(a) whether Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana is being implemented in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the total number of persons benefited under the scheme during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise;
(c) the funds allocated and spent under the scheme during the said period; and
(d) whether the Government is taking steps to increase the scope of the scheme to help more people to avail the benefits of the scheme and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)
(a): As per information from Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government has been implementing a credit-linked subsidy programme named Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) since 2008-09 by merging the two schemes that were in operation till 31.03.2008 namely Prime Minister’s RojgarYojana (PMRY) and Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) through KVIC as nodal agency at the national level for generating employment in the Country by setting up of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector. Under PMEGP, general category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs, minorities, women, ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, beneficiaries belonging to North Eastern Region, hill and border areas, etc., the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban area. The maximum cost of project is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the service sector.
(b) & (c): Details are at Annex.
(d): In order to expand the scope of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme under the modified guidelines, the following activities have now been allowed:
I. Industries such as processing of pashmina wool and other products like hand spinning and hand weaving.
II. All rural and urban transport activities. ( A ceiling of 10% on the extent of projects to be financed for transport activities will be applicable in the States/UTs except in specific regions (hilly region, NER, A & N Islands, Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli, J & K and LWE affected districts).
III. Value added products for tea, coffee, rubber, sericulture, horticulture, & floriculture.
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