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The Tribune · India · Modi disburses the first jobs-incentive payouts as awareness lags where it matters
Reports a TeamLease finding that large firms are largely aware of PM-VBRY while start-ups and micro-enterprises — the very employers meant to create first-time jobs — are nearly blind to it (~5.4% awareness), undercutting the scheme's reach.
“TeamLease report reveals a paradox in PM-VBRY awareness: large firms lead while start-ups lag behind.”