Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Women and Child Development

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 491

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2016

## SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN

## 491  SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is implementing 'Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) scheme' to provide skills and knowledge to women and if so, the salient features thereof;
- (b) the details of project proposals submitted by eligible institutions/ organisations including NGOs under the said scheme along with the projects sanctioned and grant-in-aid given thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether adequate information and publicity is given about the scheme, if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the corrective measures taken thereon; and
- (e) the further measures taken for effective implementation and to expand the reach of the scheme and strengthen it to provide skills and knowledge to women?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) :  The  Ministry  has  been  administering  'Support  to  Training  and  Employment  Programme  for Women (STEP) Scheme' since 1986-87 as a 'Central Sector Scheme'. The STEP Scheme aims to provide  skills  that  enhances  employability  to  women  and  to  provide  competencies  and  skill  that enable women to become self-employed/ entrepreneurs. The Scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and above. Assistance under the STEP scheme will be available in  any  sector  for  imparting  skills  related  to  employability  and  entrepreneurship,  including  but  not limited to the following: Agriculture, Horticulture, Food  Processing, Handlooms,  Tailoring, Stitching, Embroidery, Zari etc Handicrafts, Computer & IT enabled services along with soft skills and  skills  for  the  work  place  such  as  spoken  English,  Gems  &  Jewellery,  Travel  &  Tourism, Hospitality.

(b) Proposals under the scheme are submitted by eligible institutions/ organizations including NGOs, and  as  per  qualification/eligibility  according  to  guidelines  approval/selection  of  projects  are  done. State/ UT-wise details of projects sanctioned during the last 3 years and current year is at Annexure-I and funds allocated to the various organizations for the said period is at Annexure II.

(c) Number of beneficiaries State/UT-wise covered under the Scheme during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-III.

(d) Adequate information and publicity is given about the Scheme. Advertisement of the scheme is done  through  print  media  and  the  Ministry's  website.  All  State/UT  Governments  have  also  been asked to make wide publicity about the scheme within their jurisdictions.

(e) The  guidelines of the scheme are revised regularly to expand the reach of the programme  and strengthen the scheme. Latest guidelines was revised in August 2016.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 491 to be answered on 18.11.2016 regarding STEP Scheme

State/  UT-wise  number of projects  sanctioned  to  the  organizations/NGOs  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year (upto 15.11.2016)

| S. No.   | STATES            | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | STATES            | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                               | -                               | 2                               | -                               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 3        | Assam             | 1                               | 2                               | 1                               | -                               |
| 4        | Bihar             | -                               | -                               | 9                               | -                               |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | -                               | -                               | 4                               | -                               |
| 6        | Haryana           | -                               | -                               | 3                               | -                               |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                               | -                               | 2                               | -                               |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | -                               | -                               | 3                               | -                               |
| 9        | Kerala            | -                               | -                               | 2                               | -                               |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 2                               | 1                               | 4                               | -                               |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                               | 2                               | 5                               | -                               |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 2                               | -                               | 5                               | -                               |
| 13       | Manipur           | 2                               | 12                              | -                               | -                               |
| 14       | Mizoram           | -                               | 1                               | -                               | -                               |
| 15       | Nagaland          | 1                               | 1                               | -                               | -                               |
| 16       | Orissa            | -                               | -                               | 4                               | -                               |
| 17       | Rajasthan         | -                               | 3                               | 4                               | -                               |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu        | -                               | -                               | 3                               | -                               |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       | -                               | -                               | 6                               | -                               |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3                               | 1                               | 33                              | -                               |
| 21       | Delhi             | -                               | -                               | 5                               | -                               |
|          | Total*            | 14                              | 23                              | 95                              | -                               |

*****

State/UT- wise details of organization/NGOs  whose project were sanctioned in 2013-14

| S. No.         | Name of the organization                                                         |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
| 1              | Annie Owe Memorial Orphanage, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh             |
| Assam          | Assam                                                                            |
| 1              | Dikrong Valley Environment and Rural &Development, Assam                         |
| Karnataka      | Karnataka                                                                        |
| 1              | Karnataka Regional Organization for Social Service (KROSS), Bangalore, Karnataka |
| 2              | Sri Shakthi Association®, Harihar, Davangere, Karnataka                          |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   |
| 1              | Shri Nav Jyoti Hastshilp, Bhopal, M.P                                            |
| 2              | Gyan Uday Education Society, M.P                                                 |
| Maharashtra    | Maharashtra                                                                      |
| 1              | Late K.B. Rohamare Sahakari Dudh Vyavasaik Sanstha Maryadit, Maharashtra         |
| 2              | Jivan Sudhar Bahuuddeshiya Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur                              |
| Manipur        | Manipur                                                                          |
| 1              | Loyalam Foundation, Thoubal District, Manipur                                    |
| 2              | The integrated Rural Development Centre (IRDC), Thoubal, Manipur                 |
| Nagaland       | Nagaland                                                                         |
| 1              | Batso Welfare Society, Upper Khomi Village, Distt., Phek, Nagaland               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    |
| 1              | Solidarity of the Nation Society, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 2              | Pragatisheel Udyog Samiti, Lucknow, U.P                                          |
| 3              | Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), U.P                                    |

