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1783 |
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12.03.2010 |
MICRO, |
SCHEMES |
1783. SHRI ANWAR ALI
Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:-
(a) the names of schemes being implemented under the Rural Employment Generation Programme in the country along with brief details thereof, State-wise;
(b) the details of the allocation made for these schemes during the last three years and the expenditures incurred, State-wise; and
(c) the number of persons benefiting from these schemes in rural areas, State-wise?
Answer
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI DINSHA PATEL)
(a): The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), a new credit-linked subsidy scheme is implemented by the Government (in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) both in rural as well as urban areas. The scheme was approved in August 2008. Under PMEGP, entrepreneurs can establish new ‘micro enterprises’ with margin money subsidy provided as under:
PMEGP is implemented through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) as the nodal agency at the national level. At the State/Union Territories level, the scheme is being implemented through field offices of KVIC, State/Union Territory Khadi and Village Industries Boards and District Industries Centres (DICs) with involvement of banks.
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Prior to the introduction of PMEGP in 2008-09, the Government (in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), through KVIC, had been implementing a Central Sector credit-linked subsidy programme, called the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) from 01.04.1995 to 31.03.2008, in the rural areas and small towns with population up to 20000. Under REGP, eligible entrepreneurs were assisted in establishing village industries, by availing of loans from public sector scheduled commercial banks, selected regional rural banks, cooperative banks, etc., and also margin money assistance (subsidy) from the KVIC, for projects with a maximum cost of Rs. 25 lakh. PMEGP has replaced REGP w.e.f. 2008-09 and has an outlay of Rs. 4735 crore (Rs. 4485 crore towards margin money and Rs. 250 crore towards backward forward linkages), with a target of creating 36.14 lakh jobs in 4 years.
(b): REGP was a Central Sector scheme and the approved grants for the scheme were used to be released to the KVIC which, in turn, released the funds (towards margin money assistance) to the banks against the projects sanctioned in each State/Union Territory (UT). The State/UT – wise details of margin money utilised under REGP / PMEGP during 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, are given at Annex. I.
(c): The State/UT – wise number of persons, estimated to have benefited from REGP during 2006-06 & 2007-08, and PMEGP during 2008-09 are given at Annex. II.