Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Who can apply for PM-VBRY

• Part A: first-time employees, newly registered with EPFO, earning up to ₹1 lakh a month.
• Part B: EPFO-registered employers who add at least 2 new employees (if under 50 staff) or 5 (if 50 or more), kept for at least six months.
• Employer incentives count only employees earning up to ₹1 lakh a month.
• Covers jobs created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027.

PM-VBRY benefits

• Employees: one month's EPF wage, up to ₹15,000, in two instalments: after 6 months of service, and after 12 months plus a financial literacy course.
• Part of the employee incentive goes into a savings instrument that can be withdrawn later.
• Employers: up to ₹1,000, ₹2,000 or ₹3,000 a month per extra employee (by wage slab) for two years; manufacturing also gets years three and four.
• Employee payments go by Direct Benefit Transfer to an Aadhaar-linked bank account; employer payments go to PAN-linked accounts.

How to apply for PM-VBRY

1. 1There is no separate application for employees: you qualify by joining an EPFO-covered job.
2. 2Activate your UAN using Face Authentication on the UMANG app; incentives are paid only after this.
3. 3Keep your bank account linked to Aadhaar so the money can reach you.
4. 4Employers register with EPFO and file regular electronic challan-cum-returns (ECRs) for their employees.

Documents needed for PM-VBRY

• Universal Account Number (UAN), face-authenticated on UMANG
• Aadhaar-linked bank account

Where it applies

Every state and union territory. See what else applies near you