evidence: In 2016, the Ministry of Textiles announced a special package for the apparel sector to generate one crore jobs in three years. One of the features of the package was the government bearing the entire employer’s contribution of 12% under the EPFO for new employees earning less than ₹15,000 a month for the first three years. While some of the large-scale units did invest under the package, it did not benefit the small- and medium-scale manufacturers much. Chairman of the Southern India Mills’ Association S.K. Sundararaman said such schemes need consistency and should be implemented for a longer period to be successful. Industries need time to plan, invest, and generate jobs. The second scheme proposed by Ms. Sitharaman will incentivise additional employment in the manufacturing sector, linked to the employment of first-time employees with respect to their EPFO contribution in the first four years. "The scheme is expected to benefit 30 lakh youth entering employment, and their employers," she said. The third scheme will cover additional employment in all sectors and the government will reimburse employers up to ₹3,000 per month for two years towards their EPFO contribution for each additional employee. "The scheme is expected to incentivise additional employment of 50 lakh persons," she said.