Lok Sabha Question No. 2984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Promotion of Women Entrepreneurs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, MAUSAM NOOR, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2984 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.03.2017

## PROMOTION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

2984.

PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA: DR. RAVINDRA BABU: SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA: SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA: SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted/proposes  to  conduct  any  study regarding  issues/problems  being  faced  by  the  women  entrepreneurs  in  the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  launched/proposes  to  launch  any  special schemes for assisting the women entrepreneurs in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the country;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  allocated  for  the  purpose during the last three years and the response of the women entrepreneurs thereto State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to promote/encourage women entrepreneurs in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a): No, Madam.

(b): Ministry  of  MSME  has  been  implementing  two  special  schemes  for assisting women entrepreneurs i.e. Tread Related Entrepreneurship Development Assistance (TREAD) Scheme and Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY).

(c): TREAD  Scheme  provides  grant  of  upto  30%  of  financial  loans  by nationalized banks with an upper limit of Rs.30 Lakh for capacity building and self-employment ventures by women in non-farm activities. Under Mahila Coir Yojana  coir  processing  equipments  are  distributed  to  women  at  75%  subsidy subject  to  a  maximum  amount  of  Rs.  7500/-  after  imparting  two  months stipendiary training.

Under the TREAD Scheme Rs. 2.33 crore, Rs. 2.54 crore and Rs. 2.00 crore have  been  allocated in the years  2013-14,  2014-15  and  2015-16, respectively, resulting into benefits for  5455,  8265  and  3560  women entrepreneurs  during  the  last  three  years  respectively.  Under  the  Mahila  Coir Yojana Rs. 239 cr, Rs. 88 cr. and Rs. 125 cr. have been disbursed as subsidies in 2013-14,  2014-15  and  2015-16,    respectively,    resulting  into  benefit  for  445, 354 and 596 women respectively.

(d): Several other steps are being taken by the Government to promote and encourage women in the country e.g. under the Entrepreneurship Development Programme,  20%  of  total  targets  are  for  weaker  sections  which  also  include women, and under the MSE-Cluster development programmes extra Government grants are earmarked for common facility centre with more than 50% women owned units. Preferential Government assistance is also available to  Associations  of  women  entrepreneurs  for  establishing  exhibition  centres  to showcase their products.

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