Lok Sabha Question No. 1407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: ASPIRE Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Richard Hay, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO.1407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## ASPIRE SCHEME

## 1407.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the ASPIRE scheme along with the details of the number of  Livelihood  Business  Incubation  (LBI)/  Technology  Business  Incubation  (TBI) centres  set  up/supported  so  far  under  the  ASPIRE  scheme  across  the  country, State/UT-wise including Kerala and Gujarat;
- (b) the details of the number of incubates trained under these centres so far along with its response, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (c) whether it is upto the set target and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  released  and  utilized  under  this  scheme  since  its inception across the country, State/UT-wise including Kerala;
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to make ASPIRE scheme more effective and expand its area of coverage; and
- (f) whether the Government is planning/proposing to make some amendment under this scheme and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a): Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  has launched a Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Agro Industry on 18 th March  2015  with  the  objective  to  Promote  entrepreneurship  culture  in  India, create new jobs and reduce unemployment, grassroots economic development in rural areas,  facilitate  innovative  business  solution  for  un-met  social  needs  and  promote innovation to further strengthen the competitiveness of MSME sector. The scheme has the  following  components  (i)  Creation  of  a  Technology  Centres  Network;  (ii) Capacity Building including Awards, Surveys, Studies, Exposure Visits, Engagement of Consultants including Monitoring and Evaluation etc.; (iii) Support for setting up of Livelihood  Business  incubation  Centres  and  Technology  incubation  Centres;(iv) Accelerator  Workshops;  and  (v)  a  Fund  of  Funds  (to  be  managed  by  SIDBI)  for innovative  financing  for  Enterprise  creation.    Details  of  the  number  of  LBI/TBI centres  sanctioned  to  the  various  States  including  Kerala  and  Gujarat  is  placed  at Annexure-I.

(b): State/UT-wise  details  of  the  number  of  incubates  trained  under  LBI  as  on 31.1.2018 including the State of Gujarat is placed at Annexure-II.

(c): There is no State/UT-wise target fixed for the scheme.  Proposals as and when received  are  examined  from  time  to  time  and  proposals  in  all  completeness  are approved by the Scheme Steering Committee (SSC).

(d): State/UT-wise  details  of  the  funds  approved  and  released  under  this  scheme since  its  inception  across  the  country,  including  the  state  of  Kerala  is  placed  at Annexure-III.

- (e): There is no change in the area of coverage.
- (f): There is no such plan.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1407 for answer on 05.03.2018

## Details of LBIs allotted to the various States

| Sl.No   | AREA OF OPERATION              | NODAL AGENCY                            |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1       | 2                              | 3                                       |
|         | ANDHRA PRADESH                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                          |
| 1.      | Regional Office, Rajahmundry   | Coir Board                              |
|         | ASSAM                          | ASSAM                                   |
| 2.      | Guwahati                       | IIE, Guwahati                           |
| 3.      | Kamrup                         | IIE, Guwahati                           |
| 4.      | Sibsagar                       | IIE, Guwahati                           |
|         | BIHAR                          | BIHAR                                   |
| 5.      | Nawada                         | NSIC                                    |
| 6.      | Patna                          | KVIC-MDTC                               |
| 7.      | BhartiyaHarit Khadi            | BhartiyaHarit Khadi                     |
|         | DELHI                          |                                         |
| 8.      | JamiaMiliaIslamia University   | JamiaMiliaIslamia University            |
| 9.      | MayurVihar, New Delhi          | Bapu Nature Cure Hospital &Yoga Ashram  |
|         | GUJARAT                        |                                         |
| 10.     | Rajkot                         | NSIC                                    |
|         | HARYANA                        |                                         |
| 11.     | Faridabad                      | NSIC                                    |
|         | KARNATAKA                      |                                         |
| 12.     | Dandeli (Uttara Kannada Dist.) | VTU, Karnataka                          |
|         | KERALA                         |                                         |
| 13.     | Cochin                         | CBPST                                   |
|         | MADHYAPRADESH                  | MADHYAPRADESH                           |
| 14.     | Dewas                          | MP LaghuUdyog Nigam Ltd.- Govt. of M.P. |
| 15.     | Satna                          | MP Bamboo Mission - Govt. of M.P.       |
| 16.     | Amarkantak                     | IGTU, MP                                |
|         | MAHARASHTRA                    | MAHARASHTRA                             |
| 17.     | Nashik                         | KVIC-MDTC                               |
| 18.     | Pune                           | KVIC-MDTC                               |
|         | MANIPUR                        |                                         |

