According to a press release by the Ministry of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, under PMEGP, the program provides assistance to entrepreneurs in establishing new units in the non-farm sector, particularly focusing on agro-based industries.
In Jammu and Kashmir, more than 166,172 people were employed in the last six years with the establishment of 20,772 units under the PM Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) by the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB).
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has established over one lakh new units and created 8.25 lakh jobs under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during the financial year ended March 2022, the government data showed on Tuesda