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PMEGP: ₹300 crore subsidy to service units

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PMEGP: ₹300 crore subsidy to service units (GS3 · MSME, 17 June 2025)

What happened

  • KVIC disbursed ₹300 crore margin money subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries under PMEGP [PIB].

Background

  • It was against loans of ₹906 crore [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Credit-linked subsidy supports self-employment.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-17): KVIC disbursed ₹300 crore margin money subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries under PMEGP.
  2. Credit-linked subsidy supports self-employment.
Quotable data point

KVIC disbursed ₹300 crore margin money subsidy to 11,480 service sector beneficiaries under PMEGP.

PIB: PMEGP disbursal, 17 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PMEGP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

PMEGP is implemented by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerMSMEs in India: New Definition, Share in GDP and Jobs, Udyam, Key Schemes (CGTMSE, PMEGP, TReDS), Problems and Reforms (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: PMEGP disbursal, 17 Jun 2025

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