(a) the number of women entrepreneurs who have availed credit under the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. (MUDRA) Yojana since its inception State/UT-wise including Maharashtra; and
(b) the steps Government proposesto take to cover more women entrepreneursunder MUDRA Yojana?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(a) & (b) As on 20.07.2018, over 9.81 crore loans have been extended to women borrowers by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) since inception of the scheme. State/Union Territory wise details, including for Maharashtra are given in Annexure-I.
Almost 75% of all loans extended under PMMY have been to women borrowers.