Ministry of Home Affairs press release · 8 April 2026 · pibtracker filter

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says, Modi Government has empowered small traders and start-ups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to self-employment and small industries

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Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme As many as 12 crore youth have benefited and are giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India Out of these, the fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance Posted On: 08 APR 2026 2:17PM by PIB Delhi On the completion of 11 years the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and start-ups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to self-employment and small industries. In a post on ‘X’, Shri Amit Shah said, “In 11 Years Of MUDRA, the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and startups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving new strength to self-employment and small industries. Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme, benefiting 12 crore youth and giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India. The fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance.” #11YearsOfMUDRA में मोदी सरकार ने छोटे व्यापारियों और स्टार्टअप्स को बिना गारंटी के ऋण उपलब्ध कराकर स्वरोजगार और लघु उद्योग को नई शक्ति दी है। इन 11 वर्षों में इस कल्याणकारी योजना के तहत ₹40 लाख करोड़ से अधिक के 58 करोड़ लोन वितरित किए जा चुके हैं, जिससे 12 करोड़ युवा लाभान्वित… — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 8, 2026 *** RK/RR/PS/SK (Release ID: 2249984) Visitor Counter : 545 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Telugu , Kannada Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says, Modi Government has empowered small traders and start-ups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to self-employment and small industries Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme As many as 12 crore youth have benefited and are giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India Out of these, the fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance Posted On: 08 APR 2026 2:17PM by PIB Delhi On the completion of 11 years the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and start-ups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to self-employment and small industries. In a post on ‘X’, Shri Amit Shah said, “In 11 Years Of MUDRA, the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and startups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving new strength to self-employment and small industries. Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme, benefiting 12 crore youth and giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India. The fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance.” #11YearsOfMUDRA में मोदी सरकार ने छोटे व्यापारियों और स्टार्टअप्स को बिना गारंटी के ऋण उपलब्ध कराकर स्वरोजगार और लघु उद्योग को नई शक्ति दी है। इन 11 वर्षों में इस कल्याणकारी योजना के तहत ₹40 लाख करोड़ से अधिक के 58 करोड़ लोन वितरित किए जा चुके हैं, जिससे 12 करोड़ युवा लाभान्वित… — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 8, 2026 *** RK/RR/PS/SK (Release ID: 2249984) Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme<br/><br/>As many as 12 crore youth have benefited and are giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India<br/><br/>Out of these, the fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance" /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">On the completion of 11 years the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and start-ups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving a new boost to self-employment and small industries. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In a post on ‘X’, Shri Amit Shah said, “In 11 Years Of MUDRA, the government led by Shri Narendra Modi has empowered small traders and startups by providing collateral-free loans, thereby giving new strength to self-employment and small industries. Over the past 11 years, more than ₹40 lakh crore worth of 58 crore loans have been disbursed under this welfare scheme, benefiting 12 crore youth and giving new momentum to the journey of building a self-reliant India. The fact that 2 out of every 3 Mudra loans have been given to women is a historic achievement towards women’s empowerment and self-reliance.”</span></span></p> <p lang="hi" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/11YearsOfMUDRA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#11YearsOfMUDRA</a> में मोदी सरकार ने छोटे व्यापारियों और स्टार्टअप्स को बिना गारंटी के ऋण उपलब्ध कराकर स्वरोजगार और लघु उद्योग को नई शक्ति दी है।<br><br>इन 11 वर्षों में इस कल्याणकारी योजना के तहत ₹40 लाख करोड़ से अधिक के 58 करोड़ लोन वितरित किए जा चुके हैं, जिससे 12 करोड़ युवा लाभान्वित…</p>— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/2041729099505529202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">RK/RR/PS/SK</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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Remember 11 years completion, ₹40 lakh crore total disbursement, 58 crore loans to 12 crore youth, and two-thirds of Mudra loans given to women—key ratio for scheme's gender focus.