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...