Rajasthan the top beneficiary of EPFO-linked central job scheme

The government had launched ABRY to incentivise employers for creation of new jobs and restoration of retrenched workers during Covid-19

Rajasthan has emerged as the top beneficiary among states under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) launched during the pandemic by the central government to boost formal employment, with one in every five Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) subscribers in the state joining the workforce through the scheme.

Under the central sector scheme notified in December 2020, 20.4 per cent formal workers in Rajasthan benefited from the scheme until June 18 this year, followed by Gujarat (14.9 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (14.15 per cent), according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment data (available until June 18).

However, in terms