PM to disburse incentives worth around ₹2,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana on 19 June

• PM-VBRY is the Government of India's flagship Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025, targeting 3.5 crore+ jobs over two years with an outlay of ₹99,446 crore.
• Operationalised through the EPFO, it pays cash incentives to first-time formal employees (Part A) and to employers for net additional hiring (Part B).
• A ₹2,400 crore disbursal by the PM at Vigyan Bhawan on 19 June 2026 marks a major implementation milestone, with the scheme having facilitated employment for ~15 lakh beneficiaries.
• High-yield topic for GS-III (Indian Economy — employment, inclusive growth) and Prelims scheme-fact recall.