Lok Sabha Question No. 950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Employment Generation through PMEGP
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Devji Mansingram Patel, Saikia Dilip, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sandhya Ray, Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH PMEGP

950.     SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the status and objectives of PM Vishwakarma scheme and funds allocated under the Scheme during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise, especially in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (b) the details of employment  created under Prime Minister's Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP) including the number of enterprises assisted, estimated employment generated and subsidy disbursed during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a): The PM Vishwakarma Scheme was launched on 17.09.2023 to provide end-to-end holistic support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands, using tools, in the 18 trades covered. It  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  with  budget outlay  of Rs.  13,000 crore  for  its  implementation for  a period  of  5  years.  As  this  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  State-wise  funds  are  not  allocated.  As  on 05.02.2024,  the  total  number  of  enrolment  of  artisans  and  craftspeople  is  93,21,360.  The  total number of successful registrations of beneficiaries is 3,63,556 after three levels of verification. The State-wise details of successful registration of the beneficiaries are at Annexure.

Since  inception  of  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  in 2008-09  till  22.01.2024,  a  total  of  9.35  lakh  enterprises  have  been  assisted  under  the  Scheme generating  therewith  an  employment  of  76.35  lakh  persons.  The  number  of  enterprises  assisted, estimated  employment  generated  and  subsidy  disbursed  during  the  last  three  years  are  as  detailed below:-

| Year                      | Units Assisted   | Margin Money Subsidy (Rs. in crore)   |   Estimated Employment (in Lakh person) |
|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2021-22                   | 1,03,219         | 2,977.66                              |                                    8.25 |
| 2022-23                   | 85,167           | 2,722.17                              |                                    6.82 |
| 2023-24 (upto 22.01.2024) | 65,324           | 2,400.05                              |                                    8.61 |

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## Annexure

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UTs   | Total Successful Registrations on Stage 3   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 44,827                                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 29                                          |
| 3         | Assam                   | 37,807                                      |
| 4         | Bihar                   | 1                                           |
| 5         | Chandigarh              | 21                                          |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 7,366                                       |
| 7         | Delhi                   | 0                                           |
| 8         | Goa                     | 5,486                                       |
| 9         | Gujarat                 | 60,808                                      |
| 10        | Haryana                 | 3,767                                       |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh        | 1,956                                       |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir       | 29,878                                      |
| 13        | Jharkhand               | 6,280                                       |
| 14        | Karnataka               | 1,16,399                                    |
| 15        | Kerala                  | 3,993                                       |
| 16        | Ladakh                  | 1,229                                       |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh          | 1,701                                       |
| 18        | Maharashtra             | 12,052                                      |
| 19        | Manipur                 | 114                                         |
| 20        | Meghalaya               | 0                                           |
| 21        | Mizoram                 | 0                                           |
| 22        | Nagaland                | 0                                           |
| 23        | Odisha                  | 6,168                                       |
| 24        | Puducherry              | 0                                           |
| 25        | Punjab                  | 2,440                                       |
| 26        | Rajasthan               | 5,334                                       |
| 27        | Sikkim                  | 0                                           |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu              | 1                                           |
| 29        | Telangana               | 1                                           |
| 30        | Tripura                 | 1,051                                       |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh           | 12,203                                      |
| 32        | Uttarakhand             | 2,573                                       |
| 33        | West Bengal             | 1                                           |
| Total     | Total                   | 3,63,556                                    |