Agro based industries in rural areas

 The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), is implementing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new units in non-farm sector including agro-based industries in rural as well as urban areas of the country. Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) 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, Differently- Abled, Trans-genders, beneficiaries belonging to North-eastern Region, Hill and Border areas, and Aspirational Districts, the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. Besides, beneficiaries from General Categories contribute 10% of project cost while beneficiaries from Special Categories contribute 5% of project cost. The maximum cost of project is Rs. 50 lakhs in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakhs in the service sector.

Since 2018-19, 2nd financial assistance of upto Rs. 1 cr. for upgradation and expansion of well-performing existing PMEGP/REGP/MUDRA units have been introduced with subsidy of 15% (20% for NER and hilly areas).

State/UT-wise details of Margin Money (MM) disbursed and units set up under PMEGP during the last five years and the current year is at Annexure.

The following steps have been taken to promote the village industries including agro-based industries in rural areas:

  • A two-day free online Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) has been initiated by KVIC for prospective entrepreneurs.
  • 1056 model Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) on various industries including agro-based industries have been provided on PMEGP portal.
  • Webinars are organized on various activities for setting up of micro-enterprises on every Sunday for the awareness of youth and prospective entrepreneurs.
  • KVIC, MoMSME facilitates marketing support, organises exhibitions where the institutions and entrepreneurs can sell and display their products.
  • KVIC has started online selling of all KVI products through www.khadiindia.gov.in.
  • Short film of successful entrepreneurs show cased during workshops, awareness camps, etc. to create awareness about the scheme.
  • Radio jingles in regional languages have been made to create awareness of the scheme.
  • The prospective entrepreneurs and beneficiaries can opt for the mode of training and choose the training center for offline mode of their choice.
  • Information in six regional languages has been provided on the PMEGP portal.
  • Offline medium for submitting applications has also been allowed for the prospective beneficiaries for rural areas, are not acquainted with the online medium.

 

Annexure

Disbursement of Margin money and number of units set up in agro-based industries in the rural areas under PMEGP

Sr.No.

State/UTs

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

1

ANDAMAN NICOBAR

3

1.92

0

0.00

7

12.10

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

270

1564.81

239

1361.45

316

1562.17

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

25

35.81

33

55.77

19

45.75

4

ASSAM

588

756.25

346

587.86

583

1085.78

5

BIHAR

651

2587.64

436

1691.00

568

2089.96

6

CHANDIGARH-UT

2

8.26

0

0.00

0

0.00

7

CHHATTISGARH

232

746.90

201

742.52

289

845.17

8

DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

0

0.00

0

0.00

1

8.75

9

DELHI

2

5.70

0

0.00

0

0.00

10

GOA

9

42.00

5

32.20

8

30.77

11

GUJARAT

142

990.58

184

1275.95

382

2511.17

12

HARYANA

212

810.88

198

702.85

388

1366.57

13

HIMACHAL PRADESH

152

558.76

134

421.76

185

560.96

14

JAMMU KASHMIR

570

1374.93

386

986.40

831

2158.39

15

JHARKHAND

208

641.25

129

406.83

256

724.32

16

KARNATAKA

557

2105.00

498

1830.17

922

3756.44

17

KERALA

415

1126.90

477

1190.86

845

2063.18

18

MADHYA PRADESH

619

3037.57

531

2375.78

827

3504.36

19

MAHARASHTRA

984

3955.95

723

2557.27

724

2833.05

20

MANIPUR

211

367.90

197

384.49

309

1230.18

21

MEGHALAYA

74

125.71

80

139.28

111

194.45

22

MIZORAM

79

113.38

71

106.27

122

223.85

23

NAGALAND

228

450.38

206

545.00

139

388.81

24

ODISHA

336

996.19

245

875.32

464

1400.05

25

PUDUCHERRY

3

13.64

5

16.79

11

39.67

26

PUNJAB

205

890.19

177

661.59

346

1296.29

27

RAJASTHAN

306

1160.99

350

1314.91

494

1731.88

28

SIKKIM

3

7.63

4

21.45

13

42.56

29

TAMIL NADU

1138

2766.54

1394

2501.38

1822

4618.26

30

TELANGANA

170

898.26

145

770.20

239

1077.18

31

TRIPURA

87

247.50

54

146.53

93

278.55

32

UTTAR PRADESH

1232

5021.96

1374

5628.02

3090

11236.75

33

UTTARAKHAND

310

640.90

233

502.94

528

1222.20

34

WEST BENGAL

432

1714.39

449

2146.56

495

2081.47

35

LADAKH

0

0.00

0

0.00

18

119.71

36

LAKSHADWEEP

0

0.00

0

0.00

3

15.36

 

Total

10455

35766.64

9504

31979.41

15448

52356.13

 

Disbursement of Margin money and number of units set up in agro-based industries in the rural areas under PMEGP

Sr. No.

State/UTs

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24 (as on 01.02.2024)

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

No. of Projects

MM

(Rs. in lakh)

1

ANDAMAN NICOBAR

4

17.03

3

15.94

1

3.81

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

433

2388.24

670

3140.51

1253

3943.52

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

19

72.29

29

102.94

16

162.58

4

ASSAM

765

1411.26

545

1204.99

388

1270.38

5

BIHAR

675

2446.82

1086

3412.80

1252

4469.04

6

CHANDIGARH-UT

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

7

CHHATTISGARH

341

937.04

310

1430.38

167

680.91

8

DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

2

8.82

1

8.75

0

0.00

9

DELHI

3

16.18

0

0.00

0

0.00

10

GOA

24

101.95

14

89.64

15

98.62

11

GUJARAT

443

2810.82

353

2947.54

267

2933.07

12

HARYANA

381

1511.58

341

1533.03

298

1735.62

13

HIMACHAL PRADESH

211

690.60

139

603.62

89

373.50

14

JAMMU KASHMIR

2017

5089.32

924

2254.55

888

2332.76

15

JHARKHAND

276

836.94

322

988.44

241

983.74

16

KARNATAKA

1192

4038.44

1148

3979.65

756

2801.05

17

KERALA

919

2425.24

752

1963.46

435

1069.42

18

MADHYA PRADESH

1186

4385.66

948

4025.11

447

2287.98

19

MAHARASHTRA

1002

3771.20

882

3674.87

561

2825.40

20

MANIPUR

194

667.39

109

333.48

80

187.45

21

MEGHALAYA

162

237.91

60

111.91

34

81.85

22

MIZORAM

114

260.03

68

207.11

65

229.25

23

NAGALAND

256

557.66

124

469.45

74

267.99

24

ODISHA

687

2119.29

612

2052.80

373

1410.18

25

PUDUCHERRY

16

36.59

4

8.79

1

5.16

26

PUNJAB

361

1451.52

353

2197.66

374

2889.87

27

RAJASTHAN

498

1943.27

392

2186.95

261

1658.03

28

SIKKIM

9

30.61

1

3.50

18

51.92

29

TAMIL NADU

1617

4730.97

1622

5065.56

1764

4918.67

30

TELANGANA

320

1453.83

449

2625.26

515

3146.35

31

TRIPURA

109

282.51

92

258.82

67

167.43

32

UTTAR PRADESH

3554

12748.58

3406

12020.81

2666

10617.95

33

UTTARAKHAND

361

922.96

323

964.96

171

648.63

34

WEST BENGAL

577

2801.93

479

1992.63

331

1490.15

35

LADAKH

29

161.00

5

22.40

17

115.85

36

LAKSHADWEEP

3

11.51

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

Total

18760

63376.98

16566

61898.31

13885

55858.11