| 19.   | District Industrial Centre, Chandel        | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 20.   | District Industrial Centre, Ukhrul         | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 21.   | District Industrial Centre, lmphal East    | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 22.   | District Industrial Centre, lmphal West    | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 23.   | District Industrial Centre, Thoubal        | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 24.   | District Industrial Centre, Senapati       | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 25.   | District Industrial Centre, Tamenglong     | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 26.   | District Industrial Centre, Bishnupur      | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
| 27.   | District Industrial Centre, Churachandpur  | State Govt. of Manipur                            |
|       | MIZORAM                                    | MIZORAM                                           |
| 28.   | Aizawl                                     | Khadi Board, Mizoram                              |
|       | MEGHALAYA                                  | MEGHALAYA                                         |
| 29.   | Tura &Nongstoin                            | Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA)          |
|       | NAGALAND                                   | NAGALAND                                          |
| 30.   | Doshehe                                    | Doshehe, Nagaland                                 |
|       | ODISHA                                     | ODISHA                                            |
| 31.   | Khurda                                     | Centurion University of Technology and Management |
| 32.   | Regional Office, Bhubaneswar               | Coir Board                                        |
| 33.   | Khurda                                     | IEDO, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of Odisha                |
| 34.   | Jajpur                                     | IEDO, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of Odisha                |
| 35.   | RAJASTHAN Jhalawar                         | RIICO-GCE                                         |
| 36.   | Kota                                       | Rajasthan Technical University                    |
| 37.   | Ajmer                                      | Government Engineering College                    |
| 38.   | Bikaner                                    | Government Engineering College                    |
| 39.   | TAMIL NADU Chennai                         | NSIC                                              |
| 40.   | Regional Extension Center (REC), Tanjavore | Coir Board                                        |
| 41.   | Tirupur                                    | NIFT-TEA                                          |
|       | TELANGANA                                  |                                                   |
| 42.   | Hyderabad                                  | NiMSME, Hyderabad                                 |
|       | UTTAR PRADESH                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                     |
| 43.   | Deoria                                     | NSIC                                              |
| 44.   | Naini                                      | NSIC                                              |
| 45.   | NOIDA                                      | NIESBUD, NOIDA                                    |
| 46.   | Basti (Basti District)                     | KapilBalEvamMahilaKalyanSansthan                  |

| 47.         | Lucknow     | SamadhanSamithi   |
|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 48.         | Amethi      | UPTA              |
| 49.         | Balia       | UPTA              |
| 50.         | Basti       | UPTA              |
| 51.         | Faizabad    | UPTA              |
| 52.         | Ghazipur    | UPTA              |
| 53.         | Kushinagar  | UPTA              |
| UTTARAKHAND | UTTARAKHAND | UTTARAKHAND       |
| 54.         | Kashipur    | NSIC              |

## Details of TBIs allotted to various States

| Sl.No.   | AREA OF OPERATION   | NODAL AGENCY                   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                   | 3                              |
|          | KARNATAKA           |                                |
| 1.       | Chikballarpur       | S.J.C. Institute of Technology |
|          | RAJASTHAN           |                                |
| 2.       | Jaipur              | Start-up Oasis-STEP            |
|          | TAMIL NADU          |                                |
| 3.       | Thiruchirapalli     | TREC-STEP                      |
|          | TELANGANA           |                                |
| 4.       | Hyderabad           | ICAR-NARM-STEP                 |
|          | MAHARASHTRA         |                                |
| 5.       | Pune                | MITCON                         |
| 6.       | Nagpur              | Ramdev Baba Samiti             |
|          | UTTAR PRADESH       |                                |
| 7.       | Meerut              | Shobhit University             |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1407 for answer on 05.03.2018

