India, March 25 -- By Shailesh Yadav

New Delhi [India], 25 March (ANI): Employment Linked Incentive Scheme (ELI) is ready to roll. The scheme is ready and in a stage of final approval, said Sumita Dawra, Secretary, Labour, and Employment Ministry in an exclusive Interview with ANI.

The secretary said the ELI Scheme is a government programme designed to increase the number of jobs created in the formal sector by offering financial incentives to employers and new hires.

The central government introduced three ELI schemes (A, B, and C) during the Union Budget 2024. The scheme benefits are proposed to be disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the beneficiary's bank account, provided it is linked to Aadhaar.

Dawra said that the...