The maiden disbursal of incentives for both the first-time employees and the employers creating additional jobs under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharath Rozgar Yojana started on Friday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme in an event held in New Delhi, which was screened in a private hall in NGO Colony here.A total of 1,820 employee beneficiaries from Tirunelveli (800), Tenkasi (301), Thoothukudi (719) received incentive to the tune of Rs. 83.66 lakh and 397 employers from Tirunelveli (160), Tenkasi (61) and Thoothukudi (176) were disbursed ₹8.94 crore.Tirunelveli MP C. Robert Bruce, Director of Industrial Safety and Health Vimala, Regional PF Commissioner I, Siva Shanmugam, G. Sundaresan, Regional PF Commissioner II, Deputy Director, ESIC, M.S. Arun, president of Nellai District Small and Tiny Industries’ Association, Sanjay Gunasingh, and top officials from the Employees Provident Fund Organisation’s Tirunelveli Region participated in the event. Published - June 19, 2026 09:34 pm IST