Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivizing employers by paying the entire employer’s contribution (12 % or as admissible) towards the EPS and EPF for all sectors w.e.f. 01.04.2018 to all eligible new employees and is applicable for all sectors for the next 3 years. The total number of beneficiaries under the scheme as on 25.07.2018 is 61.12 lakhs. Details of State-wise, Sector/ Industries-wise/Month- wise beneficiaries under the scheme are at Annexure-I, II and III respectively.
ANNEXURE-I
STATE-WISE BENEFICIAIRIES UNDER PMRPY
| STATE | TOTAL NO. OF BENEFICIARIES (CUMULATIVE FIGURES) |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 488869* |
| ASSAM | 5083 |
| BIHAR | 72070 |
| CHANDIGARH | 83073 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 59164 |
| DELHI | 371122 |
| GOA | 4934 |
| GUJARAT | 560853 |
| HARYANA | 512317 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 72740 |
| JHARKHAND | 19578 |
| KARNATAKA | 569433 |
| KERALA | 108813 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 181825 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 1106087 |
| ODISHA | 66947 |
| PUNJAB | 106766 |
| RAJASTHAN | 233331 |
| TAMIL NADU | 710088 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 441945 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 159097 |
| WEST BENGAL | 178392 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 6112527 |
*includes Telangana also
ANNEXURE-II
INDUSTRY-WISE BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMRPY
| INDUSTRY | TOTAL NO. OF BENEFICIARIES (CUMULATIVE FIGURES) |
| EXPERT SERVICES | 2348851 |
| TEXTILES | 485253 |
| TRADING – COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS | 433983 |
| GARMENTS MAKING | 414055 |
| BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY | 362944 |
| ELEC, MECH OR GEN ENGG PRODUCTS | 328327 |
| ENGINEERS – ENGG. CONTRACTORS | 181308 |
| ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN CLEAING,SWEEPING SERVICES | 103711 |
| BEEDI MAKING | 102612 |
| HOSPITALS | 97380 |
| FINANCING ESTABLISHMENT | 92294 |
| ESTABLISHMENT ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURE, MARKETING SERVICING, USAGE OF COMPUTERS | 77016 |
| SCHOOL | 66099 |
| PLASTICS PRODUCTS | 65234 |
| UNIVERSITY | 59505 |
| HEAVY – FINE CHEMICALS | 56643 |
| OTHERS | 54662 |
| LEATHER PRODUCTS | 51189 |
| HOTEL | 47616 |
| DIAMOND CUTTING | 45722 |
| ROAD MOTOR TRANSPORT | 38989 |
| BANKS OTHER THAN NATIONALISED BANKS. | 38220 |
| AUTOMIBILE SERVICING | 38204 |
| RESTAURANT | 37784 |
| OTHERS | 484926 |
| TOTAL | 6112527 |
ANNEXURE-III
MONTH-WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMRPY
| MONTH | TOTAL NO. OF BENEFICIARIES (CUMULATIVE FIGURES) |
| AUG-2016 | 0 |
| SEP-2016 | 0 |
| OCT-2016 | 7 |
| NOV-2016 | 918 |
| DEC-2016 | 1672 |
| JAN-2017 | 2422 |
| FEB-2017 | 13102 |
| MAR-2017 | 33031 |
| APR-2017 | 70812 |
| MAY-2017 | 117835 |
| JUN-2017 | 189268 |
| JUL-2017 | 288175 |
| AUG-2017 | 425636 |
| SEP-2017 | 634073 |
| OCT-2017 | 912506 |
| NOV-2017 | 1293535 |
| DEC-2017 | 1714852 |
| JAN-2018 | 2164602 |
| FEB-2018 | 2678428 |
| MAR-2018 | 3060487 |
| APR-2018 | 3941296 |
| MAY-2018 | 4624286 |
| JUN-2018 | 5371989 |
| JUL-2018
(As on 25/07/18) |
6112527 |
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
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