalment does not come?
Use the EPFiGMS grievance portal. Check first that your bank account is seeded with Aadhaar, since that is the most common reason for a held payment.
Official sources
- PM-VBRY portal (EPFO)pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in
- PM-VBRY frequently asked questionspmvbry.epfindia.gov.in
- PIB: PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana launchedwww.pib.gov.in
Rules, amounts and portals can change. Check the official source before you apply or deposit.