Lok Sabha Question No. 4339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, KIRIT SOMAIYA, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017

## SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN

4339. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  Support  to  Training  and  Employment  Programme  (STEP)  to  provide  skills  and knowledge to women;
- (b) the details of project proposals submitted by eligible institutions/ organisations including  NonGovernmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  under  the  said  programme  indicating  the  projects  sanctioned  and funds allocated, released and utillised along with the number of beneficiaries thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  a  large  number  of  fake  NGOs  have  applied  under  the programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any mechanism is in place to identify the fake NGOs and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken against them; and
- (e) the further measures taken for effective implementation and to expand the reach of the programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) The  Ministry  has  been  administering  'Support  to  Training  and  Employment  Programme  (STEP)  for Women' since 1986-87 as a 'Central Sector Scheme'. The STEP Scheme aims to provide skills that give employability  to  women  and  to  provide  competencies  and  skill  that  enable  women  to  become  selfemployed/entrepreneurs. The Scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and above across the country.
- (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 & funds allocated to various organizations during the last 3 years and current year is at Annexure-I & Annexure II respectively. Number of beneficiaries State/UT-wise covered under the Scheme during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-III .
- (c): Sanctioning  of  projects  and  the  supervision  of  the  progress  of  projects  is  done  through  a  very  rigorous process so as to eliminate any NGO that doesn't meet the prescribed norms.
- (d): Under the guidelines of STEP Scheme 2016, mechanism is in place to identify/check fake NGOs which is as under:
- (i) NGOs have to sign up in the NGO-Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog and mandatorily quote the unique ID at the time of application.
- (ii) A  recommendation  from  the  State  Government  is  necessary  which  inter  alia  include  confirming  the physical presence of the NGO before sanctioning of funds of the applied project.
- (e): The guidelines of the scheme are revised regularly to expand the reach of the programme and strengthen the scheme. The guidelines were last revised in August, 2016.

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Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4339 to be answered on 11.08.2017 regarding STEP Scheme

State/ UT-wise number of projects sanctioned to the Organizations/NGOs during the last three years and current year (upto 04.08.2017)

| S. No.   | STATES            | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   | Number of projects sanctioned   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | STATES            | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | -                               | 2                               | -                               | -                               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 3        | Assam             | 2                               | 1                               | -                               | -                               |
| 4        | Bihar             | -                               | 9                               | -                               | -                               |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | -                               | 4                               | -                               | -                               |
| 6        | Haryana           | -                               | 3                               | -                               | -                               |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                               | 2                               | -                               | -                               |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | -                               | 3                               | -                               | -                               |
| 9        | Kerala            | -                               | 2                               | -                               | -                               |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 1                               | 4                               | -                               | -                               |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                               | 5                               | -                               | -                               |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | -                               | 5                               | -                               | -                               |
| 13       | Manipur           | 12                              | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 14       | Mizoram           | 1                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 15       | Nagaland          | 1                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 16       | Orissa            | -                               | 4                               | -                               | -                               |
| 17       | Rajasthan         | 3                               | 4                               | -                               | -                               |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu        | -                               | 3                               | -                               | -                               |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       | -                               | 6                               | -                               | -                               |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1                               | 33                              | -                               | -                               |
| 21       | Delhi             | -                               | 5                               | -                               | -                               |
|          | Total*            | 23                              | 95                              | -                               | -                               |

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## Statement referred to in reply Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4339 to be answered on 11.08.2017 regarding STEP Scheme

## State/UT-wise release of fund to the Organizations/NGOs during the last three years and current year upto 04.08.2017 under STEP Scheme.

