About this employment scheme
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) incentivises employers to create new jobs by paying the employer's full 12% EPF contribution for 3 years for each new employee (earning up to ₹15,000/month). This reduces the cost of hiring, especially for MSMEs and factories. Over 1.52 crore beneficiaries and 1.74 lakh establishments benefited since launch.
Programme snapshot
| Scheme Name | PMRPY – PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana 2026 — 12% EPF Employer Share Paid by Govt for 3 Years |
| Launched By | Government of India |
| Launch Year | 2016 |
| Benefit | Employer's full 12% EPF contribution paid by Government for 3 years per new employee |
| Category | Employment |
| Last Verified | 5 July 2026 |
| Official Portal | https://pmrpy.gov.in |
प्रधानमंत्री रोजगार प्रोत्साहन योजना (PMRPY) नियोक्ताओं को नए रोजगार सृजन के लिए प्रोत्साहित करती है। प्रत्येक नए कर्मचारी (₹15,000/माह तक वेतन) के लिए 3 साल तक नियोक्ता का पूरा 12% EPF अंशदान सरकार देती है। 1.52 करोड़+ beneficiaries।
नए कर्मचारी के लिए 3 साल तक employer का 12% EPF अंशदान सरकार भरती है
What workers receive
Employer's full 12% EPF contribution paid by Government for 3 years per new employee
Which workers qualify
- ✓EMPLOYER: Must be registered with EPFO
- ✓New employees hired with salary up to ₹15,000/month
- ✓Employee must be a new EPFO member (no previous UAN history)
- ✓Employer must have existing registered workforce (baseline headcount) with EPFO
- ✓Scheme closed for new enrollment — benefits for registered employees ongoing
Documents required at enrolment
Registration process
- 1pmrpy.gov.in पर employer login करें (EPFO credentials से)
- 2New employees के UAN details submit करें
- 3System automatically verify करेगा — salary ≤ ₹15,000 और new EPFO member
- 4Verification के बाद employer का 12% EPF contribution govt pay करेगी (3 years)
Official Government Portal
Submit your application yourself on pmrpy.gov.in; it costs nothing. Treat anyone demanding money to "get you approved" as a scam.
🔗Apply on pmrpy.gov.inReal-Life Examples — Are You Eligible for PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana?
Match your own situation against these sample PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana applicants:
A garment factory that registered several new ₹14,000/month employees under PMRPY in 2018
Eligible — employees registered before the scheme closed remain covered — the government keeps paying the employer's 12% EPF share for the full 3-year window per employee
An MSME owner hiring new staff today and hoping to enrol them in PMRPY
Not eligible — new PMRPY registrations closed on 31 March 2019 — only employees registered before that date carry the ongoing benefit
An employer whose 2018 hire already had an earlier UAN from a previous job
Not eligible — the scheme required the employee to be a completely new EPFO member — any previous UAN history disqualified that employee
Every case differs — confirm your eligibility on the official portal first.
Common Mistakes — Why PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana Applications Get Rejected
- ✗Trying to register new employees now — the enrolment window closed on 31 March 2019; only already-registered employees' 3-year benefits continue.
- ✗Missing monthly ECR (Electronic Challan cum Return) filings — the government's EPF credit for PMRPY employees rides on regular ECR filing, so gaps break the benefit.
- ✗Expecting benefit on salaries above ₹15,000/month — the wage ceiling was absolute; a raise past ₹15,000 ends the subsidy for that employee.
- ✗Confusing PMRPY with an employee payout — the money (12% EPF employer share) goes to the employer's contribution obligation, not to the worker's pocket.
Insider Tips for PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
- →Reconcile past PMRPY credits against your ECR statements — at ₹15,000 salary the saving was ₹1,800/month × 36 months = ₹64,800 per employee, worth auditing.
- →Keep the baseline-headcount records and new-UAN proofs safely — EPFO can verify the eligibility trail years later.
- →If you are hiring today, evaluate the newer employment-linked incentive schemes instead — PMRPY's design (govt-paid EPF for new low-wage hires) is the template they follow.
- →Employers still receiving PMRPY benefits should watch each covered employee's 3-year clock — the subsidy stops automatically at 36 months per employee.