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Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

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More than 28.68 crore loans for an amount of Rs. 14.96 lakh crore have been sanctioned by banks,
NBFCs and MFIs since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY).

Key Points

About Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY):

Launch and Aim:

It was launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans up to Rs. 10


lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises.
Funding Provision:

MUDRA, which stands for Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd.,
is a financial institution set up by the Government.
It provides funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various
last-mile financial institutions like Banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies
(NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs).
MUDRA does not lend directly to micro-entrepreneurs/individuals.
Three Products:

MUDRA has created three products i.e. 'Shishu', 'Kishore' and ‘Tarun’ as per the
stage of growth and funding needs of the beneficiary micro unit.

Shishu: Covering loans up to Rs. 50,000.


Kishore: Covering loans above Rs. 50,000 and up to Rs. 5 lakh.
Tarun: Covering loans above Rs. 5 lakh and up to Rs. 10 lakh.
Loans under this scheme are collateral-free loans.
Achievements:

Loans have been given to disadvantaged sections of society such as women


entrepreneurs, SC/ST/OBC borrowers, Minority community borrowers, etc. The
focus has also been on new entrepreneurs.
As per a survey conducted by Ministry of Labour and Employment, PMMY helped in
generation of 1.12 crore net additional employment from 2015 to 2018.

Out of the 1.12 crore of estimated increase in employment, women accounted


for 69 lakh (62%).

Source: PIB
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