New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) A total of 266 districts across the country have achieved the target of 75 projects under Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during 2016-17.
Stating this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh said that targets under PMEGP are set in terms of Margin Money allocation.
He said a target of minimum 75 projects per district has been allocated to all the districts in the country with average Margin Money of Rs 2 lakhs per project in order to have equal distribution of targets and to achieve inclusive growth.
Efforts are made to achieve the target of 75 units for each district and to that end Principal Secretaries of State Governments are requested from time to time to monitor the Scheme, he further informed.
District level advisory Committees headed by the MPs of respective districts also monitor the Scheme. Review meetings at state level are arranged regularly wherever poor achievement has been observed, the MSME MoS said.
"During State Level Monitoring Committee Meetings (SLMC), of respective states financing bank branches, they are advised to sanction more PMEGP projects in poor performing districts,"he said..
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