The Chhattisgarh Khadi and Rural Industry Board has provided employment to nearly 697 persons during the current financial year 2014-15 as on December 2014 under Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), officials stated.
In this span, Rs2.68 crore was sanctioned as subsidy for establishing 83 rural industry units. In all, 1.19 lakh persons in the State have been given employment during the last 10 years (from 2005-06 to 2014-15).
In the same period, Rs139.73 crore has been sanctioned as subsidy for establishing 8964 rural industries. Board officials informed that for setting up rural industry units under PMEGP, projects worth Rs25 lakh are approved. Under the scheme, the beneficiaries of general category are given subsidy of 25 per cent.
Female beneficiaries of all categories and beneficiaries of SC/ST/OBC category are given 35 per cent subsidy. The scheme covers Poha mills, rice mills, crusher plant, lac manufacturing unit, Bamboo and Cane manufacturing unit, pottery industry, pulses mill, flour mill, soap factory, candle and incense stick factory, carpentry, hosiery, utensil manufacturing unit, iron furniture factory and other rural industry units.