[Info+Process] Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana | Relief for COVID-19

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• The insurance scheme for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 has been extended for 180 days and 1,351 claims have been paid under this scheme during this pandemic. The current period of the policy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19′ is valid till October 20, 2021.
• The private hospital staff, retired, volunteers, local urban bodies, contract, daily wage, ad-hoc and outsourced staff requisitioned by states, central hospitals and autonomous hospitals of central, states and UTs, AIIMS and institute of national importance and hospitals of central ministries, specifically for COVID-19 patients, are also covered under the PMGKP.
• 24% of the monthly wages to be credited into the PF accounts for next three months for wage-earners below Rs 15,000 per month in businesses having less than 100 workers. This support will be extended by another 3 months to salary months of June, July and August 2020.

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Hello. In this post, we will be talking about the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. This is a scheme by the Govt. of India to help small establishments and employees.

Here’s what we will be covering:

• What is Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana?
• Eligibility for the scheme
• Validity of the scheme
• Process for availing the scheme [by employer]
• Error codes for not receiving PMGKY benefits

What is Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)?

It is a scheme in which the employee’s & employer’s share of EPF & EPS contributions (24% of wages) will be contributed by the Govt. of India for three months (March, April and May 2020).

The Govt. of India has announced Rs.1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under PMGKY.

As part of the package, the Central Govt. proposes to pay 24 percent of the monthly wages into EPF accounts for next three months.

Eligibility for the scheme

For establishments:

1. The establishment should already be covered and registered under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952.
2. The total number of employees employed in the establishment should be up to 100 (one hundred).
3. 90% or more of such employees should be drawing monthly wages less than Rs.15000/-.

For employees:

1. Employee should be earning monthly wages of less than Rs.15000/-.
2. Employees’ UAN and Aadhaar should be linked.
3. Employee should be a member of EPF Scheme, 1952 & Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995.
4. Employee should have contributed to the EPF fund in the last 6 months (September 2019 to February 2020).

NOTE: if any employee is already a registered beneficiary and his/her employer is availing benefits of payment of employer’s share by Central Govt. under PMRPY/PMPRPY 2016, no such benefit in r/o such employee shall be available under this Scheme of PMGKY.

Validity of Scheme

The Scheme will be in operation for the wage months- March, 2020, April, 2020 and May 2020.

Process for availing the scheme [by employer]

1. The employer of the eligible establishment has to disburse the wages for all employees.
   • Since the govt. is paying the EPF and EPS contribution, the employer should not make any deduction from the monthly wage payments.
2. The employer of establishment claiming benefits under this Scheme has to file only one valid ECR for each of the months.
3. Form 5A (Ownership return) filed electronically should contain the details of all branches/departments and EPF Code numbers (if applicable).
4. Once ECR is uploaded by an employer, the challan will separately show contributions by Central Govt. relief and amount payable by the employer.
   • This includes contributions towards the EDLI Scheme, EPF administrative charges as well as EPF & EPS contributions due in respect of ineligible employees.
5. After the employer remits the payment due from him as reflected in challan, the EPF & EPS contributions in respect of eligible employees will be credited directly in their respective UAN by the Central Govt.

In the EPFO portal:

1. As soon as you login, you will be shown a pop-up.

2. Navigate to ECR / return filing screen and enter the number of employees who will be eligible for this scheme. Declare your eligibility, click on continue and submit.

3. Continue uploading the ECR return, verify and pay (EDLI, EPF admin charges and EPF for ineligible employees) as you normally would. Your challan will have the following break-up:

Your ECR file will have to contain the break-up as given:

Error codes for not receiving PMGKY benefits

PMGKY benefit not given remarks:-

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