About the scheme

• Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them.
• Launched in 2015 to promote entrepreneurship, PMMY provides loans upto Rs. 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. 
• Under PMMY collateral free loans of upto Rs. 10 Lakh are extended by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) viz Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) etc.
• The loans are given for income generating activities in manufacturing, trading and services sectors and for activities allied to agriculture.
• Mudra loans are offered in three categories namely, ‘Shishu’, ‘Kishore’ and ‘Tarun’ which signifies the stage of growth or development and funding needs of the borrowers:-
  • Shishu : covering loans upto  Rs. 50,000/-
  • Kishore : covering loans above  Rs. 50,000/- and upto Rs. 5 lakh
  • Tarun : covering loans above  Rs. 5 lakh and upto Rs. 10 lakh
• With an objective to promote entrepreneurship among the new generation aspiring youth, it is ensured that more focus is given to Shishu Category loans and then Kishore and Tarun categories.

Why in News?

• As on 26.11.2021, over 32.11 crore loans involving a sanctioned amount of Rs. 17 lakh crore have been extended under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), since its inception in 2015. 

Reference:

1. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1781403