Question : Jobs Created by KVIC

(a) the number of new jobs created by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the ambitious Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether KVIC has been given target for setting up new PMEGP projects and for creating more employment during 2018- 2019 and if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated and the steps taken by KVIC to achieve the target;

(c) whether the margin money subsidy is being paid directly into the beneficiary account through Direct Benefit Transfer;

(d) if so, the number of beneficiaries benefited during the last three years; and

(e) whether digitalization of PMEGP by KVIC has helped in curtailing interference of middlemen and introduction of transparent system and if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government to promote Khadi products in the country and internationally so that more new jobs could be created?

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a): The number of new job opportunities created by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the ambitious Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during the last three years and the current year, year-wise is as follows:
<pre>
Year Employment Generated
2016-17 407840
2017-18 387184
2018-19 587416
2019-20
(As on 19.06.2019) 29048
</pre>

(b): The target and achievement of new PMEGP projects during the financial year 2018-19 is placed at Annexure-I.


Following steps were taken by the Government to promote micro Industries all over the country:

i) Ministry of MSME has introduced online Margin Money disbursement directly to financing bank branches to bring in transparency and expedite disbursement of Margin Money subsidy under PMEGP scheme.
ii) Association of NSIC, MSME-DIs and Toll Rooms for providing necessary handholding and monitoring support.
iii) To boost the marketing of KVI products, 10% of financial allocations for trading activities i.e. business/trading activities in the form of sales outlets will be permitted in NER, LWE affected districts and A&N islands.
iv) Awareness camps, workshops, Bankers Meetings and exhibitions at all levels are being organized in order to propagate the PMEGP scheme for the development of micro industries.
v) Coir activities are included under the scheme and Coir Board has been made as an implementing agency.
vi) Geo-tagging of all the units is being done.
vii) Ministry has exempted Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training under PMEGP from 17.01.2019 to 31.03.2019 to achieve the target.
viii) Ministry of MSME has also introduced the financial assistance scheme for expansion/upgrading the existing PMEGP/MUDRA units (for manufacturing units upto 1.00 Cr and for service/ trading unit upto Rs.25.00 Lakhs with subsidy of 15% for non NER and 20% for NER and hilly state) from the year 2018-19.

(c): Yes, Sir.

(d): Margin Money subsidy is being paid directly into the beneficiary account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under PMEGP. The number of beneficiaries benefited during the last three years is as follows:
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Year No. of Projects
2016-17 52912
2017-18 48398
2018-19 73427
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(e): Yes, Sir, digitalization of PMEGP by KVIC has helped in curtailing interference of middlemen and introduction of transparent system. The entire process of application flow and fund flow right from receipt of application, processing, sanction by banks, transfer of margin money subsidy till creation of Term Deposit Receipt(TDR) in the name of applicant was made online with effect from 1stJuly 2016. The portal can be accessed at https://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegpeportal/pmegphome/index.jsp.

The other steps, taken by the Government to promote Khadi products in the country and internationally to create new jobs may be seen at Annexure-II.