Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: PMEGP in Karnataka
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## PMEGP IN KARNATAKA

## 759. SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA:

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

- (a) the total margin money (MM) subsidy disbursed under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Karnataka since the last three years along with the number of micro-enterprises assisted and the estimated employment generated, district-wise;
- (b) the details of beneficiaries covered under PMEGP in the State of Karnataka including the category-wise distribution of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and women, district-wise; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  enhance  the  reach  and  impact  of  PMEGP  in  Karnataka  including  the measures to support new entrepreneurs and promote Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) growth?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The district-wise details of total Margin Money(MM) subsidy disbursed, number of microenterprises  assisted  and  estimated  employment  generated  under  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Karnataka since the last three years i.e. from FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Details of beneficiaries covered under PMEGP in the State of Karnataka district-wise and category-wise since the last three years i.e from FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25 is given at AnnexureII.
- (c): The steps undertaken by the Ministry of MSME under PMEGP to enhance itsreach and impact  thereby  ensuring  the  growth  and  development  of  micro  enterprises  across  the  country including Karnataka, are as follows:
- i. Enhancement  of  maximum  project  cost  from  Rs.  25  lakh  to  Rs.  50  lakh  for manufacturing sector and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh for service sector.
- ii. Inclusion  of  applicants  from  Aspirational  districts  and  Transgenders  under  special category eligible for higher subsidy.
- iii. Acceptance of PMEGP applications from beneficiaries in physical form in 19 regional languages since June 2025 excluding Hindi and English.

- iv. Enhancing the scope of activities by modifying Negative list to allow more activities under Animal Husbandry like dairy, poultry, aquaculture and sericulture. As a special case, piggery, a major source of livelihood in NER, is allowed in NER States.
- v. A  wide  range  of  more  than  1,000  Model  of  Detailed  Project  Reports  have  been prepared  on  various  industries  and  made  available  on  the  PMEGP  online  portal enabling applicants to submit quality DPRs.
- vi. Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training is provided to prospective entrepreneurs  and  beneficiariesto  provide  orientation  and  awareness  pertaining  to various  managerial  and  operational  functions  like  finance,  production,  marketing, enterprise management etc.
- vii. Awareness programmes in all the States/UTs including backward and under-performing areas, Aspirationaldistricts, North Eastern Region etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.759  FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025.

District-wise  details  of  total  Margin  Money(MM)  subsidy  disbursed,  number  of  micro-enterprises  assisted  and  estimated employment generated under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Karnataka:

