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Register in Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Over 3.5 crore jobs will be created:

The Government will give incentives

Whether it is an announcement made from
the ramparts of the Red Fort or the general
budget, the country has seen it come true
due to the changed work culture of the
central government. On this 15th August,
PM Modi announced the start of registration
for Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar
Yojana to provide employment to the youth,
and on the third day, 18th August, the portal
was also launched for this. More than 3.5
crore jobs are expected to be created under
this scheme, for which incentives will be
given by the government. The objective
of this scheme is to promote employment
generation in all sectors as well as increase
employment potential and social security. A 31 July 2027. Registration can be done on the portal
large number of jobs will be created in this (https://pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in or https://pmvbry.
regard, and for this, the government will labour.gov.in). Under the scheme, newly employed
financially encourage not only the job seekers youth will be given incentives up to Rs 15,000 in two
but also the employers who provide jobs. instalments, while employers will be given incentives
The benefit of the scheme will be available up to Rs 3,000 per month per new employee for
for jobs created between 1 August 2025 and creating new employment opportunities.

The number of teachers level, and 21 at the secondary level, which is much better
crosses one crore, and the than the ratio of 1:30 recommended by the new National
dropout rate has reduced Education Policy (NEP). At the same time, in the academic
year 2024-25, there has been a significant reduction in
The initiative to create an environment of quality education the school dropout rate at the elementary, middle, and
by increasing the number of teachers and rationalising the secondary levels as compared to
student-teacher ratio has resulted in the number of teachers the last two years, 2022-23 and
crossing one crore for the first time in the academic year 2023-24. At the elementary stage,
2024-25. This is an increase of about 7 per cent compared to this rate has come down from
2022-23. The report released by the Ministry of Education 3.7% to 2.3% compared to the
states that since the introduction of UDISE Plus, this figure previous year, at the middle
has been crossed for the first time in an academic year. Due stage from 5.2% to 3.5%,
to this, the student-teacher ratio has now become 10 at the and at the secondary level
foundational level, 13 at the preparatory level, 17 at the middle from 10.9% to 8.2%.

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