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EmploymentIndustryFinancial inclusionMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME); implemented via KVIC nodal agency and, in Bihar, through State KVIC Directorate, Bihar KVIB and District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

प्रधानमंत्री रोजगार सृजन कार्यक्रम (पीएमईजीपी)

Generate employment by helping individuals set up new non-agricultural micro-enterprises (manufacturing and service/business units) through a credit-linked margin-money subsidy.

Benefit type
subsidy
For
Self-employed / entrepreneur, Unemployed youth
Age
18+ years
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
Self-employed / entrepreneur, Unemployed youth
Age
18+ years
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Eligibility
Any individual above 18 years; for projects above Rs.10 lakh (manufacturing) or Rs.5 lakh (service) the applicant must have passed at least Class VIII. Also open to SHGs, registered institutions/societies, production cooperatives and charitable trusts. Existing units and those who already availed subsidy under another govt scheme are not eligible.

Details

Benefit type
subsidy
Benefit detail
Credit-linked margin-money subsidy. General category: 15% (urban) / 25% (rural) of project cost; special category (SC/ST/OBC/minorities/women/ex-servicemen/PwD/NER/hill/border): 25% (urban) / 35% (rural). Max project cost Rs.25 lakh (manufacturing) and Rs.10 lakh (service/business).
Target beneficiary
New micro-entrepreneurs
Launch date

Status evidence

Active

Official MSME portal (my.msme.gov.in) and msme.gov.in list PMEGP as a current flagship scheme with a live online application portal (kviconline.gov.in/pmegp). Implemented at state level through Bihar KVIC/KVIB/DIC. Listed as operational for 2025-26.

Last budget year
Last notification
Last verified
22-06-2026 · 5 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
Public — not yet added
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
RTI needed

Sources