Kishan Reddy Flags PMMY Reach in Telangana
Synopsis
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy shared category-wise PMMY loan data for Telangana on 17 August 2026, citing over 1.24 lakh beneficiaries including 45,382 women entrepreneurs who received ₹508.13 crore — framing the figures as proof of inclusive growth under the Viksit Bharat agenda.
Key Takeaways
1,24,951 total beneficiaries in Telangana received PMMY loans, per data shared by Union Minister G.
Kishan Reddy on 17 August 2026 .
87,628 General category beneficiaries received the largest share — ₹2,185.55 crore .
25,091 OBC beneficiaries received ₹535.77 crore ; 7,683 SC received ₹86.52 crore ; 4,549 ST received ₹86.56 crore .
45,382 women entrepreneurs accessed ₹508.13 crore — roughly 36 percent of total beneficiaries cited.
PMMY was launched on 8 April 2015 , offering collateral-free loans up to ₹10 lakh to micro-enterprises.
Reddy, also BJP Telangana state president , framed the data within the Viksit Bharat inclusive-growth framework.
Over 1.24 lakh entrepreneurs in Telangana have received collateral-free loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy highlighted on Monday, 17 August 2026 — with women accounting for nearly four in every ten beneficiaries.
The numbers behind Telangana's PMMY footprint
Reddy shared a detailed, category-wise breakdown of PMMY disbursements in the state. 87,628 General category beneficiaries received loans totalling ₹2,185.55 crore — the largest single slice. 25,091 OBC beneficiaries accessed ₹535.77 crore, while 7,683 SC and 4,549 ST beneficiaries received ₹86.52 crore and ₹86.56 crore respectively.
The women's entrepreneurship figure stands out: 45,382 women entrepreneurs have drawn loans worth ₹508.13 crore under the scheme in Telangana. That is roughly 36 percent of all beneficiaries named in the data, a share the minister pointed to as evidence of the scheme's financial-inclusion reach.
What PMMY was designed to do — and who it targets
Launched on 8 April 2015 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, PMMY provides collateral-free micro-loans of up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm micro-enterprises. The scheme sits at the centre of the government's financial-inclusion architecture — alongside Jan Dhan accounts and credit-guarantee frameworks — aimed at pulling small businesses into the formal credit system.
The emphasis on disaggregated data — broken down by social category and gender — reflects the Viksit Bharat framework's push to track inclusive growth, not just aggregate disbursement numbers. Reddy's post explicitly frames the Telangana figures within that broader national ambition.
Why Telangana, and why now
As BJP's Telangana state president, Kishan Reddy has a clear political stake in publicising central-scheme performance in a state currently governed by the opposition Congress. Highlighting PMMY's reach — across General, OBC, SC, and ST categories — allows the party to make a ground-level case for the scheme's cross-community impact ahead of any future electoral cycle.
The data, if borne out in official Ministry of Finance disbursement records, would represent a substantial flow of institutional credit into Telangana's micro-enterprise sector. The next test is whether those loans are translating into sustained businesses — a question that quarterly PMMY progress reports will eventually have to answer.
Point of View
Spotlighting SC, ST, OBC, and women beneficiaries separately, signals a deliberate attempt to claim inclusive-growth credentials across every demographic bloc. Within the Viksit Bharat narrative, micro-credit reach is increasingly presented as a measurable proxy for bottom-up economic empowerment. The real policy question — whether loan disbursement is converting into viable enterprises and income gains — remains the harder number to produce.
NationPress
17 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)?
PMMY is a central government scheme launched on 8 April 2015 that provides collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm micro-enterprises to promote self-employment and financial inclusion.
How many beneficiaries received PMMY loans in Telangana according to Kishan Reddy?
According to data shared by Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy , over 1.24 lakh beneficiaries across General, OBC, SC, and ST categories received PMMY loans in Telangana, with 45,382 of them being women entrepreneurs.
How much did women entrepreneurs receive under PMMY in Telangana?
45,382 women entrepreneurs in Telangana received loans totalling ₹508.13 crore under PMMY, as cited in Kishan Reddy's post on 17 August 2026 .
Who is G. Kishan Reddy?
G. Kishan Reddy is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in the Government of India and the BJP Telangana state president , representing the Secunderabad constituency in the Lok Sabha.
What is Viksit Bharat and how does PMMY relate to it?
'Viksit Bharat' is the Indian government's vision for a developed India by 2047 . PMMY is positioned as a key instrument within this framework, expanding formal credit access to micro-entrepreneurs across social categories as a driver of inclusive economic growth.
