Giriraj presented Evaluation Study of PMEGP

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New Delhi : Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Giriraj Singh, was on September 19, 2017, presented with Evaluation Study of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) conducted by Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram. The institute was entrusted with the task of conducting Evaluation Study of PMEGP in January, 2017.

The objective of the study was to examine the impact of the scheme in terms of employment generation and improvement in income of the rural and urban artisans and unemployed youth, major problems in implementation of the scheme and ways to resolve them and to make recommendations on making further improvements in it.

The sample size was selected on stratified random sampling basis.  The total number of micro units setup from 2012-13 to 2015-16 was 2,00,885 units. These units were taken into consideration and out of them a sample coverage of 5% i.e. about 10,108 units were shortlisted on random basis, according to a PIB release.

According to the survey, the Scheme has been able to provide Sustainable Employment. Units set up under the scheme provided employment throughout year and for large number of years and it has good reach targeting almost every section of the society, according to a PIB release. The average employment per project is 7.62, according to the PIB release. Delay in the process of santion of loans at different stages and marketing of products figured among the problem areas.