Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Udyamita Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## UDYAMITA SCHEME

## 2897.  SHRI NINONG ERING:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  new  scheme  'Udyamita'  to  integrate entrepreneurship with education and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of educational institutes to be covered under Udyamita Scheme;;
- (c)   whether entrepreneurship will be a compulsory subject or would it be integrated in all subjects of the curriculum;
- (d) if so, the details and the mechanism to evaluate for assessing their entrepreneurship capabilities; and
- (e)   whether the Government will provide any specific incentive under Startup India to students taught under the Udyamita Scheme and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  launched  its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyaan (PM-YUVA) erstwhile Udyamita  Scheme on 9th  November, 2016 to  impart  entrepreneurship  education  and training throughout the country. The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with  a  project  cost  of  Rs.  450  crore  and  will  provide  entrepreneurship  education  and training to over 14.5 lakh students. The Scheme aims to create an enabling ecosystem for  Entrepreneurship  Development  through  entrepreneurship  education  and  training across the country in selected Institutes of Higher Learning (Universities, Colleges and Premier  Institutes),  schools,  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs) for over a period of five years. Additionally, students will get easy access to a robust network of peers, mentors incubators, funds and business services through an online platform. Focus will also be on entrepreneurship promotion and social entrepreneurship.

The Scheme will be implemented through following Entrepreneurship Hubs (E-Hubs):-

- (i)     National E-Hub will be responsible for overall programme management of the scheme.
- (ii)    Regional and Nodal E-Hubs will be responsible for program management of the scheme at the regional and nodal level respectively and  will  be  housed  in  one  of  the  empanelled  institutes  of  the  project. These E-Hubs will work closely with project institutes and will create an ecosystem of entrepreneurship around institutes and in States.

(b) The break-up of the educational institutes to be empanelled each year under PMYUVA Scheme is as under:-

| Institutions   | YEAR-1   | YEAR-2   | YEAR-3   | YEAR-4   | YEAR-5   |   TOTAL |
|----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| Colleges       | 510      | 540      | 800      | 350      | X        |    2200 |
| Schools        | X        | 150      | 100      | 50       | X        |     300 |
| EDCs           | X        | 30       | 20       | X        | X        |      50 |
| ITIs           | X        | 300      | 100      | 100      | X        |     500 |
| TOTAL          |          |          |          |          |          |    3050 |

(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.

(e) The students will get an opportunity to network with peers, mentors and faculties from  other  institutes  through  E-Hubs.  Currently,  PM-YUVA  is  purely  focused  on education of entrepreneurship. As on date, there is no proposal to provide incentive to students under Start-up India.

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