Lok Sabha Question No. 2294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Employment under PMRY and MMYSY
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2294

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  JANUARY, 2018

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER PMRY AND MMYSY

## 2294.   SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote schemes like Mukhya mantri Yuva  Swarojgar  Yojana/Pradhanmantri  Rojgar  Yojana  across  the  country through skill development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is taking initiative to focus on providing more and more employment to the unemployed youth in future to make this scheme more effective and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (c):  PMRY  and  Rural  Employment  Generation  Programme  (REGP)  have been  merged  and  subsumed  to  form  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP).  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP),  under  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  is  a  major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. KVIC is the national level nodal  agency  for  implementation  of  PMEGP.  Any  individual  above  18  years  of age  is  eligible.  For  setting  up  of  projects  costing  above  Rs.10  lakh  in  the manufacturing sector and above Rs. 5 lakh in the business /service sector, the beneficiaries should possess at least VIII standard pass educational qualification. General category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of  25  %  of  the  project  cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.  For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/OBC /minorities/women, ex-serviceman, physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border areas etc. the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of projects is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the service sector. Benefit can be availed under PMEGP for setting up of new units only.

Since inception of the scheme in 2008-09, a total of 4.47 lakh micro enterprises have been assisted with a margin money subsidy of Rs 9326.01 crore providing employment to an estimated 37.32 lakh persons, (up to 30.11.2017). Details of margin money subsidy disbursed, number of Projects assisted and employment generated under PMEGP since inception is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2294 due for reply on 01.01.2018

## Details of Projects Assisted under PMEGP

| Year          |   Margin money subsidy released (Rs crore) |   MM subsidy utilized# (Rs crore) | No. of units assisted   | Estimated employment generated   |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2008-09       |                                     740    |                            408.64 | 25,507                  | 255,070                          |
| 2009-10       |                                     504.21 |                            742.76 | 39,502                  | 419,997                          |
| 2010-11       |                                     877.2  |                            905.41 | 49,819                  | 482,024                          |
| 2011-12       |                                    1010.24 |                           1057.84 | 55,135                  | 495,523                          |
| XI Plan Total |                                    3131.65 |                           3114.65 | 169963                  | 1652614                          |

## Progress of PMEGP during XII Plan

| Year           |   Margin money subsidy released (Rs crore) |   Margin money subsidy utilized# (Rs crore) | No. of units assisted   | Estimated employment generated   |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-13        |                                    1228.44 |                                     1080.66 | 57,884                  | 428,246                          |
| 2013-14        |                                     988.36 |                                     1076.45 | 50,493                  | 378,907                          |
| 2014-15        |                                    1073.16 |                                     1122.54 | 48,168                  | 357,502                          |
| 2015-16        |                                    1254.68 |                                     1020.06 | 44,340                  | 323,362                          |
| 2016-17        |                                    1085.9  |                                     1280.91 | 52912                   | 407840                           |
| XII Plan Total |                                    5627.54 |                                     5580.62 | 253,797                 | 1,895,857                        |
| 2017-18*       |                                    1004.49 |                                      630.72 | 22918                   | 183344                           |