State/UT-wise  Aspire  database  on  Incubation  under  LBI  as  on  31.1.2018  including  the  State  of Gujarat is as follows:

| Sl. No   | District               | State          | Nodal Agency             |   Amount Approved (Rs.in Lakh) | Incubated   | Under Incubation   | Employed   | Self Employed     | Applied PMEGP / CUY   | Further Studies   | Others            |
|----------|------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|--------------------|------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | 2                      | 3              | 4                        |                           5    | 6           | 7                  | 8          | 9                 | 10                    | 11                | 12                |
| 1        | Deoria                 | Uttar Pradesh  | NSIC                     |                          77.02 | 1492        | 449                | 46         | 305               | 37                    | 127               | 863               |
| 2        | Rajkot                 | Gujarat        | NSIC                     |                          77.66 | 2764        | 127                | 110        | 106               | 88                    | 2148              | 363               |
| 3        | Kashipur               | Uttarakhand    | NSIC                     |                          85.05 | 950         | 188                | 105        | 51                | 27                    | 0                 | 587               |
| 4        | Nawada                 | Bihar          | NSIC                     |                          75.42 | 739         | 420                | 2          | 26                | 19                    | 80                | 612               |
| 5        | Naini                  | Uttar Pradesh  | NSIC                     |                          94    | 627         | 192                | 130        | 69                | 3                     | 48                | 376               |
| 6        | Chennai                | Tamil Nadu     | NSIC                     |                          90.82 | 966         | 45                 | 145        | 157               | 36                    | 157               | 401               |
| 7        | Faridabad              | Haryana        | NSIC                     |                         100    | 41          | 130                | 0          | 0                 | 0                     | 0                 | 5                 |
| 8        | Bhubaneswar            | Odisha         | Coir Board               |                         100    | 80          | 0                  | 4          | 19                | 76                    | 0                 | 0                 |
| 9        | Tanjavore              | Tamil Nadu     | Coir Board               |                         100    | 220         | 21                 | 0          | 8                 | 36                    | 0                 | 176               |
| 10       | Rajahmundry            | Andhra Pradesh | Coir Board               |                         100    | 76          | 0                  | 0          | 36                | 33                    | 0                 | 7                 |
| 11       | Dewas                  | Madhya Pradesh | MP LaghuUdyog Nigam      |                          90.2  | 252         | 150                | 210        | 0                 | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 |
| 12       | Chandel                | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                          62    | 400         | 400                | 5          | 17                | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 |
| 13       | Ukhrul                 | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                          77    | 141         | 0                  | 19         | 0                 | 42                    | 0                 | 0                 |
| 14       | Imphal East            | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 800         | 330                | 0          | 700               | 300                   | 0                 | 0                 |
| 15       | Imphal West            | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                          53.48 | 1070        | 200                | 16         | 9                 | 286                   | 0                 | 0                 |
| 16       | Thoubal                | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 26          | 0                  | 1          | 24                | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 |
| 17       | Senapati               | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 153         | 0                  | 24         | 15                | 60                    | 0                 | 0                 |
| 18       | Tamenglong             | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 160         | 0                  | 4          | 40                | 100                   | 0                 | 0                 |
| 19       | Bishnupur              | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 590         | 0                  | 0          | 36                | 500                   | 0                 | 54                |
| 20       | Churachandpur          | Manipur        | DIC,Manipur              |                         100    | 92          | 30                 | 12         | 50                | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 |
| 21       | Jamia Campus New Delhi | Delhi          | JamiaMiliaIsla mia Univ. |                          98.93 | 85          | 17                 | 6          | 2                 | 1                     | 17                | 42                |
| 22       | Hyderabad              | Telangana      | NIMSME                   |                          85.09 | 956         | 186                | 81         | 291               | 89                    | 20                | 0                 |
| 23       | Satna                  | Madhya Pradesh | MPSBM                    |                         100    | 297         | 106                | 34         | 50                | 0                     | 10                | 0                 |
| 24       | Pune                   | Maharashtra    | KVIC                     |                          94    | 165         | 0                  | 0          | 0                 | 0                     | 11                |                   |
| 25       | Nashik                 | Maharashtra    | KVIC                     |                         100    | 21          |                    |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
| 26       | Patna                  | Bihar          | KVIC                     |                         100    | 20          |                    |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
| 27       | Bhubaneswar            | Odisha         | IEDO                     |                         100    | 0           | 30                 | 0          | 0                 | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 |
| 28       | Aizawl                 | Mizoram        | KVIB                     |                          53.14 | 380         | 15                 | 57         | 38                | 152                   | 19                | 114               |
| 29       | Tirupur                | Tamil Nadu     | NIFT-NSIC- PPP           |                          50    |             | 56                 |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
| 30       | Delhi                  | Delhi          | Bapu Nature- AYUSH-PPP   |                          50    |             | 12                 |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
| 31       | Cochin                 | Kerala         | CBPST                    |                          65    | 50          |                    | 1          | 14                |                       | 1                 | 9                 |
| 32       | Noida                  | Uttar Pradesh  | NIESBUD                  |                          66.5  |             | 30                 |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
| 33       | Lucknow                | Uttar Pradesh  | Samadhan- NSIC-PPP       |                          50    |             | 10                 |            |                   |                       |                   |                   |
|          |                        | TOTAL          |                          |                        2795.3  | 13613       | 3144               | 1012       | 2063              | 1885                  | 2638              | 3609              |
| 16757    | 16757                  | 16757          | 16757                    |                       16757    | 16757       | 16757              | 7.43407    | 15.15463 13.84706 | 19.37854 26.51142     | 19.37854 26.51142 | 19.37854 26.51142 |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part  (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1407 for answer on 05.03.2018

