Ministry of Labour and Employment

Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana - Part A First-Time Employees

Part A first-time employee incentive - up to INR 15000

Subsidies & incentives Reimbursement See official portal

What it is

Support first-time employees during their learning curve, encourage formal employment and improve employability through an EPF-wage-linked incentive and a financial-literacy condition for the second instalment.

What you get

Part A first-time employee incentive - up to INR 15000

Who it is for

employee joins an EPFO-covered or eligible exempted establishment during 01 August 2025 to 31 July 2027
employee was not a contributing EPFO or exempted-trust member before commencement of the scheme
gross wages at joining are up to INR 100000
establishment files ECRs with contributions for six continuous completed months, subject to the seasonal-industry rule
UAN is authenticated through Face Authentication Technology on the UMANG App
for the second instalment, twelve completed months' ECRs are filed within eighteen months of joining and the employee completes the financial-literacy programme

EmployeeFirst time employeeNewly employedAll epfo covered sectorsIndia

Not eligible if

re-joiners or employees with prior contributory EPFO or exempted-trust membership are not first timers for Part A
employees above the INR 100000 gross-wage threshold at joining
claims without the required ECR filings or contribution receipt
records that treat this employee incentive as an employer subsidy or add it to Part B

How to apply

1
Confirm first-time employee status
Verify that the employee had no prior contributing EPFO or eligible exempted-trust membership and that the joining date falls within the scheme registration period.
Official step
2
Confirm establishment and wage evidence
Check EPFO coverage, gross wage at joining, PAN-linked establishment details and the applicable ECR route.
Official step
3
Complete UAN and ECR conditions
Ensure UAN face authentication through UMANG and filing of the required ECRs with contributions for the relevant completed months.
Official step
4
Complete the financial-literacy condition
For the second instalment, complete the prescribed financial-literacy programme and confirm the twelve-month ECR condition within the applicable period.
Official step
5
Use the official EPFO route
Submit or track the benefit only through the official PMVBRY/EPFO system and retain the official acknowledgement and payment records.
Official step

Keep ready

First-time employee and EPFO evidence