PMEGP generates 36.33 lakh jobs, helps set up over 4 lakh micro-enterprises: Govt

May 7, 2026 12:43 PM

PMEGP generates 36.33 lakh jobs, helps set up over 4 lakh micro-enterprises: Govt

The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), the flagship self-employment scheme of the Ministry of MSME, has generated an estimated 36.33 lakh jobs and helped establish more than 4 lakh micro-enterprises during the 15th Finance Commission period between FY2021-22 and FY2025-26, according to government data released on Wednesday. Implemented through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, the scheme recorded full utilisation of its approved outlay of ₹13,554.42 crore d...

KVIC disburses ₹300 crore subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries under PMEGP

June 18, 2025 10:06 AM

KVIC disburses ₹300 crore subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries under PMEGP

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Tuesday disbursed over ₹300 crore as margin money subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries across the country under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). The subsidy was released virtually from KVIC's Rajghat office in New Delhi by Chairman Manoj Kumar. The disbursal corresponds to a total loan sanction of ₹906 crore and was conducted in the presence of KVIC CEO Roop Rashi and other senior officials. All s...