Bihar has the largest number of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) women entrepreneurs (4.2 crore), followed by Tamil Nadu (4.0 crore) and West Bengal (3.7 crore).
Maharashtra has the largest share of women account holders (79 per cent) in total followed by Jharkhand (75 per cent) and West Bengal (73 per cent)".
In the last nine fiscals (FY25 over FY16), while per woman PMMY disbursement amount increased by a CAGR of 13 per cent to Rs 62,679.
Nearly half of the 52 crore PMMY accounts belongs to SC/ST and OBC social classes.
68 per cent of total account holders are women entrepreneurs while 11 per cent belongs to minority groups.
PMMY, under the Micro Units Development and Refinancing Agency (MUDRA), was set up for development and refinancing activities relating to micro units.
PMMY ensures collateral-free institutional credit up to Rs 20 lakh is provided by member lending institutions.