Current Context: On July 1, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the ELI scheme—an ₹99,446 crore, two-year programme to generate 35 million jobs by subsidising companies and first-time workers .

About ELI Scheme

• Ministry: Labour & Employment
• Budget: ₹99,446 crore (Aug 2025–Jul 2027)
• Jobs targeted: 35 million (including 19.2 million first-time workers)
• First-time employees: One-time wage subsidy up to ₹15,000
• Employers: ₹3,000/month per new worker (₹1,000–₹3,000 based on salary slab)

Manufacturing firms: Incentives extended by 2 more years