Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Self-Employment Training Institutes under PMEGP
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## SELF-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INSTITUTES UNDER PMEGP

## 202. SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  rural  self-employment  training  institutes  set  up  under  the  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  since  its  inception  and  till  date  across  various  States including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli along with details of the respective trainings provided by these institutes;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries trained under the (PMEGP) in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli along with the details of the specific types of training received by them since its inception and till date, district-wise;
- (c) the number of female beneficiaries in the above-mentioned States under the said Scheme; and

(d)

whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  system  to  identify  the  aptitude  and  skills  of  the beneficiaries after imparting of training to them and if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  number  of  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  administered  by  the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and    onboarded  under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP)  for  imparting  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  (EDP)  training  to prospective beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are 52, 35 and 1 respectively. Under PMEGP, EDP training is provided to prospective beneficiaries to provide orientation and awareness pertaining to various managerial and operational functions such as finance, production, marketing, enterprise management, banking formalities, book-keeping, statutory compliances etc.
- (b): As  per  available  data,  district-wise  no.  of  beneficiaries  who  have  been  provided  with  EDP training under PMEGP in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli since FY 2016-17 to FY 2025-26 (as on 21.01.2026) is given at Annexure I .
- (c): Since its  inception  in  FY  2008-09  till  FY  2025-26  (up  to  21.01.2026),  14,586  nos.  of  women entrepreneurs  have  been  assisted  under  PMEGP  in  Madhya  Pradesh  whereas  20,331  nos.  of  women entrepreneurs have been assisted in Maharashtra including UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- (d): Under PMEGP, a mechanism is in place to assess the aptitude and skill of beneficiaries upon completion of the EDP training under which an assessment is conducted for each of the 11 modules of the EDP, and certificate is issued only after successful completion of the assessment.

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 202 FOR ANSWER ON 29.01.2025.

District wise no. of beneficiaries who have been provided with EDP training under PMEGP in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli since FY 2016-17 to FY 2025-26 (as on 21.01.2026)

| Sr. No.        | District Name       | 2016-17        | 2017-18        | 2018-19        | 2019-20        | 2020-21        | 2021-22        | 2022-23        | 2023-24        | 2024-25        | 2025-26        |
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh      | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1)             | Agar-Malwa          | 4              | 37             | 16             | 6              | 61             | 72             | 114            | 84             | 19             | 1              |
| 2)             | Alirajpur           | 2              | 53             | 45             | 42             | 129            | 131            | 256            | 123            | 22             | 1              |
| 3)             | Anuppur             | 4              | 14             | 10             | 11             | 33             | 56             | 100            | 102            | 37             | 8              |
| 4)             | Ashok Nagar         | 4              | 10             | 12             | 9              | 71             | 92             | 107            | 115            | 34             | 1              |
| 5)             | Balaghat            | 21             | 110            | 36             | 51             | 208            | 277            | 238            | 179            | 42             | 11             |
| 6)             | Barwani             | 3              | 23             | 27             | 20             | 80             | 118            | 106            | 95             | 10             | 1              |
| 7)             | Betul               | 31             | 54             | 41             | 43             | 166            | 124            | 222            | 207            | 37             | 2              |
| 8)             | Bhind               | 3              | 30             | 16             | 18             | 86             | 136            | 173            | 120            | 61             | 1              |
| 9)             | Bhopal              | 25             | 69             | 37             | 31             | 101            | 221            | 386            | 331            | 69             | 12             |
| 10)            | Burhanpur           | 3              | 7              | 22             | 20             | 103            | 75             | 128            | 90             | 16             | 1              |
| 11)            | Chhatarpur          | 1              | 50             | 23             | 15             | 53             | 80             | 140            | 142            | 52             | 3              |
| 12)            | Chhindwara          | 25             | 77             | 49             | 59             | 104            | 163            | 202            | 137            | 36             | 0              |
| 13)            | Damoh               | 4              | 18             | 11             | 16             | 71             | 63             | 91             | 118            | 42             | 7              |
| 14)            | Datia               | 4              | 8              | 8              | 24             | 78             | 96             | 141            | 104            | 15             | 2              |
| 15)            | Dewas               | 16             | 46             | 21             | 27             | 132            | 122            | 150            | 129            | 45             | 0              |
| 16)            | Dhar                | 18             | 99             | 49             | 35             | 154            | 177            | 228            | 245            | 48             | 1              |
| 17)            | Dindori             | 3              | 39             | 13             | 14             | 104            | 85             | 107            | 58             | 15             | 0              |
| 18)            | East Nimar(Khandwa) | 7              | 27             | 24             | 21             | 110            | 145            | 154            | 119            | 21             | 1              |
| 19)            | Guna                | 3              | 3              | 6              | 4              | 64             | 81             | 138            | 148            | 41             | 8              |
| 20)            | Gwalior             | 23             | 66             | 28             | 23             | 112            | 195            | 238            | 197            | 44             | 10             |
| 21)            | Harda               | 4              | 13             | 13             | 13             | 87             | 72             | 126            | 96             | 17             | 2              |
| 22)            | Hoshangabad         | 8              | 33             | 14             | 12             | 85             | 95             | 138            | 100            | 21             | 1              |
| 23)            | Indore              | 32             | 136            | 34             | 17             | 201            | 319            | 356            | 322            | 104            | 9              |
| 24)            | Jabalpur            | 49             | 114            | 43             | 46             | 155            | 185            | 226            | 204            | 53             | 6              |
| 25)            | Jhabua              | 13             | 81             | 23             | 13             | 122            | 157            | 191            | 146            | 14             | 3              |
| 26)            | Katni               | 8              | 27             | 3              | 6              | 61             | 85             | 103            | 73             | 28             | 1              |
| 27)            | Khargaon            | 2              | 33             | 32             | 44             | 174            | 256            | 312            | 315            | 67             | 4              |
| 28)            | Mandla              | 5              | 19             | 25             | 5              | 77             | 122            | 120            | 110            | 26             | 1              |

