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
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
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)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI