Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Employment to Youth by MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## EMPLOYMENT TO YOUTH BY MSMEs

## 130. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a) the  new  efforts  being  made  to  provide  employment  to  youth  through  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether any new project in Gwalior Parliamentary Constituency is under consideration; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi  &  Village  Industries  Commission,  is  implementing Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the country including Madhya Pradesh State to set up new micro units. Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail Margin Money subsidy  of  25%  of  the  project  cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.  For Special Categories such as SC / ST / OBC / Minorities / Women / Ex-serviceman / Transgenders / Differently-abled / NER / Aspirational Districts / Hill and Border areas etc., the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of project is Rs. 50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakh in the service sector.

Performance  of  PMEGP  Scheme  in  the  Madhya  Pradesh  State  during  last  five  years  is  given below:

| Year    | In Madhya Pradesh   | In Madhya Pradesh          | In Madhya Pradesh    | In Gwalior District   | In Gwalior District        | In Gwalior District   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| Year    | Project             | Margin Money (Rs. in lakh) | Estimated Employment | Project               | Margin Money (Rs. in lakh) | Estimated Employment  |
| 2018-19 | 2526                | 10002.28                   | 20208                | 62                    | 322.38                     | 496                   |
| 2019-20 | 2175                | 8063.63                    | 17400                | 36                    | 176.73                     | 288                   |
| 2020-21 | 4854                | 13808                      | 38832                | 99                    | 411.7                      | 792                   |
| 2021-22 | 8082                | 20961.46                   | 64656                | 250                   | 854.35                     | 2000                  |
| 2022-23 | 5957                | 18129.7                    | 47656                | 142                   | 464.03                     | 1136                  |

(b) & (c): The  targets  of  setting  up  new  projects/units  under  PMEGP  in  Madhya  Pradesh State and Gwalior District for FY 2023-24 are as follows:

| FY      | In Madhya Pradesh   | In Gwalior District   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 2023-24 | Project             | Project               |
| Targets | 5528                | 97                    |