## State/UT- wise details of organization/NGOs  whose project were sanctioned in 2014-15

| S. No.         | Name of the organization                                                      |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Assam          | Assam                                                                         |
| 1              | Pragati Khadi Samity, Kamrup, Assam                                           |
| 2              | All Assam Socio-Economic &Health Association, Assam                           |
| Karnataka      | Karnataka                                                                     |
| 1              | Gramchetna Sattegiri                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh                                                                |
| 1              | Gyanpath Shiksha Evam Samaj Kalyan Samiti, Bhopal                             |
| 2              | Uday Vikas Sansthan, Jabalpur, MP                                             |
| Manipur        | Manipur                                                                       |
| 1              | Rural Backward Development Organisation, Manipur                              |
| 2              | Foundation for Rural Development, Manipur                                     |
| 3              | The Community Welfare &Development Society, Manipur                           |
| 4              | NUPI Innat Sindamsang, Manipur                                                |
| 5              | Women &Children Care Centre &Rural Development, Imphal West, Manipur          |
| 6              | Rural Educated Un-employed Youth Development Organisation, Bishnupur, Manipur |
| 7              | Chington Development Society, Senapati, Manipur                               |
| 8              | Bishnupur District Rural Society Welfare Society, Bishnupur, Manipur          |
| 9              | Biswanath Mahila Kalyan Samiti, Manipur                                       |
| 10             | Manipur Scheduled Caste Welfare Association, Manipur                          |
| 11             | Haffiz Hatta, Manipur                                                         |
| 12             | Action for Social Justice Organisation, Imphal East, Manipur                  |
| Mizoram        | Mizoram                                                                       |
| 1              | Mizoram Pig Producer Cooperative Federation Ltd., Mizoram                     |
| Nagaland       | Nagaland                                                                      |
| 1              | Society of Aborigines, Zunheboto, Nagaland                                    |
| Rajasthan      | Rajasthan                                                                     |
| 1              | Widllife SOS                                                                  |
| 2              | Widllife SOS                                                                  |
| 3              | Lok Bharat Sansthan                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 |
| 1              | Anubhav Chauhan Samaj                                                         |

## State/UT- wise details of organization/NGOs  whose project were sanctioned in 2015-16

| S.No.          | Name of the Organization                                                    |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh                                                              |
| 1              | Poor People's Dev. Society, Chittor, A.P                                    |
| 2              | Sangeeta Rao Educational Society, A.P                                       |
| Assam          | Assam                                                                       |
| 1              | Widllife Trust of India                                                     |
| Bihar          | Bihar                                                                       |
| 1              | Ambedkar Anusuchit Jati Mahila Vikas Swablambi Kalyan Samiti, Bihar         |
| 2              | Trihut Lok Seva Sansthan, White House, Manipur, Samastipur, Bihar           |
| 3              | Haji Hakim Mahmood Education &Wel                                           |
| 4              | Jeevan Jyoti Sansthan, Patna                                                |
| 5              | Democratic People's Org.                                                    |
| 6              | Asha Vikas Pariyojana Chandiasthan, Manger                                  |
| 7              | Animal &Human Dev. Social Wel. Soceity                                      |
| 8              | Maa Gayatri Arogya                                                          |
| 9              | Wildlife Trust of India                                                     |
| Chhatisgarh    | Chhatisgarh                                                                 |
| 1              | Bharat Mata Welfare Society                                                 |
| 2              | Development Of Humanity Ass.                                                |
| 3              | Sahayata Samajik Sanstha                                                    |
| 4              | Gramin Vikas Samiti                                                         |
| Haryana        | Haryana                                                                     |
| 1              | Lord Buddha Samaj Kalyan Shikshan Samiti                                    |
| 2              | All India Commonweal Org.                                                   |
| 3              | Jan Kalyan Society                                                          |
| Jammu &Kashmir | Jammu &Kashmir                                                              |
| 1              | Rural Artisans welfare Society                                              |
| 2              | All J&K Ex-servicemen Wel. Society                                          |
| Jharkhand      | Jharkhand                                                                   |
| 1              | Chhotanagpur Vikas Manch                                                    |
| 2              | Janhit Sanskritik Kala Kendra                                               |
| 3              | Mahila Janswasthya Shishu Kalyan Kendra                                     |
| Kerala         | Kerala                                                                      |
| 1              | Thiruvananthapuram Dist. Traditional Oil Workers Coop. Society Ltd., Kerala |
| 2              | Human Welfare Council, Kerala                                               |
| Karnataka      | Karnataka                                                                   |
| 1              | Bhartiya Cattle Resources Dev. Foundation                                   |
| 2              | Tirmula Education &Social Wel. Society, Karnataka                           |
| 3              | Sri Mata Educational &Rural Dev. Trust, Karnataka                           |
| 4              | Soundarya Rural &Urban Dev. Association, Karnataka                          |

| Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                  |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                | Sanskriti Mahila Mandal, M.P                                                    |
| 2                | Daksh Foundation, M.P                                                           |
| 3                | Jan Vikas Society, M.P                                                          |
| 4                | Aspiration Achiever Society (AAS), M.P                                          |
| 5                | Taigore Institute for Multipurpose Education, Bhopal                            |
| Maharashtra      | Maharashtra                                                                     |
| 1                | Sant Gajanan Maharaj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal                                   |
| 2                | Shri Sainayan Krida Bahuddeshiya Sansthan                                       |
| 3                | Kusum Bahuuddeshiya Sansthan                                                    |
| 4                | Sakhi Mahila Gruhydhyog Mandal                                                  |
| 5                | Shivtej Arogya seva sansthan                                                    |
| Odisha           | Odisha                                                                          |
| 1                | Womens Community Management Group, Odisha                                       |
| 2                | Odisha Rural Re-construction Association, Odisha                                |
| 3                | ADARSA                                                                          |
| 4                | Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM), Odisha                                    |
| Rajasthan        | Rajasthan                                                                       |
| 1                | Widllife SOS                                                                    |
| 2                | Widllife SOS                                                                    |
| 3                | Organic Farming Association of India                                            |
| 4                | All India Society for Adv. Edu. &Res., Raj                                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | Tamil Nadu                                                                      |
| 1                | Social Awareness &Voluntry Education (SAVE), Tamilnadu                          |
| 2                | CPR Environmental Education Centre, Chennai                                     |
| 3                | AL Education &Charitable Trust, Tamilbnadu                                      |
| Uttrakhand       | Uttrakhand                                                                      |
| 1                | Srila Nityanandpad Ashram Shree Shree Gaur Radha Krishan Samiti, Nainital, UK   |
| 2                | Bagwan Gramodyog Samiti, Dehradun                                               |
| 3                | Shilp Kutumb Village Gazzari, Nainital, UK                                      |
| 4                | Foundation for Sustainable Development                                          |
| 5                | Lok Environment Action for Development of Ecological Rural Society, Uttarakhand |
| 6                | Sustainable Environment &ecological Development Society                         |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                   |
| 1                | Utkarsh Jan Kalyan Sewa Samiti, Sultanpur                                       |
| 2                | Sarvodya Gram Vikas Parisad, Allahabad                                          |
| 3                | Anubhav Chauhan Samaj Seva, Gwalior, U.P                                        |
| 4                | Anubhav Chauhan Samaj Seva, Gwalior, U.P                                        |
| 5                | Rangoli Jan Shikshan Evam Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Lucknow, U.P                   |
| 6                | Devi Sahay Somwati Devi Sansthan, Hardoi, U.P                                   |

| 7     | Thora Vikas Samiti, U.P                                |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 8     | Sankalp Sewa Sansthan, Lucknow, U.P                    |
| 9     | Baba Purushotam Das Smarak Samiti, Amethi, U.P         |
| 10    | Jan Prerna Samaj Kalyan Samiti, U.P                    |
| 11    | Deep Jan Kalyan Samiti, U.P                            |
| 12    | Manish Sarvodaya Gramodyog, U.P                        |
| 13    | Social Welfare Society, Balia, U.P                     |
| 14    | Janhit Foundation, Gonda, U.P                          |
| 15    | Kamla Nehru Sewa Sansthan, Barabanki, U.P              |
| 16    | ASHA, Lucknow, U.P                                     |
| 17    | Shree Vaibhav Laxmi Silai Kargai Cooking Sansthan, U.P |
| 18    | Baba Paramhansh, U.P                                   |
| 19    | Saraswati Gyan Mandir Shiksha Samiti, U.P              |
| 20    | Abhinay Sewa Samiti, Mainpuri, U.P                     |
| 21    | Biri Shramik Kalyan Samiti, U.P                        |
| 22    | Samajik Anusandhan Evam Manav Vikas Sansthan, U.P      |
| 23    | Shri Satya Sai Shiksha Evam Gramya Vikas Sansthan, U.P |
| 24    | Shiva Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan, Kanpur, U.P             |
| 25    | Nari Kalyan Sewa Sansthan, U.P                         |
| 26    | Matrishakti Sewa Sansthan, U.P                         |
| 27    | Sarojini Memorial Society                              |
| 28    | Jagrukta Jan Kalyan Samiti                             |
| 29    | India Vision Foundation                                |
| 30    | Anushyam Janhitkari Samiti                             |
| 31    | Bhartiya Cattle Resources Dev. Foundation              |
| 32    | Shivam Jan Kalyan Samiti                               |
| 33    | Adarsh Jan Shiksha Prashar Samiti                      |
| Delhi | Delhi                                                  |
| 1     | Renaisance Educational Society                         |
| 2     | Intellactual for Research Social Justice Prog.         |
| 3     | Urvi Vikram Charitable Trust                           |
| 4     | Nai Disha Educational& Cultural Society                |
| 5     | Navjyoti India Foundation                              |

