PM Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana
(a) the aims and objectives of PM Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana;
(b) whether it is true that Government is bearing 12 per cent of EPF contribution of employer for three years in view of creating 1 crore jobs in a year, if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also true that even after implementation of the scheme, the number of jobs have not reached even one lakh; and
(d) if so, the steps proposed by the Government to achieve target of 1 crore jobs?
To know the answer of above questions reg. PM Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No. 4399.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4399
ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2019
PM Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana
Balashowry Vallabbhaneni
Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:-
(a) the aims and objectives of PM Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana;
(b) whether it is true that Government is bearing 12 per cent of EPF contribution of employer for three years in view of creating 1 crore jobs in a year, if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also true that even after implementation of the scheme, the number of jobs have not reached even one lakh; and
(d) if so, the steps proposed by the Government to achieve target of 1 crore jobs?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a): Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rozgar Protsahan Yojana (PMPRPY) was a labour reform initiative under which Government was bearing the entire 12% of the employers’ contribution to the Employees Provident Fund Scheme for new employees of garment and made-ups sectors for the first three years of their employment. Earlier, 8.33% of employer’s contribution was being provided by Government under Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana(PMRPY) and additional 3.67% of employers’ contribution was made available under PMPRPY to garment and made-ups segments to new workers with wage up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.
(b) to (d): With effect from 1.4.2018, Government has started paying full employer’s share i.e. 12% (EPS+EPF) for employees in all sectors (including textiles) for three years to new employees and to existing beneficiaries for their remaining period of three years under PMRPY. A total of 1,21,39,554 members have been identified under upfront and reimbursement till 16.07.2019 under PMRPY.
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Source: Loksabha