| Sr. No.     | District Name   | 2016-17     | 2017-18     | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2023-24     | 2024-25     | 2025-26     |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 29)         | Mandsaur        | 23          | 56          | 36          | 34          | 148         | 159         | 178         | 169         | 48          | 10          |
| 30)         | Morena          | 1           | 15          | 14          | 6           | 47          | 127         | 198         | 229         | 56          | 5           |
| 31)         | Narsinghpur     | 279         | 390         | 231         | 139         | 221         | 275         | 393         | 350         | 49          | 3           |
| 32)         | Neemuch         | 9           | 43          | 34          | 24          | 74          | 81          | 182         | 144         | 22          | 1           |
| 33)         | Panna           | 1           | 21          | 3           | 7           | 88          | 68          | 71          | 54          | 24          | 1           |
| 34)         | Raisen          | 4           | 9           | 10          | 26          | 101         | 118         | 180         | 115         | 24          | 3           |
| 35)         | Rajgarh         | 6           | 60          | 39          | 38          | 140         | 241         | 162         | 153         | 47          | 1           |
| 36)         | Ratlam          | 33          | 160         | 33          | 26          | 94          | 98          | 141         | 178         | 30          | 3           |
| 37)         | Rewa            | 10          | 51          | 38          | 23          | 174         | 206         | 195         | 143         | 32          | 2           |
| 38)         | Sagar           | 11          | 48          | 31          | 22          | 97          | 103         | 202         | 219         | 62          | 2           |
| 39)         | Satna           | 8           | 35          | 34          | 6           | 109         | 146         | 150         | 147         | 39          | 3           |
| 40)         | Sehore          | 6           | 23          | 8           | 19          | 75          | 102         | 140         | 136         | 32          | 3           |
| 41)         | Seoni           | 11          | 24          | 15          | 10          | 59          | 67          | 153         | 114         | 20          | 2           |
| 42)         | Shahdol         | 0           | 10          | 14          | 8           | 66          | 81          | 133         | 87          | 23          | 6           |
| 43)         | Shajapur        | 4           | 35          | 16          | 5           | 97          | 121         | 118         | 97          | 23          | 0           |
| 44)         | Shivpuri        | 0           | 18          | 28          | 13          | 71          | 79          | 103         | 81          | 51          | 6           |
| 45)         | Sidhi           | 13          | 17          | 15          | 25          | 79          | 110         | 125         | 113         | 19          | 4           |
| 46)         | Singroli        | 1           | 5           | 6           | 4           | 67          | 117         | 68          | 66          | 17          | 1           |
| 47)         | Tikamgarh       | 18          | 65          | 41          | 24          | 100         | 143         | 185         | 138         | 30          | 2           |
| 48)         | Ujjain          | 13          | 45          | 46          | 17          | 66          | 110         | 118         | 115         | 44          | 5           |
| 49)         | Umaria          | 0           | 23          | 3           | 6           | 46          | 59          | 30          | 52          | 4           | 3           |
| 50)         | Vidisha         | 2           | 18          | 8           | 12          | 64          | 112         | 196         | 168         | 49          | 6           |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra     | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Maharashtra |
| 1           | Ahmadnagar      | 52          | 271         | 224         | 130         | 179         | 209         | 211         | 225         | 233         | 89          |
| 2           | Akola           | 22          | 147         | 124         | 81          | 54          | 59          | 87          | 83          | 64          | 57          |
| 3           | Amravati        | 39          | 129         | 108         | 77          | 78          | 92          | 144         | 164         | 113         | 52          |
| 4           | Aurangabad      | 4           | 100         | 45          | 32          | 52          | 116         | 191         | 157         | 93          | 16          |
| 5           | Beed            | 31          | 88          | 99          | 33          | 32          | 59          | 95          | 60          | 47          | 24          |
| 6           | Bhandara        | 9           | 109         | 85          | 64          | 92          | 81          | 114         | 119         | 58          | 11          |
| 7           | Buldhana        | 26          | 116         | 106         | 109         | 80          | 97          | 171         | 102         | 111         | 40          |
| 8           | Chandrapur      | 39          | 133         | 66          | 108         | 101         | 114         | 118         | 99          | 88          | 23          |

