March 17, 2025
Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale’s supplementary question on the reason behind the very high rejection rate of applications under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme and the steps the government would take to improve their approval rate
Mr. Chairman, Sir, we are very happy to have you back in the House again. Sir, this question pertains very specifically under the PMEGP, the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme, the Applications Received versus Rejection. This is on the PMEGP Dashboard, that is where the numbers are from. In 2021-22, only 27 per cent applications were approved; in 2022-23, 31 per cent approved; in 2023-24, 32 per cent approved and in 2024-25, only 30 per cent. Basically, there is almost a 70 per cent rejection rate for applications that are received under the Scheme. My question to the hon. Minister, very specifically, is this. Why is there such a high rejection rate of applications which is almost 70 per cent? What steps is the Government going to take to improve the approval rate of applications under PMEGP? Thank you.
