PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (Employment Linked Incentive Scheme)

What is PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana?

PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is a central employment-linked incentive scheme run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and administered through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation. According to the Ministry's 25 July 2025 announcement, the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme cleared by the Union Cabinet came into effect from 1 August 2025 under the name PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.

PM-VBRY carries an outlay of Rs 99,446 crore and aims to incentivise the creation of more than 3.5 crore jobs over two years, of which 1.92 crore beneficiaries are expected to be first-time entrants to the workforce. Benefits apply to jobs created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027.

Key objectives

• Bring first-time workers into the formal, EPFO-covered workforce.
• Reduce the cost to employers of creating net additional formal jobs.
• Give special support to the manufacturing sector through a longer incentive window.
• Build a savings habit among new entrants by parking part of the incentive in a deposit instrument.

Main features

• Two distinct parts: Part A for first-time employees, Part B for employers.
• Both parts are limited to employees earning up to Rs 1 lakh a month.
• Delivery runs entirely on EPFO data, UAN, Aadhaar seeding and monthly Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) filings.
• Part A pays by DBT through the Aadhaar Bridge Payment System; Part B pays into the employer's PAN-linked account.

Who is eligible for PM-VBRY Part A?

You can claim Part A if:

• You are a first-time EPFO member, you were not a member of EPFO or an exempted provident fund trust before 1 August 2025.
• You joined an EPFO-registered establishment between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027.
• Your gross monthly wage at joining is up to Rs 1 lakh.
• You remain in continuous service for at least 6 months for the first instalment, and 12 months for the second.
• You complete the prescribed financial literacy programme before the second instalment.

You cannot apply if:

• You already held a UAN or were an EPFO member before 1 August 2025 to repeat members are not eligible as first-timers.
• Your monthly salary at joining exceeds Rs 1 lakh.
• You joined outside the 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027 window.
• Your employer is not registered with EPFO, so no EPF wage record exists.
• You leave before completing six months of service.

Who is eligible for PM-VBRY Part B?

Employers can claim Part B if:

• The establishment is registered with EPFO and compliant with its filing obligations.
• It creates net additional employment over its baseline; at least 2 additional employees if the baseline is under 50 employees, or at least 5 additional employees if the baseline is 50 or more.
• The additional employees are retained on a sustained basis for at least six months.
• The additional employees earn up to Rs 1 lakh a month.

Employers are not eligible if the establishment is outside EPFO coverage, fails to meet the minimum additional-hire threshold, or cannot demonstrate that the new hires stayed for six months. Headcount that merely replaces departing staff does not count as additional employment.

How much does PM-VBRY pay?

Part A pays a first-time employee one month of EPF wage, capped at Rs 15,000, split across two instalments. The first falls due after 6 months of service; the second after 12 months of service and completion of the financial literacy programme. To encourage saving, a portion of the incentive is kept in a savings instrument or deposit account for a fixed period and can be withdrawn later.

Part B pays the employer per additional employee per month, on this slab structure published by the Ministry of Labour and Employment:

Employers in all sectors draw Part B for two years. Manufacturing establishments draw it for the third and fourth years as well.

What documents are required for PM-VBRY?

How to apply for PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana

PM-VBRY does not use a public application form the way a scholarship or pension scheme does. Entitlement is computed from EPFO records. The steps below are what an employee or employer actually has to do to be picked up by the system.

1. Join or hire into an EPFO-registered establishment within the 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027 window.
2. Ensure a UAN is generated and activated for the employee, and that the employer files the monthly ECR showing the new member.
3. Complete Aadhaar seeding of the UAN and link the employee's bank account to Aadhaar so DBT through the Aadhaar Bridge Payment System can reach it.
4. Employers: link the establishment's bank account to its PAN, since Part B money is credited there.
5. Maintain continuous service for at least six months — the qualifying period for both the first Part A instalment and the Part B claim.
6. Employees: complete the prescribed financial literacy programme before the twelve-month mark to unlock the second instalment.
7. Track status and scheme notices on pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in and through the EPFO member portal.

Because operational details such as claim screens and verification workflows are published by EPFO over time, check pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in for the current process before assuming a step is required. This guide states only what the Ministry of Labour and Employment and EPFO have published; anything not confirmed there is deliberately omitted.

How to check your PM-VBRY status

1. Open pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in.
2. Use the member or employer login route indicated on the portal.
3. Verify separately on the EPFO member portal that your UAN is active, your Aadhaar is seeded and your bank account is linked, since a failure in any of these blocks the DBT credit.

Common reasons PM-VBRY benefits do not reach a beneficiary

• Prior EPFO membership, the applicant is not a first-timer, which disqualifies Part A entirely.
• UAN not Aadhaar-seeded, so the Aadhaar Bridge Payment System cannot route the payment.
• Bank account not linked to Aadhaar, or linked to a different Aadhaar.
• Service break before six months, which fails the sustained-employment condition.
• Employer ECR not filed or filed late, leaving no record of the new member.
• Wage above Rs 1 lakh a month at the time of joining.
• Establishment bank account not PAN-linked, blocking Part B credit.

Help and grievance redressal

• EPFO helpline: 14480 and 1800-118-005
• Official scheme portal: pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in
• EPFiGMS, the EPFO grievance management system, for written complaints about UAN, Aadhaar seeding or ECR issues.

No fee is charged for PM-VBRY. Neither EPFO nor the Ministry of Labour and Employment appoints agents to "register" you for the scheme, and no official will ask for your OTP or UAN password.