Lok Sabha Question No. 611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Implementation of PMEGP
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Saumitra Khan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMEGP

## 611. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  status  of  the  implementation  of  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP) in West Bengal along with the number of beneficiaries recorded during the last five years, district-wise;
- (b) the measures introduced to improve the effectiveness of the scheme in providing self-employment opportunities to youth and women in West Bengal; and
- (c) the total funds allocated and utilised under PMEGP in West Bengal during the last fiscal year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a): The  District-wise  performance  of  PMEGP  in  West  Bengal  in  terms  of  number  of  micro  units assisted,  Margin  Money  (MM) subsidy  disbursed  and  estimated  employment  generated  since  the  last  5 years i.e. FY2019-20 to FY2023-24 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): The  measures  introduced  to  improve  the effectiveness of the scheme  in  providing  selfemployment  opportunities  to  youth  and  women  across  the  country,  including  West  Bengal,  are  given below:
- i. Maximum project cost admissible for setting up of new project has been increased from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh in Manufacturing sector and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh in Services sector.
- ii. Beneficiaries under Special Category including women are provided with higher subsidy of 25% and 35% of the project cost in urban and rural areas respectively as compared to 15% and 25% of the project cost for General Category beneficiaries.
- iii. Contribution of beneficiaries under Special Category including women is 05% as compared to 10% for General Category beneficiaries.
- iv. Conduct  of  awareness  programmes,  workshops  and  exhibitions  in  all  the  States/UTs  including backward and under-performing areas with focus on special category.
- v. Conduct of two-days free online Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) for prospective entrepreneurs.
- vi. Acceptance of PMEGP applications from prospective beneficiaries in 11 regional languages since January 2024.
- vii. Industries related to Animal Husbandry like dairy, poultry, aquaculture, insects (bees, sericulture, etc.) have been allowed under the scheme.
- viii. Webinars are organized for setting up of micro-enterprises on every Sunday to create awareness among the youth and prospective entrepreneurs.
- (c): PMEGP being a Central sector scheme, no State wise  allocation  of  budget  is  done.    Funds  are utilized based on the demand generated and loans sanctioned by the financial institutions. Margin Money subsidy disbursed under the scheme for the State of West Bengal is Rs. 74.23 crore during financial year 2023-24.

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## Annexure-I: referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 611 for answer on 06.02.2025.

District-wise performance of PMEGP in West Bengal in terms of number of micro units assisted, margin money subsidy disbursed and estimated employment generated during the last 5 years is as follows:

