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PM-VBRY offers incentives of up to Rs 15,000 to first-time employees

21 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ · GS-III: Employment; government schemes

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ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?

Rs 15,000 for a first job: which body pays PM-VBRY, and why Prelims scheme questions hinge on it

PM-VBRY, run through EPFO, pays up to Rs 15,000 to first-time formal-sector employees.

Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type

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What you need to know

2 ನಿಮಿಷ

The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is operated through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.

It gives a financial incentive of up to Rs 15,000 to employees who join the formal workforce for the first time.

The scheme aims to encourage formal job creation and the first entry of young workers into provident fund coverage.

ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು

Remember these

  • PM-VBRY = Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana
  • Operated through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
  • Incentive of up to Rs 15,000 for employees joining the formal workforce for the first time
  • Aim: encourage formal job creation and first entry of young workers into provident fund coverage
  • EPFO is a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment
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ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್

How the exam will ask it

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್

  • PM-VBRY gives a financial incentive of up to Rs 15,000 to first-time employees in the formal sector.
  • The scheme is operated through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), not through ESIC or NSDC.
  • One objective of the scheme is to bring young workers into provident fund coverage for the first time.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್

GS-III (Employment, inclusive growth): India's workforce is largely informal, which limits social security coverage and productivity. PM-VBRY uses EPFO to pay an entry incentive that encourages formal hiring and first-time provident fund enrolment. The way forward is to track job retention beyond the incentive period, keep compliance costs low for small employers and link the scheme with skilling.

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PYQ connection

A question UPSC has already asked on this

🔁 UPSC PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC CSE 2018

With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements

  1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
  2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
  3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ

ಉತ್ತರ: C

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರುವವರಿಗೆ ₹15,000 ವರೆಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಧನ ನೀಡುವ ಪ್ರಧಾನಮಂತ್ರಿ ವಿಕಸಿತ ಭಾರತ ರೋಜ್‌ಗಾರ್ ಯೋಜನೆ (PM-VBRY) ಯಾವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ?

  1. ನೌಕರರ ರಾಜ್ಯ ವಿಮಾ ನಿಗಮ
  2. ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ನಿಗಮ
  3. ಪಿಂಚಣಿ ನಿಧಿ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ
  4. ನೌಕರರ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನಿಧಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ

ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ ನೌಕರರ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನಿಧಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ. ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಯ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳು ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನಿಧಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಗೆ ಬರಲು PM-VBRY ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಧನ EPFO ಮೂಲಕ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ.

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