| Sr. No.             | District Name     | 2016-17                |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 9                   | Dhule             | 3                      |        69 |        40 |        38 |        51 |        73 |        84 |       127 |       180 |        68 |
| 10                  | Gadchiroli        | 20                     |        50 |        40 |        30 |        71 |        34 |        54 |        59 |        53 |         7 |
| 11                  | Gondia            | 39                     |       137 |       101 |       143 |       131 |       228 |       218 |       123 |        63 |        20 |
| 12                  | Hingoli           | 54                     |        68 |        95 |        55 |        44 |        52 |        72 |        36 |        23 |         5 |
| 13                  | Jalgaon           | 4                      |       174 |       127 |        90 |        90 |       171 |       206 |       217 |       351 |       122 |
| 14                  | Jalna             | 34                     |        75 |        71 |        38 |        43 |       106 |        34 |        56 |        50 |        24 |
| 15                  | Kolhapur          | 102                    |       245 |       367 |       297 |       218 |       342 |       571 |       620 |       224 |        98 |
| 16                  | Latur             | 9                      |       105 |        83 |        81 |        85 |       111 |        91 |       111 |       106 |        53 |
| 17                  | Mumbai            | 1                      |        13 |         3 |         4 |         3 |         4 |        19 |        32 |        50 |        17 |
| 18                  | Mumbai (Suburban) | 5                      |        32 |        16 |        30 |        15 |        32 |        47 |        56 |        98 |        44 |
| 19                  | Nagpur            | 67                     |       162 |       129 |        72 |       109 |       197 |       259 |       248 |       199 |        87 |
| 20                  | Nanded            | 31                     |        88 |        89 |        56 |        82 |       130 |       153 |        99 |       129 |        42 |
| 21                  | Nandurbar         | 0                      |        39 |        48 |        41 |        60 |        61 |        76 |        64 |       175 |        58 |
| 22                  | Nashik            | 12                     |       238 |       164 |        94 |       253 |       300 |       243 |       389 |       188 |        45 |
| 23                  | Osmanabad         | 48                     |       118 |        96 |        69 |        44 |       105 |       150 |       110 |       154 |        40 |
| 24                  | Palghar           | 36                     |        88 |        62 |        52 |        69 |       129 |       142 |       203 |        96 |        31 |
| 25                  | Parbhani          | 55                     |       101 |        93 |        36 |        45 |        74 |        94 |        99 |        62 |        12 |
| 26                  | Pune              | 70                     |       246 |       279 |       102 |       114 |       135 |       247 |       340 |       394 |       181 |
| 27                  | Raigad            | 60                     |       229 |       140 |        54 |        47 |        39 |        83 |       118 |       130 |        41 |
| 28                  | Ratnagiri         | 131                    |       283 |       262 |        84 |        92 |       134 |       213 |       184 |       149 |        38 |
| 29                  | Sangli            | 93                     |       186 |       104 |       120 |        78 |        70 |       145 |       118 |        89 |        46 |
| 30                  | Satara            | 66                     |       139 |       135 |        83 |       103 |       114 |       185 |       140 |       180 |        48 |
| 31                  | Sindhudurg        | 105                    |       196 |       123 |        60 |        84 |       139 |       215 |       123 |       105 |        29 |
| 32                  | Solapur           | 72                     |       328 |       249 |       191 |       214 |       237 |       358 |       297 |       181 |        50 |
| 33                  | Thane             | 45                     |        93 |        57 |        33 |        39 |        88 |        83 |       126 |       177 |       139 |
| 34                  | Wardha            | 29                     |       135 |        42 |        35 |        38 |        75 |       139 |        96 |       130 |        38 |
| 35                  | Washim            | 34                     |        89 |       122 |        50 |        46 |        55 |        86 |        46 |        58 |        35 |
| 36                  | Yavatmal          | 3                      |       158 |       108 |        58 |        61 |        72 |        90 |        71 |        87 |        42 |
|                     | Total             | 1450                   |      4977 |      4102 |      2730 |      2997 |      4134 |      5488 |      5317 |      4688 |      1772 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1)                | Dadra And Nagar Haveli |         0 |         3 |         0 |         2 |         9 |         5 |         6 |         8 |         2 |
| 0                   | Total             | 0                      |         3 |         0 |         2 |         9 |         5 |         6 |         8 |         2 |         0 |