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 491 to be answered on 18.11.2016 regarding STEP Scheme

State/UT-wise release of fund during the last three years and current year upto 15.11.2016 under STEP Scheme.

| S. No.   | STATES               | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | STATES               | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 86.58                           | -                               | 42.45                           | -                               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | -                               | -                               | 12.68                           | -                               |
| 3        | Assam                | 20.02                           | 73.02                           | 5.24                            | 3.37                            |
| 4        | Bihar                | -                               | -                               | 80.61                           | 11.41                           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | -                               | -                               | 39.47                           | -                               |
| 6        | Gujarat              | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 8        | Haryana              | -                               | -                               | 26.76                           | -                               |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 67.44                           | 42.30                           | 17.54                           | -                               |
| 10       | Jharkhand            | -                               | -                               | 29.96                           | -                               |
| 11       | Kerala               | -                               | -                               | 20.43                           | -                               |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 159.20                          | 89.78                           | 33.04                           | -                               |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh       | 120.14                          | 107.74                          | 106.67                          | 48.21                           |
| 14       | Maharashtra          | 48.12                           | 10.22                           | 59.43                           | -                               |
| 15       | Manipur              | 55.32                           | 220.33                          | 101.24                          | 46.66                           |
| 16       | Meghalaya            | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 17       | Mizoram              | -                               | 10.56                           | -                               | -                               |
| 18       | Nagaland             | 21.77                           | 47.67                           | -                               | -                               |
| 19       | Orissa               | -                               | -                               | 52.57                           | -                               |
| 20       | Punjab               | -                               | 74.03                           | 27.94                           | -                               |
| 21       | Rajasthan            | -                               | 17.10                           | 22.09                           | -                               |
| 22       | Sikkim               | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu           | -                               | -                               | 37.09                           | -                               |
| 24       | Tripura              | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 25       | Uttaranchal          | 53.96                           | 18.86                           | 51.92                           | 4.88                            |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh        | 51.40                           | 20.54                           | 328.77                          | 38.57                           |
| 27       | West Bengal          | 5.41                            | -                               | 8.02                            | -                               |
| 28       | Delhi                | -                               | -                               | 65.23                           | -                               |
| 29       | For evaluation study | 12.49                           | 8.07                            | 4.60                            | -                               |
|          | Total                | 701.85                          | 740.22                          | 1173.75                         | 153.1                           |

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 491 to be answered on 15.11.2016 regarding STEP Scheme

## State/UT-wise  beneficiaries  covered  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  upto  15.11.2016  under  STEP Scheme.

| S. No.   | STATES               | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.   | STATES               | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 2100                    | 800                     | 2000                    | -                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 50                      | -                       | 450                     | -                       |
| 3        | Assam                | 754                     | 50                      | 675                     | 225                     |
| 4        | Bihar                | -                       | -                       | -                       | 200                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 6        | Gujarat              | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 8        | Haryana              | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 2800                    | 5500                    | -                       | -                       |
| 10       | Jharkhand            | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 11       | Kerala               | -                       | 770                     | 350                     | -                       |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 17076                   | 6666                    | 6298                    | -                       |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh       | 1400                    | 520                     | 975                     | 850                     |
| 14       | Maharashtra          | -                       | 3609                    | 125                     | -                       |
| 15       | Manipur              | 536                     | 1505                    | 2925                    | 1300                    |
| 16       | Meghalaya            | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 17       | Mizoram              | -                       | -                       | 150                     | -                       |
| 18       | Nagaland             | 300                     | 563                     | 200                     | -                       |
| 19       | Orissa               | -                       | 250                     | -                       | -                       |
| 20       | Punjab               | 3537                    | 5000                    | -                       | -                       |
| 21       | Rajasthan            | -                       | 250                     | -                       | -                       |
| 22       | Sikkim               | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 24       | Tripura              | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 25       | Uttaranchal          | 2125                    | 3180                    | -                       | 500                     |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh        | 200                     | 1810                    | 985                     | 650                     |
| 27       | West Bengal          | 600                     | 480                     | -                       | -                       |
| 28       | Delhi                | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 29       | For evaluation study | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
|          | Total                | 31478                   | 30953                   | 15133                   | 3725                    |