August 31, 2025

Current Context: On July 1, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the ELI scheme—an ₹99,446 crore, two-year programme to generate 35million 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

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