Mysuru: Mysuru regional office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will hold an outreach programme Friday as part of the nationwide rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), an employment-linked incentive scheme aimed at boosting formal job creation.The ministry of labour and employment will host a national PM-VBRY event under Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the same day. During the programme, the Prime Minister is expected to disburse incentives worth about Rs 2,400 crore to beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer (DBT).An estimated 65,000 to 70,000 people will participate in events being held simultaneously across the country, including around 9,000 employer representatives and nearly 45,000 employees.GS Reddy, regional provident fund commissioner, said the Mysuru region — comprising Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts — will host one of 200 outreach events planned nationwide. The regional programme will be held at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering. Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, Chamaraja MLA K Harishgowda, and other elected representatives are expected to attend.Reddy clarified that the scheme does not directly provide jobs but encourages businesses to create new employment opportunities through financial incentives. According to EPFO data, 3,351 establishments in the Mysuru region are eligible under the scheme, with nearly 6.48 lakh employees expected to benefit.Muralidar, in charge of Kodagu, was also present.