|        |                      | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No. | STATES               | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh       | -                               | 42.45                           | 123.64                          | -                               |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh    | -                               | 12.68                           | -                               | -                               |
| 3      | Assam                | 73.02                           | 5.24                            | 43.95                           | -                               |
| 4      | Bihar                | -                               | 80.61                           | 26.12                           | -                               |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh         | -                               | 39.47                           | 21.67                           | 7.36                            |
| 6      | Gujarat              | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh     | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 8      | Haryana              | -                               | 26.76                           | 11.38                           | -                               |
| 9      | Jammu &Kashmir       | 42.30                           | 17.54                           | 5.42                            | -                               |
| 10     | Jharkhand            | -                               | 29.96                           | 7.80                            | -                               |
| 11     | Kerala               | -                               | 20.43                           | -                               | -                               |
| 12     | Karnataka            | 89.78                           | 33.04                           | 144.36                          | -                               |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh       | 107.74                          | 106.67                          | 172.98                          | 12.50                           |
| 14     | Maharashtra          | 10.22                           | 59.43                           | 36.30                           | 9.02                            |
| 15     | Manipur              | 220.33                          | 101.24                          | 95.17                           | 15.57                           |
| 16     | Meghalaya            | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 17     | Mizoram              | 10.56                           | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 18     | Nagaland             | 47.67                           | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 19     | Orissa               | -                               | 52.57                           | 17.46                           | -                               |
| 20     | Punjab               | 74.03                           | 27.94                           | -                               | -                               |
| 21     | Rajasthan            | 17.10                           | 22.09                           | 4.42                            | -                               |
| 22     | Sikkim               | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu           | -                               | 37.09                           | -                               | -                               |
| 24     | Tripura              | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 25     | Uttaranchal          | 18.86                           | 51.92                           | 4.88                            | 5.80                            |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh        | 20.54                           | 328.77                          | 156.31                          | 1.09                            |
| 27     | West Bengal          | -                               | 8.02                            | -                               | -                               |
| 28     | Delhi                | -                               | 65.23                           | 13.94                           | -                               |
| 29     | For evaluation study | 8.07                            | 4.60                            | -                               | -                               |
|        | Total                | 740.22                          | 1173.75                         | 885.87                          | 51.36                           |

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4339 to be answered on 11.08.2017 regarding STEP Scheme

## State/UT-wise beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year upto 04.08.2017 under STEP Scheme .

| S.   |                   | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   | Beneficiaries covered   |
|------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| No.  | STATES            | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 800                     | 2000                    | 2191                    | -                       |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | -                       | 450                     | -                       | -                       |
| 3    | Assam             | 50                      | 675                     | 1600                    | -                       |
| 4    | Bihar             | -                       | -                       | 400                     | -                       |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | -                       | -                       | 400                     | 200                     |
| 6    | Gujarat           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 7    | Himachal Pradesh  | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 8    | Haryana           | -                       | -                       | 200                     | -                       |
| 9    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 5500                    | -                       | 200                     | -                       |
| 10   | Jharkhand         | -                       | -                       | 200                     | -                       |
| 11   | Kerala            | 770                     | 350                     | -                       | -                       |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 6666                    | 6298                    | 4434                    | -                       |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh    | 520                     | 975                     | 2014                    | 200                     |
| 14   | Maharashtra       | 3609                    | 125                     | 350                     | 180                     |
| 15   | Manipur           | 1505                    | 2925                    | 2250                    | 150                     |
| 16   | Meghalaya         | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 17   | Mizoram           | -                       | 150                     | -                       | -                       |
| 18   | Nagaland          | 563                     | 200                     | -                       | -                       |
| 19   | Orissa            | 250                     | -                       | 300                     | -                       |
| 20   | Punjab            | 5000                    | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 21   | Rajasthan         | 250                     | -                       | 200                     | -                       |
| 22   | Sikkim            | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu        | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 24   | Tripura           | -                       | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 25   | Uttaranchal       | 3180                    | -                       | 500                     | 50                      |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh     | 1810                    | 985                     | 2850                    | 80                      |
| 27   | West Bengal       | 480                     | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 28   | Delhi             | -                       | -                       | 150                     | -                       |
|      | Total             | 30953                   | 15133                   | 18239                   | 860                     |