Question : Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana

(a) the details of amount sanctioned, allocated, released and utilised under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
(b) the district-wise details of the beneficiaries of Uttar Pradesh who have been benefited by this scheme;
(c) the details of the status of this scheme particularly in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh; and
(d) whether the Union Government has extended the benefits under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana to semi-skilled and unskilled unemployed persons and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c): Under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) scheme, funds are disbursed based on Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) filed by the establishment with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the subsidy gets reflected by way of deduction in the total amount payable by the establishment at the time of generation of challan. The whole process is online and hence, there is no separate fund allocation made state-wise. The total funds released by Ministry of Labour & Employment under the scheme from inception till date are Rs.9036.97 crores.

The State-wise and district-wise details of Uttar Pradesh are at Annexure-I & II respectively.

(d): 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 which also includes semi-skilled and unskilled workers to the formal workforce.

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