| Districts                 | 2019-20               | 2019-20               | 2019-20               | 2020-21                | 2020-21              | 2020-21               | 2021-22                | 2021-22               | 2021-22               | 2022-23                | 2022-23              | 2022-23               | 2023-24                | 2023-24               | 2023-24               |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Districts                 | No. of Units Assisted | MM subsi dy (Rs. Cr.) | Est. Empl. Generat ed | No. of Units Assiste d | MM subsidy (Rs. Cr.) | Est. Empl. Generate d | No. of Units Assiste d | MM subsi dy (Rs. Cr.) | Est. Empl. Generate d | No. of Units Assiste d | MM subsidy (Rs. Cr.) | Est. Empl. Generate d | No. of Units Assiste d | MM subsi dy (Rs. Cr.) | Est. Empl. Generat ed |
| Alipurduar                | 47                    | 1.13                  | 376                   | 125                    | 3.61                 | 1,000                 | 68                     | 1.98                  | 544                   | 82                     | 3.63                 | 656                   | 70                     | 2.83                  | 560                   |
| Bankura                   | 64                    | 1.53                  | 512                   | 38                     | 0.92                 | 304                   | 45                     | 1.02                  | 360                   | 38                     | 1.38                 | 304                   | 41                     | 1.93                  | 328                   |
| Bardhawan                 | 75                    | 1.70                  | 600                   | 52                     | 1.37                 | 416                   | 68                     | 1.44                  | 544                   | 46                     | 1.47                 | 368                   | 57                     | 2.32                  | 456                   |
| Birbhum                   | 80                    | 1.84                  | 640                   | 82                     | 2.01                 | 656                   | 92                     | 2.57                  | 736                   | 76                     | 2.13                 | 608                   | 114                    | 3.42                  | 912                   |
| Coochbehar                | 80                    | 1.75                  | 640                   | 98                     | 2.78                 | 784                   | 60                     | 1.49                  | 480                   | 114                    | 3.16                 | 912                   | 118                    | 3.85                  | 944                   |
| Darjeeling                | 71                    | 1.68                  | 568                   | 80                     | 2.18                 | 640                   | 69                     | 1.96                  | 552                   | 50                     | 1.33                 | 400                   | 37                     | 1.41                  | 296                   |
| Hooghly                   | 41                    | 0.95                  | 328                   | 41                     | 1.07                 | 328                   | 56                     | 1.67                  | 448                   | 69                     | 1.76                 | 552                   | 49                     | 1.94                  | 392                   |
| Howrah                    | 80                    | 2.40                  | 640                   | 37                     | 1.01                 | 296                   | 70                     | 1.74                  | 560                   | 115                    | 2.75                 | 920                   | 83                     | 2.40                  | 664                   |
| Jalpaiguri                | 17                    | 0.46                  | 136                   | 38                     | 0.87                 | 304                   | 131                    | 4.12                  | 1,048                 | 67                     | 2.57                 | 536                   | 49                     | 2.12                  | 392                   |
| Jhargam                   |                       | 0.00                  | 0                     | 7                      | 0.32                 | 56                    | 9                      | 0.40                  | 72                    | 22                     | 0.54                 | 176                   | 13                     | 0.39                  | 104                   |
| Kalimpong                 | 9                     | 0.16                  | 72                    | 5                      | 0.12                 | 40                    | 12                     | 0.35                  | 96                    | 22                     | 0.48                 | 176                   | 21                     | 0.56                  | 168                   |
| Kolkata                   | 13                    | 0.34                  | 104                   | 12                     | 0.17                 | 96                    | 13                     | 0.15                  | 104                   | 15                     | 0.16                 | 120                   | 9                      | 0.43                  | 72                    |
| Maldah                    | 41                    | 0.77                  | 328                   | 58                     | 1.77                 | 464                   | 51                     | 1.46                  | 408                   | 58                     | 2.05                 | 464                   | 43                     | 2.09                  | 344                   |
| Medinipur East            | 576                   | 24.25                 | 4,608                 | 555                    | 23.78                | 4,440                 | 653                    | 32.17                 | 5,224                 | 462                    | 20.05                | 3,696                 | 454                    | 20.86                 | 3,632                 |
| Murshidabad               | 185                   | 6.94                  | 1,480                 | 211                    | 7.00                 | 1,688                 | 204                    | 6.75                  | 1,632                 | 233                    | 7.47                 | 1,864                 | 208                    | 6.79                  | 1,664                 |
| Nadia                     | 219                   | 15.05                 | 1,752                 | 80                     | 4.96                 | 640                   | 63                     | 2.71                  | 504                   | 58                     | 2.79                 | 464                   | 62                     | 2.58                  | 496                   |
| North Dinajpur            | 4                     | 0.09                  | 32                    | 14                     | 0.28                 | 112                   | 64                     | 2.06                  | 512                   | 28                     | 0.92                 | 224                   | 6                      | 0.25                  | 48                    |
| North Twenty Four Pargans | 227                   | 8.55                  | 1,816                 | 215                    | 7.86                 | 1,720                 | 232                    | 8.68                  | 1,856                 | 244                    | 8.73                 | 1,952                 | 186                    | 7.36                  | 1,488                 |
| Paschim Burdwan           | 11                    | 0.29                  | 88                    | 5                      | 0.16                 | 40                    | 10                     | 0.38                  | 80                    | 8                      | 0.43                 | 64                    | 7                      | 0.62                  | 56                    |
| Paschim Medinipur         | 78                    | 2.06                  | 624                   | 90                     | 3.12                 | 720                   | 68                     | 2.27                  | 544                   | 52                     | 1.67                 | 416                   | 66                     | 2.12                  | 528                   |
| Purulia                   | 43                    | 1.99                  | 344                   | 36                     | 1.43                 | 288                   | 30                     | 0.91                  | 240                   | 30                     | 0.95                 | 240                   | 55                     | 1.56                  | 440                   |
| South Dinajpur            | 51                    | 1.78                  | 408                   | 56                     | 2.49                 | 448                   | 62                     | 2.90                  | 496                   | 33                     | 1.12                 | 264                   | 23                     | 0.65                  | 184                   |
| South Twenty Four Pargans | 208                   | 9.10                  | 1,664                 | 135                    | 4.96                 | 1,080                 | 175                    | 6.23                  | 1,400                 | 204                    | 6.55                 | 1,632                 | 148                    | 5.76                  | 1,184                 |