Atal Beemit (Bimit) Vyakti Kalyan Yojana:

Question 1

Objective?

Answer 1

financially support those who lost their jobs or rendered jobless for whatsoever reasons due to changing employment pattern.

Question 2

By whom?

Answer 2

Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) in 2018.

Question 3

Eligibility criteria for availing the relief were relaxed in August this year, what is that?

Answer 3

• payment of relief has been enhanced to 50% of average of wages from earlier 25% of average wages payable upto maximum 90 days of unemployment.
• Instead of the relief becoming payable 90 days after unemployment, it shall become due for payment after 30 days.
• Insured Person should have been insurable employment for a minimum period of 2 years before his/her unemployment and should have contributed for not les than 78 days in the contribution period immediately preceding to unemployment and minimum 78 days in one of the remaining 3 contribution periods in 02 years prior to unemployment.