The Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme was launched by which ministry of the Government of India?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
 The Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
 PMEGP is a credit-linked subsidy scheme aimed at generating employment opportunities through the establishment of micro-enterprises in rural and urban areas.
 The scheme provides financial assistance to new entrepreneurs and existing units for setting up new projects in the non-farm sector.
 It is implemented by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) at the national level, along with other agencies at the state level.
Information Booster:
 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY):
o Ministry: Ministry of Finance
o Objective: Provides loans up to 10 lakhs to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises.
 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY):
o Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
o Objective: Aims to provide affordable housing to the urban poor with a target of building 20 million affordable houses by March 2022.
 Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM):
o Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
o Objective: Aims at alleviating rural poverty through building sustainable community institutions of the poor.