UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi disburses incentives worth around ₹2,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Q1. Under Part B (Employer Incentive) of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), for how many years in total are employers in the manufacturing sector eligible to receive incentives per additional employee?

  • A. Two years
  • B. Three years
  • C. Four years
  • D. Five years

Q2. Under Part A of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), the term 'first-time EPFO employee' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. An employee who is enrolling under the Employees' State Insurance Corporation for the first time on or after 1 August 2025
  • B. An employee who was never a member of the EPFO (or an exempted PF trust) before 1 August 2025 and joins an establishment within the scheme window
  • C. An employee whose Universal Account Number is being activated for the first time, irrespective of prior EPFO membership
  • D. An employee under the age of 30 years who is being registered with the National Career Service portal for the first time

Q3. Which one of the following is the designated implementing agency for routing the Part A employee incentive under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)?

  • A. Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
  • B. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
  • C. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
  • D. National Career Service (NCS) under the Directorate General of Employment

Q4. Under Part B of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), which one of the following best describes an 'additional employee' for whom an employer can claim the monthly incentive?

  • A. Any first-time EPFO entrant hired by the establishment on or after 1 August 2025 with monthly wage below ₹1,00,000
  • B. A net new hire over and above the establishment's reference workforce baseline who remains in sustained employment for at least six months
  • C. An apprentice engaged under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme who is subsequently regularised as a permanent worker
  • D. An employee on the establishment's roll whose EPF wage has been revised upward during the scheme window

Q5. Under Part B of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), for how many years in total is the monthly employer incentive of up to ₹3,000 per additional employee payable to an establishment in the manufacturing sector?

  • A. 2 years
  • B. 3 years
  • C. 4 years
  • D. 5 years

Q6. With reference to the Prime Minister's package of five schemes announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 and its relation to the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), consider the following statements: 1. The Prime Minister's package had a central outlay of ₹2 lakh crore and targeted 4.1 crore youth over a 5-year period. 2. Under the original Scheme A of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) in Budget 2024-25, first-time EPFO entrants were to receive a one-month wage of up to ₹15,000 disbursed in three instalments. 3. The fourth scheme of the Prime Minister's package was the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme, administered by the Ministry of Labour & Employment. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. The Prime Minister's package had a central outlay of ₹2 lakh crore and targeted 4.1 crore youth over a 5-year period.
  2. Under the original Scheme A of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) in Budget 2024-25, first-time EPFO entrants were to receive a one-month wage of up to ₹15,000 disbursed in three instalments.
  3. The fourth scheme of the Prime Minister's package was the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme, administered by the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. In the context of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), under which incentives were disbursed by the Prime Minister in June 2026, 'Part A' of the scheme refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A one-month EPF wage subsidy, capped at ₹15,000, paid in two instalments to first-time EPFO entrants
  • B. A monthly subsidy of up to ₹3,000 paid to employers for each additional employee hired
  • C. A capital subsidy paid to MSMEs that expand their workforce by at least 25 per cent
  • D. A skill-training stipend paid to apprentices enrolled under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

Q8. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), consider the following statements: 1. It is implemented by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. The benefits of the scheme apply to jobs created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027. 3. Under Part A, the second instalment of the incentive is released only after the employee completes a financial literacy programme. 4. Under Part B, the employer incentive is restricted to firms employing fewer than 50 persons. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. It is implemented by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
  2. The benefits of the scheme apply to jobs created between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027.
  3. Under Part A, the second instalment of the incentive is released only after the employee completes a financial literacy programme.
  4. Under Part B, the employer incentive is restricted to firms employing fewer than 50 persons.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q9. Which one of the following is the principal parent legislation administered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the implementing agency of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana?

  • A. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
  • B. The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
  • C. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
  • D. The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008

Q10. The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is operationalised through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Finance
  • B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • D. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Q11. The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), an Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, is implemented as the nodal ministry by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q12. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), consider the following statements: 1. The scheme is implemented through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). 2. Under Part A, a first-time EPFO entrant receives one month's EPF wage subject to a ceiling of ₹15,000. 3. Under Part B, the employer incentive is extended into the third and fourth years for establishments in the manufacturing sector. 4. Under Part A, only employees with a gross monthly wage of up to ₹50,000 are eligible. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The scheme is implemented through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
  2. Under Part A, a first-time EPFO entrant receives one month's EPF wage subject to a ceiling of ₹15,000.
  3. Under Part B, the employer incentive is extended into the third and fourth years for establishments in the manufacturing sector.
  4. Under Part A, only employees with a gross monthly wage of up to ₹50,000 are eligible.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 3 only