|                 | 2022-23                          | 2022-23                            | 2022-23                   | 2023-24                          | 2023-24                            | 2023-24                   | 2024-25                         | 2024-25                            | 2024-25                   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| District        | MM subsidy disbursed (Rs. in Cr) | No. of micro- enterprises assisted | Est. Employment generated | MM subsidy disbursed (Rs. in Cr) | No. of micro- enterprises assisted | Est. Employment generated | MMsubsidy disbursed (Rs. in Cr) | No. of micro- enterprises assisted | Est. Employment generated |
| Bagalkot        | 7.89                             | 348                                | 2,784                     | 6.31                             | 233                                | 1,864                     | 5.16                            | 214                                | 1,712                     |
| Bangalore       | 13.19                            | 264                                | 2,112                     | 17.48                            | 272                                | 2,176                     | 9.31                            | 135                                | 1,080                     |
| Bangalore Rural | 3.22                             | 82                                 | 656                       | 6.05                             | 113                                | 904                       | 3.82                            | 65                                 | 520                       |
| Belgaum         | 20.68                            | 708                                | 5,664                     | 18.01                            | 507                                | 4,056                     | 9.57                            | 319                                | 2,552                     |
| Bellary         | 6.80                             | 348                                | 2,784                     | 4.31                             | 221                                | 1,768                     | 1.74                            | 93                                 | 744                       |
| Bidar           | 3.56                             | 127                                | 1,016                     | 4.15                             | 122                                | 976                       | 1.94                            | 84                                 | 672                       |
| Bijapur         | 7.59                             | 391                                | 3,128                     | 5.60                             | 252                                | 2,016                     | 3.85                            | 173                                | 1,384                     |
| Chamarajnagar   | 1.72                             | 78                                 | 624                       | 3.23                             | 111                                | 888                       | 1.42                            | 51                                 | 408                       |
| Chikkballapur   | 3.89                             | 74                                 | 592                       | 3.22                             | 68                                 | 544                       | 2.33                            | 49                                 | 392                       |
| Chikmagalur     | 4.98                             | 170                                | 1,360                     | 4.65                             | 152                                | 1,216                     | 3.31                            | 84                                 | 672                       |
| Chitradurga     | 3.47                             | 114                                | 912                       | 1.93                             | 69                                 | 552                       | 1.17                            | 37                                 | 296                       |
| Dakshin Kannad  | 11.48                            | 331                                | 2,648                     | 13.95                            | 362                                | 2,896                     | 6.81                            | 146                                | 1,168                     |
| Davangere       | 4.31                             | 117                                | 936                       | 4.24                             | 114                                | 912                       | 2.84                            | 65                                 | 520                       |
| Dharwad         | 3.84                             | 191                                | 1,528                     | 3.57                             | 134                                | 1,072                     | 1.90                            | 82                                 | 656                       |
| Gadag           | 2.45                             | 94                                 | 752                       | 2.24                             | 78                                 | 624                       | 1.73                            | 78                                 | 624                       |
| Gulbarga        | 1.41                             | 85                                 | 680                       | 1.77                             | 65                                 | 520                       | 1.19                            | 68                                 | 544                       |
| Hassan          | 4.23                             | 139                                | 1,112                     | 3.12                             | 91                                 | 728                       | 2.54                            | 70                                 | 560                       |
| Haveri          | 3.93                             | 178                                | 1,424                     | 2.86                             | 120                                | 960                       | 1.33                            | 62                                 | 496                       |
| Kodagu          | 2.10                             | 69                                 | 552                       | 2.21                             | 64                                 | 512                       | 0.54                            | 17                                 | 136                       |
| Kolar           | 2.84                             | 96                                 | 768                       | 2.67                             | 68                                 | 544                       | 2.23                            | 52                                 | 416                       |
| Koppal          | 2.27                             | 91                                 | 728                       | 1.61                             | 68                                 | 544                       | 2.32                            | 79                                 | 632                       |
| Mandya          | 4.33                             | 122                                | 976                       | 3.93                             | 99                                 | 792                       | 3.86                            | 77                                 | 616                       |

| District       |   2022-23 | 2022-23   | 2022-23   |   2023-24 | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |   2024-25 | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Mysore         |      3.67 | 118       | 944       |      3.71 | 119       | 952       |      1.93 | 51        | 408       |
| Raichur        |      2.48 | 86        | 688       |      2.85 | 76        | 608       |      1.4  | 51        | 408       |
| Ramanagara     |      3.01 | 96        | 768       |      3.12 | 117       | 936       |      2.24 | 59        | 472       |
| Shimoga        |     10.61 | 337       | 2,696     |      9.92 | 285       | 2,280     |      5.76 | 154       | 1,232     |
| Tumkur         |      3.79 | 110       | 880       |      4.25 | 107       | 856       |      2.61 | 57        | 456       |
| Udupi          |      9.82 | 319       | 2,552     |     10.25 | 291       | 2,328     |      4.24 | 130       | 1,040     |
| Uttara Kannada |      6.04 | 231       | 1,848     |      4.62 | 171       | 1,368     |      3.35 | 128       | 1,024     |
| Vijayanagara   |      0.2  | 10        | 80        |      0.95 | 34        | 272       |      1.17 | 50        | 400       |
| Yadagiri       |      1.74 | 94        | 752       |      1.84 | 89        | 712       |      1.09 | 59        | 472       |
| Total          |    161.54 | 5,618     | 44,944    |    158.62 | 4,672     | 37,376    |     94.67 | 2,839     | 22,712    |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.759  FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025