## Details of funds released for setting up of LBIs/TBIs under ASPIRE as on 20.02.2018

[Rs.

## in lakhs]

| Sr. No   | Nodal Agency               | Area of Operation          | Type LBI/TBI   |   Cost of Project approved |   Total payment released |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | NSIC                       | Deoria (UP)                | LBI            |                      77.02 |                   77.02  |
| 2        | NSIC                       | Kashipur (Uttrakhand)      | LBI            |                      85.04 |                   85.04  |
| 3        | NSIC                       | Naini (UP)                 | LBI            |                      94.01 |                   94.01  |
| 4        | NSIC                       | Chennai (TN)               | LBI            |                      90.84 |                   90.84  |
| 5        | NSIC                       | Rajkot (Gujrat)            | LBI            |                      77.66 |                   77.66  |
| 6        | NSIC                       | Nawada (Bihar)             | LBI            |                      75.43 |                   75.43  |
|          | Faridabad (Haryana)        | Faridabad (Haryana)        | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
|          | SUB TOTAL (NSIC)           | SUB TOTAL (NSIC)           | LBI            |                     600    |                  580     |
| 7        | SIDBI                      | SIDBI                      | Fund of Funds  |                   10000    |                10000     |
| 8        | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Chandel, Manipur      | LBI            |                      62    |                   49.6   |
| 9        | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Ukhrul, Manipur       | LBI            |                      77    |                   61.6   |
| 10       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Imphal East Manipur   | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
| 11       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Imphal West Manipur   | LBI            |                      53.48 |                   42.78  |
| 12       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Thoubal Manipur       | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
| 13       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Senapati, Manipur     | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
| 14       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Tamenglong, Manipur   | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
| 15       | Govt. of Manipur           | DIC, Bishnupur, Manipur    | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
| 16       |                            | DIC, Churachanpur, Manipur | LBI            |                     100    |                   80     |
|          | TOTAL Govt. of Manipur)    | TOTAL Govt. of Manipur)    |                |                     792.48 |                  633.98  |
| 17       | Coir Board                 | RO, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)  | LBI            |                     100    |                  100     |
| 18       | Coir Board                 | REC, Tanjavore (TN)        | LBI            |                     100    |                  100     |
| 19       | Coir Board                 | RO, Rajahmundry (AP)       | LBI            |                     100    |                  100     |
|          | SUB TOTAL (COIR BOARD)     | SUB TOTAL (COIR BOARD)     |                |                     300    |                  300     |
| 20       | M.P. LaghuUdyog            | Dewas, MP                  | LBI            |                      90.2  |                   90.2   |
| 21       | TREC-STEP, TN              | Chennai (TN)               | TBI            |                      30    |                   30     |
| 22       | MITCON, Pune               | Pune (Maharashtra)         | TBI            |                      30    |                   30     |
| 23       | Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi | Delhi                      | LBI            |                     100    |                   98.137 |

