Lok Sabha Question No. 2145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Udyamita Schemes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## UDAYMITA SCHEMES

## 2145. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the present status of the scheme 'Udyamita' to integrate entrepreneurship with education;
- (b) the  number  of  educational  institutions  covered/being  covered  under  Udyamita Scheme so far, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether entrepreneurship will be a compulsory subject in this regard would it be integrated in all subjects of the curriculum; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  mechanism  to  evaluate  for  assessing  their entrepreneurship capabilities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  launched  its flagship  scheme Pradhan  Mantri  Yuva  Udyamita  Vikas Abhiyan (PM-YUVA) erstwhile Udyamita  Scheme  on  9 th November,  2016  to  impart  entrepreneurship  education  and training  throughout  the  country.  The  agreement  with  the  Content  and  Consultancy partner  has  been  signed  on  23.02.2017.  The  National  E-hub  has  been  set  up  at National  Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development  (NIESBUD), Noida  and recruitment has been completed. Locations  and Institutes for setting  up  of Regional Hubs have been identified. Setting up of 14 Nodal Hubs as planned during the first  year of implementation has been completed. Training of the Nodal staff has been completed. With this the formal rollout of the scheme has already been effectuated.
- (b) Under  PM-YUVA,  a  total  number  of  239  Institutes  of  Higher  Learning  viz Universities, Colleges and Polytechnics have been empanelled.  Number of empanelled institutes State/UT-wise is given at Annexure. Details of these institutions are available at its website i.e. www.pmyuva.org .
- (c) Under  the  Scheme,  entrepreneurship  will  be  taught  as  an  elective  subject  and currently is not compulsory. The institutes will be encouraged to award credits for the course.
- (d) To evaluate the entrepreneurship capabilities of students, an online assessment will take place at the end of each module which is a part of the Learning Management System portal.

## Annexure

State/UT wise number of empanelled institutes under PM-YUVA Scheme

| Sl. No   | States/UTs        |   No. of Empanelled Institutes |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                              4 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                              1 |
| 3        | Assam             |                              3 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                              1 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                              2 |
| 6        | Delhi             |                             17 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                              3 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                              7 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                              2 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                              3 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                              1 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                              7 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                             18 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                             10 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                             23 |
| 16       | Nagaland          |                              1 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                              1 |
| 18       | Odisha            |                             10 |
| 19       | Punjab            |                              4 |
| 20       | Puducherry        |                              3 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                              7 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |                             42 |
| 23       | Telangana         |                             28 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       |                              6 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh     |                             21 |
| 26       | West Bengal       |                             14 |
| Total    | Total             |                            239 |

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