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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 SUBSIDIES UNDER MSME SECTOR 4811. SHRI DAROGA PRASAD SAROJ: Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) the number of eligible beneficiaries who have been provided subsidies in the MSME sector during the last two years in Uttar...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 SUBSIDIES UNDER MSME SECTOR
4811. SHRI DAROGA PRASAD SAROJ:
Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:
(a) the number of eligible beneficiaries who have been provided subsidies in the MSME sector during the last two years in Uttar Pradesh including Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and Azamgarh district;
(b) the number of applications received from unemployed persons in Uttar Pradesh including Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and Azamgarh district during the last two years and the number of such applications provided benefits thereof;
(c) the number of unemployed persons who have been provided employment during the last five years in the Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and Azamgarh district and the number of among them given exemption or subsidies by the Government;
(d) whether the Government had set any targets for employment generation in MSME sector during the last two years and the extent to which those targets have been achieved; and
(e) the number of eligible beneficiaries who are yet to receive subsidies across the country including Uttar Pradesh and the reasons for not providing the subsidies? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a): Details on number of beneficiaries who have been assisted with Margin Money (MM) subsidy under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during the last two years in
Uttar Pradesh including Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and Azamgarh district is given below:
Lalganj Lok Sabha Financial Year Uttar Pradesh Azamgarh district Constituency 2023-24 11,689 8 494 2024-25 5,518 4 259: 2 :
(b): Details on number of applications received and number of micro enterprises assisted under PMEGP in Uttar Pradesh including Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and Azamgarh district during
the last two years is given below:
No. of Applications received under No. of micro enterprises assisted PMEGP under PMEGP Financial Year Lalganj Lok Lalganj Lok Uttar Azamgarh Uttar Azamgarh Sabha Sabha Pradesh district Pradesh district Constituency Constituency 2023-24 48,885 39 1,624 11,689 8 494 2024-25 20,514 18 448 5,518 4 259
(c): During the last five years i.e. from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25, 40 micro entrepreneurs in Lalganj Lok Sabha Constituency and 1620 micro entrepreneurs in Azamgarh district were assisted with Margin Money subsidy in setting up micro enterprises under PMEGP thereby generating estimated employment of 320 persons and 1620 persons respectively.
(d): PMEGP being a credit linked central sector scheme, no allocation of targets for employment generation are done. Details on number of estimated employment opportunities generated under
PMEGP during the last two years is given below:
Financial Year Estimated Employment Generated 2023-24 7,12,944 2024-25 4,77,664
(e): Under PMEGP, once an application is submitted by an applicant, a scrutiny is carried out by Implementing agencies before the application is forwarded to the Bank for taking a credit decision.
Banks appraise the projects and take their own credit decision on the basis of viability of each project. Therefore, the final sanction and release of loan is done at the level of the concerned Bank.
The Government provides financial assistance in the form of Margin Money (MM) Subsidy to successful beneficiaries whose projects have been duly sanctioned by the Banks subject to availability of funds under PMEGP and in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.
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