Levels of funding under PMEGP
| Categories of beneficiaries | Beneficiaries contribution (of project cost) | Rate of subsidy of project cost | |
| Area (location of project/unit) | Urban | Rural | |
| General Category | 10% | 15% | 25% |
| Special (including SC / ST / 05% 25% 35% OBC /Minorities/Women, Ex- servicemen, Physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border areas etc. | 5% | 25% | 35% |
25 lakh.
(2) The maximum cost of the project/unit admissible under business/service sector is Rs. 10 lakh.
(3) The balance amount of the total project cost will be provided by Banks as term loan