Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 15th August, 2008 in his address from Red Fort.

     This is credit linked Scheme of Govt. of India by merging erstwhile REGP and PMRY scheme. KVIC(Khadi and Village Industries Commission) is the Nodal Agency at National Level.

Objectives:-

• To generate continuous and sustainable employment opportunities in Rural and Urban areas of the country

• To provide continuous and sustainable employment to a large segment of traditional and prospective artisans, rural and urban unemployed youth in the country through setting up of micro enterprises.

• To facilitate participation of financial institutions for higher credit flow to micro sector.

Eligibility:-

• Individuals above 18 years of age.

• VIII Std. pass required for project above Rs.10.00 lakhs in manufacturing and above Rs. 5.00 lakhs for Service Sector.

• Self Help Groups and Charitable Trusts.

• Institutions Registered under Societies Registration Act- 1860.

• Production based Co-operative Societies.

Salient features:-

• The Scheme is implemented through KVIC and State/UT Khadi & V.I. Boards in Rural areas and through District Industries Centres in Urban and Rural areas in ratio of 30:30:40 between KVIC / KVIB / DIC respectively.

• No income ceiling for setting up of projects.

• Assistance under the Scheme is available only to new units to be established.

• Existing units or units already availed any Govt. Subsidy either under State/Central Govt. Schemes are not eligible.

• Any industry including Coir Based projects excluding those mentioned in the negative list.

• Per capita investment should not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakhs in plain areas and Rs. 1.50 lakhs in Hilly areas.

• Maximum project cost of Rs. 25.00 lakhs in manufacturing sector and Rs. 10.00 lakhs in Service Sector.