(a) the number of agro, rural and village industrial units set up through the Khadi and Village
Industries Commission in the country during each of last three years and the current year, State
-wise including backward and rural areas of Jharkhand; and
(b) the details of employment generated during the said period, State-wise?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI VIRBHADRA SINGH)
(a) The Government in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has been implementing Prime
Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), a credit-linked subsidy programme since 2008-09
through Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) throughout the Country including backward and
rural areas of Jharkhand for generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro
enterprises, including agro and rural industrial units, by organizing traditional artisans and unemployed
youth. At the State/Union Territories’ level, the scheme is implemented through field offices of KVIC,
State/Union Territory Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs) and District Industries Centres (DICs)
with involvement of Banks. Under this Programme, beneficiaries can establish micro enterprises by availing
margin money subsidy @ 25 percent of project cost for units in rural areas to be set up by beneficiaries
belonging to general category(which is 35 percent for beneficiaries belonging to special categories such
as scheduled caste/scheduled tribe /Women and others) through implementing agencies and loans from Banks,
etc., for projects costing up to Rs.25 lakh each in the manufacturing sector and upto Rs.10 lakh each in
the service sector. The State-wise number of units assisted under PMEGP during last three years and the
current year including backward and rural areas of Jharkhand are given at Annex. I.
(b) The State-wise estimated number of employment opportunities created under PMEGP during last three years
and the current year are given at Annex. II.