| 24          | IEDO, Odisha              | Bhubaneswar               | LBI         |   100.00 |    100.00 |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
| 25          | IEDO, Odisha              | Jajpur, Odisha            | LBI         |   100    |    50     |
| 26          | MPBamboo Mission          | Satna, MP                 | LBI         |   100    |   100     |
| 27          | NiMSME                    | Hyderabad                 | LBI         |    85.09 |    85.09  |
| 28          | RIICO-GCE                 | Jhalawar, Rajasthan       | LBI         |    71    |    35.5   |
| 29          | VTU                       | Dandeli-Karnataka         | LBI         |    83    |    41.5   |
| 30          | IIE, Guwahati             | Guwahati, Assam           | LBI         |    67    |    53.6   |
| 31          | IIE, Guwahati             | Kamrup, Assam             | LBI         |    56    |    44.8   |
| 32          | IIE, Guwahati             | Sibsagar, Assam           | LBI         |    67    |    53.6   |
|             | SUB TOTAL (IIE, Guwahati) | SUB TOTAL (IIE, Guwahati) |             |   190    |   152     |
| 33          | Khadi Board, Mizoram      | Aizawl, Mizoram           | LBI         |    53.14 |    53.14  |
| 34          | KVIC-MDTC                 | Patna, Bihar              | LBI         |   100    |    80     |
| 35          | KVIC-MDTC                 | Nashik, Maharashtra       | LBI         |   100    |    80     |
| 36          | KVIC-MDTC                 | Pune (Maharashtra)        | LBI         |    94    |    75.2   |
|             | SUB TOTAL (KVIC)          | SUB TOTAL (KVIC)          |             |   294    |   235.2   |
| 37          | CBPST                     | Cochin, Kerala            | LBI         |    65    |    32.5   |
| 38          | NIFT TEA                  | Tirupur, TN               | LBI         |    50    |    25     |
| 39          | IGTU                      | Amarkantak, MP            | LBI         |    98.86 |    79.088 |
| 40          | Meerut, UP                | Shobhit University        | TBI         |    80    |    58.388 |
| 41          | NIESBUD, NOIDA            | NOIDA                     | LBI         |    66.5  |    66.5   |
| 42          | UPTA                      | Amethi                    |             |    65.96 |    32.98  |
| 43          |                           | Balia                     |             |    57.77 |    28.885 |
| 44          |                           | Basti                     |             |   100    |    50     |
| 45          |                           | Faizabad                  | LBI         |    52.92 |    26.46  |
| 46          |                           | Ghazipur                  |             |    35    |    17.5   |
| 47          |                           | Kushinagar                |             |    70    |    35     |
| 48          |                           | TOTAL (UPTA)              | LBI         |   381.65 |   190.825 |
| 49          | Doshehe                   | Nagaland                  | LBI         |    99.68 |    49.84  |
| 50          | Centurian University      | Odisha                    | LBI         |    50    |    25     |
| 51          | Bapu Nature               | Delhi                     | LBI         |    50    |    50     |
| 52          | SamadhanSamiti            | Uttar Pradesh             | LBI         |    50    |    25     |
| 53          | Chikballarpur             | Karnataka                 | TBI         |    45    |    22.5   |
| 54          | BhartiyaHarit Khadi       | Bihar                     | LBI         |    50    |    50     |
| 55          | RamdeobabaSamiti          | Maharashtra               | TBI         |    39.25 |    19.625 |
| 56          | RTU, Kota                 | Rajasthan                 | LBI         |   100    |    50     |
| 57          | GEC, Ajmer                | Rajasthan                 | LBI         |    79    |    39.5   |
| 58          | EC, Bikaner               | Rajasthan                 | LBI         |   100    |    50     |
| 59          | MBMA                      | Meghalaya                 | LBI         |   196.05 |    98.025 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL               | GRAND TOTAL               | GRAND TOTAL | 14619.9  | 13546.5   |