Lok Sabha Question No. 3339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI ROJGAR YOJANA

## 3339.    MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE :

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

- (a) the details of the initiatives taken by the Government to increase awareness of the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana among potential beneficiaries, particularly in rural areas;
- (b) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  ensuring  that  training programmes under the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana are aligned with current market demands to enhance employability;
- (c) whether there is an action plan in place for this purpose, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of steps being taken by the Government to simplify the application process and minimize bureaucratic delays for applicants under the scheme; and
- (e) the  measures being implemented by the Government to address funding limitations and inadequate infrastructure to support consistent project execution  and  effective skill  development under the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojana?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  to  (e):  Government  of  India,  through  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises,  has  introduced  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  in  2008-09  by  merging  the  then existing employment generation programmes namely Rural Employment Generation  Programme  (REGP)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Rozgar  Yojana (PMRY). Ministry of MSME  is implementing PMEGP  for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new enterprises in the non-farm sector. It aims to provide employment opportunities to traditional artisans/ rural and urban unemployed youth at their doorstep.

The  initiatives  taken  by  Government  to  increase  awareness  of PMEGP  to  support  growth,  development  and  sustenance  of  microenterprises  throughout  the  country,  including  rural  areas, include awareness  programs  in  States/UTs,  including  backward  and  underperforming  areas, aspirational districts, Northeastern  Region  etc., through  print  and  electronic  media,  organising  webinars  on  various activities and radio jingles in regional languages, etc.

The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  simplify  the  application process and minimize bureaucratic delays for applicants under PMEGP are dedicated online portal for receiving and processing of application, offline medium allowed for the prospective beneficiaries in rural areas, applications in 11 regional languages through offline mode, to provide handholding  support  and  inclusion  of  applicants  from  Aspirational districts  and  transgenders  under  Special  Category  eligible  for  higher subsidy.

All bank loans to MSMEs qualify for classification under Priority Sector Lending, Scheduled Commercial Banks have been mandated not to  accept  collateral  security  in  the  case  of  loans  up  to  ₹10  lakh extended to units in micro and small enterprises (MSE) and for loans up to ₹25 lakh to units in the MSE borrowers, banks are advised that the timelines for credit decisions shall not be more than 14 working days.

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