CMEGP Scheme

PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES OF CHIEF MINISTER EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAMME (CMEGP)

The Scheme

Government of Maharashtra has approved the introduction of a new credit linked subsidy programme called Chief Minister Employment Generation Programme (CMEGP) for generation of employment opportunities through establishment of Micro & Small Enterprises (project cost limited to Rs. 50 lacs) in rural as well as urban areas in the state.

2.The Scheme Implementation

The Scheme will be implemented and monitored by Directorate of Industries (DOI), under the administrative control of Industries Department, Government of Maharashtra. The Scheme will be implemented through District Industries Centers (DICs), Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIB) under the control of Directorate of Industries and also by banks. The subsidy under the scheme will be routed through DOI to the identified banks for eventual distribution to the beneficiaries/entrepreneurs in their bank accounts after the stipulated period.

The Scheme Implementation

Objectives

To establish 1,00,000 Micro and Small Enterprises in the next five years and achieve employment opportunities to 8-10 lakh youth in the State. The target for the first financial year 2019-20 is to establish 10,000 enterprises in the State. To achieve this target in rural and urban areas, the Directorate of Industries (DOI) will distribute district wise target to both the agencies i.e. the District Industries Centers (DICs) and Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIB) depending upon backwardness of the district, unemployment, availability of resources, upcoming technologies and population of districts, etc

Vision

To generate employment opportunities in rural as well as urban areas of the state through setting up of new self - employment ventures /projects /micro enterprises /small enterprises (project cost limited to Rs.50 lakhs).
To bring together widely dispersed traditional artisans/ rural and urban unemployed youth/innovative/inventive/ pioneering ideas-ventures and give them self-employment opportunities to the extent possible, at their place of stay.
To provide continuous and sustainable employment to a large segment of prospective traditional artisans, start-ups, innovative/inventive/ pioneering ideas-ventures to rural and urban unemployed youths in the State, to help arrest migration of rural youth to urban
areas.
To increase the wage-earning capacity of prospective traditional artisans and contribute to increase in the growth rate of rural and urban employment.

Quantum and Nature of Financial Assistance, funding under CMEGP

Categories of beneficiaries
under CMEGP

Area (location of project/unit)

Beneficiary’s Contribution
(of project cost)

Rate of subsidy
(of project cost)

Urban

Rural

Eligibility criteria under the scheme

Any individual between 18 to 45 years of age. For Special category (including SC/ST/Women/ Ex-servicemen/Differently abled) age is relaxed by 5 years.
Applicant(s) should be resident of Maharashtra. In case of birth outside Maharashtra, the applicant must possess domicile certificate.
There will be no income ceiling to become eligible for availing financial assistance.
The constitutions eligible for setting up new units/ventures established under the scheme are Proprietorship, Partnership and Self-Help Groups (SHG’s) registered with respective authorities.
For project/units cost between Rs.10 lakh to Rs.25 lakhs, the required educational criteria for
the applicant is minimum 7th standard pass and for project/units above Rs.25 lakh the required educational criteria for the applicant is minimum 10th standard pass. The applicants should also preferably possess respective / relevant skills required for the project.
Only one person from a family will be eligible under the scheme. (Definition of family includes Self and spouse)
Assistance under the Scheme is available only for new projects/ventures.
Registered Self-Help Groups (including those belonging to BPL provided that they have not availed benefits under any other Central & State scheme) are eligible for assistance.
Existing Units and units that have availed benefit under PMRY, REGP, PMEGP or any other subsidy linked scheme of Government of India or State Government and also units that have already availed Government Subsidy under any other scheme of Government of India or State Government are not eligible under the scheme.