Details of district-wise, category- wise and women beneficiaries assisted under PMEGP  in the State of Karnataka:

| District        | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| District        | OBC       | SC        | ST        | Women     | OBC       | SC        | ST        | Women     | OBC       | SC        | ST        | Women     |
| Bagalkot        | 182       | 65        | 12        | 112       | 117       | 48        | 10        | 82        | 55        | 86        | 42        | 56        |
| Bangalore       | 108       | 55        | 8         | 142       | 130       | 44        | 7         | 133       | 56        | 47        | 9         | 59        |
| Bangalore Rural | 51        | 22        | 1         | 30        | 65        | 19        | 10        | 45        | 32        | 23        | 5         | 28        |
| Belgaum         | 355       | 120       | 23        | 219       | 292       | 80        | 26        | 171       | 136       | 100       | 33        | 99        |
| Bellary         | 183       | 86        | 62        | 121       | 111       | 59        | 38        | 75        | 30        | 24        | 31        | 35        |
| Bidar           | 60        | 24        | 18        | 39        | 55        | 29        | 9         | 38        | 24        | 26        | 20        | 26        |
| Bijapur         | 186       | 128       | 3         | 114       | 127       | 83        | 5         | 82        | 64        | 71        | 19        | 42        |
| Chamarajnagar   | 47        | 23        | 7         | 21        | 67        | 30        | 11        | 40        | 31        | 15        | 4         | 15        |
| Chikkballapur   | 36        | 22        | 10        | 25        | 29        | 17        | 10        | 23        | 14        | 21        | 11        | 10        |
| Chikmagalur     | 114       | 27        | 5         | 60        | 87        | 36        | 6         | 55        | 40        | 27        | 4         | 23        |
| Chitradurga     | 53        | 26        | 22        | 33        | 29        | 14        | 17        | 23        | 8         | 15        | 11        | 12        |
| Dakshin Kannad  | 165       | 12        | 9         | 97        | 193       | 9         | 14        | 124       | 50        | 15        | 14        | 52        |
| Davangere       | 78        | 16        | 9         | 41        | 55        | 23        | 18        | 35        | 23        | 30        | 9         | 17        |
| Dharwad         | 97        | 30        | 10        | 76        | 71        | 20        | 7         | 56        | 29        | 36        | 9         | 29        |
| Gadag           | 53        | 24        | 4         | 25        | 44        | 16        | 10        | 16        | 22        | 37        | 13        | 22        |
| Gulbarga        | 42        | 32        | 1         | 26        | 23        | 16        | 3         | 24        | 24        | 32        | 4         | 16        |
| Hassan          | 95        | 27        | 3         | 42        | 58        | 24        | -         | 37        | 37        | 22        | 5         | 22        |
| Haveri          | 91        | 28        | 14        | 48        | 80        | 11        | 11        | 34        | 23        | 21        | 10        | 10        |
| Kodagu          | 42        | 4         | 5         | 27        | 29        | 11        | 4         | 21        | 12        | 2         | 3         | 7         |
| Kolar           | 41        | 37        | 5         | 29        | 28        | 29        | 3         | 22        | 21        | 21        | 4         | 19        |
| Koppal          | 54        | 19        | 2         | 33        | 34        | 11        | 8         | 26        | 20        | 28        | 28        | 19        |
| Mandya          | 84        | 22        | -         | 42        | 73        | 18        | -         | 40        | 55        | 16        | 3         | 15        |
| Mysore          | 65        | 20        | 10        | 56        | 65        | 27        | 11        | 53        | 16        | 18        | 14        | 23        |
| Raichur         | 51        | 22        | 4         | 22        | 44        | 14        | 5         | 25        | 14        | 17        | 16        | 17        |
| Ramanagara      | 60        | 25        | -         | 37        | 76        | 25        | 2         | 38        | 21        | 28        | 7         | 20        |
| Shimoga         | 206       | 59        | 13        | 102       | 170       | 57        | 8         | 94        | 63        | 56        | 12        | 57        |
| Tumkur          | 65        | 20        | 10        | 46        | 58        | 28        | 10        | 46        | 25        | 19        | 4         | 22        |
| Udupi           | 208       | 26        | 18        | 118       | 203       | 17        | 10        | 111       | 71        | 22        | 20        | 44        |
| Uttara Kannada  | 161       | 13        | 6         | 78        | 124       | 14        | 2         | 53        | 82        | 23        | 6         | 36        |
| Vijayanagara    | 4         | 2         | 2         | 5         | 15        | 11        | 7         | 9         | 16        | 20        | 7         | 18        |
| Yadagiri        | 44        | 27        | 9         | 22        | 35        | 37        | 4         | 23        | 20        | 34        | 3         | 13        |
| Total           | 3081      | 1063      | 305       | 1888      | 2587      | 877       | 286       | 1654      | 1134      | 952       | 380       | 883       |