Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana PM-VBRY
The government pays EPFO-registered employers up to ₹3,000 a month for each extra employee they hire and keep, for jobs created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027.
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- Cost to apply
- Free
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Ministry of Labour and Employment, run by EPFO
What you get
- Up to ₹1,000 a month for each extra employee with EPF wages up to ₹10,000, paid in proportion to the wage
- ₹2,000 a month for EPF wages above ₹10,000 and up to ₹20,000
- ₹3,000 a month for EPF wages above ₹20,000, for salaries up to ₹1 lakh a month
- Paid for 2 years, and for the 3rd and 4th years as well in manufacturing
- Paid into the employer's PAN-linked account after each 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
- First-time employees also get one month's EPF wage, up to ₹15,000, in two instalments under Part A of the scheme
Who can apply
- The establishment must be registered with EPFO
- Hire at least 2 extra employees if you have fewer than 50, or at least 5 if you have 50 or more, and keep them for at least 6 months
- Only employees with salary up to ₹1 lakh a month count
- Jobs must be created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027
How to apply
- Make sure the establishment is registered with EPFO
- Hire extra staff and pay their EPF contributions every month
- Keep them employed for at least 6 months
- The incentive is paid to the employer's PAN-linked account
Worth knowing
Approved as the Employment Linked Incentive scheme with ₹99,446 crore and in effect from 1 August 2025. ₹214 crore went to 17,551 establishments in March 2026, and about ₹2,400 crore more was disbursed on 19 June 2026.
Where we found this
- PIB, PM-VBRY to come into effect from 1 August 2025 (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, PM-VBRY benefits from March 2026 (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, incentives of about ₹2,400 crore on 19 June 2026 (external site) Official announcement
- EPFO PM-VBRY portal (external site) Official
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