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Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

Scheme Sponsor:  Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME)


Mode of Assistance: Funding Assistance


Target Group: Any individual, above 18 years of age. Self Help Groups (including those
belonging to BPL provided that they have not availed benefits under any other Scheme),
Institutions registered under Societies Registration Act,1860; Production Co-operative
Societies, and Charitable Trusts are also eligible.


About the Scheme:
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), acting as the national nodal body, is in
charge of carrying out the program. State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village

Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centers (DICs), and banks carry out the
initiative at the state level. In these situations, KVIC transfers government funding through
approved banks so that it can eventually be deposited into the bank accounts of the
entrepreneurs or beneficiaries.


Assistance Pattern:
The maximum cost of the project/unit admissible in manufacturing sector is ₹ 25 lakhs and in
the business/service sector, In the manufacturing sector, a project or unit may cost up to ₹ 25
lakhs, whereas in the business/service sector, it may cost up to ₹ 10 lakhs.Subsidy Categories
for Beneficiaries under PMEGP (of project cost)Area (project/unit location) 15% for general
category, 25% for rural, 25% for special category, and 35% for rural (Including NER, Hill
and Border areas; SC, ST, OBC, Minorities, Women, Ex-Servicemen; Physically
handicapped; etc.)The banks will supply working capital and term loans to cover the
remaining portion of the project’s overall cost.is ₹ 10 lakhs.


How to Apply:
The State/Divisional Directors of KVIC in consultation with KVIB and Director of
Industries of respective states (for DICs) will give advertisements locally through print &
electronic media inviting applications along with project proposals from prospective
beneficiaries desirous of establishing the enterprise/ starting of service units under PMEGP.
The beneficiaries can also submit their application online
at https://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegpeportal/pmegphome/index.jsp and take the printout of
the application and submit the same to respective offices along with Detailed Project Report
and other required documents.
Apply on: https://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegpeportal/pmegphome/index.jsp
For More Information: PMEGP Home (kviconline.gov.in)