Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 61

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## START-UP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

## *61. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

## SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government proposes to introduce Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the objectives of the said programme;
- (c) whether the Government has set any guidelines and time-frame for the implementation of the said programme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the quantum of funds allocated for the said purpose by the Government?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  (a)  to  (e)  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *61 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019.

(a)to (e): The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP), as  a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM).  The  scheme  was  approved  on  6 th May, 2015.

The objective of the scheme is to help the rural poor to set-up enterprises at the village level in non-agricultural  sectors.  Besides  providing  start-up  capital,  a  cadre  of  Community  Resource Persons-Enterprise  Promotion  (CRP-EP)  is  set  up  to  provide  business  support  services  to enterprises.

The  Ministry  has  issued  detailed  guidelines  for  implementing  the  programme.  Accordingly, States have to submit supplementary Annual Action Plans (AAPs) for identified blocks. Once approved,  a  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  is  prepared  for  the  block  which  provides,  among other things, the details regarding the potential number of enterprises to be formed over the 4year project period.

As on 31 st January 2019, AAPs have been approved for 153 blocks across 23 States. DPRs have been approved in 108 blocks in 19 states. As per the approved DPRs, 1.76 lakh enterprises are targeted for formation over a 4-year project period. As on 31 st January, 2019 a total of 33,616 enterprises has been set up.

The details of funds released to the States are given in Annexure I.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *61 for answer on 07.02.2019 regarding Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

## Central Share released to States/UTs (Rs. in Lakhs)

| No.   | State          | Funds Sanctioned   | Central Share   | Central Share Released*   |
|-------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | 4475.30            | 2685.18         | 1360.55                   |
| 2     | Bihar          | 6404.21            | 3842.53         | 1955.45                   |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh   | 3566.17            | 2139.70         | 1149.08                   |
| 4     | Gujarat        | 1617.20            | 970.32          | 727.74                    |
| 5     | Haryana        | 2907.90            | 1744.74         | 738.27                    |
| 6     | Jammu &Kashmir | 931.09             | 837.98          | 628.49                    |
| 7     | Jharkhand      | 5733.06            | 3439.84         | 1733.80                   |
| 8     | Kerala         | 7582.08            | 4549.25         | 3411.93                   |
| 9     | Madhya Pradesh | 4440.52            | 2664.31         | 1202.83                   |
| 10    | Maharashtra    | 1225.00            | 735.00          | 578.25                    |
| 11    | Manipur        | 30.00              | 27.00           | 27.00                     |
| 12    | Meghalaya      | 444.34             | 399.91          | 99.98                     |
| 13    | Mizoram        | 60.00              | 54.00           | 54.00                     |
| 14    | Nagaland       | 1112.37            | 1001.13         | 750.86                    |
| 15    | Odisha         | 4115.51            | 2457.31         | 952.22                    |
| 16    | Punjab         | 513.04             | 307.82          | 76.95                     |
| 17    | Rajasthan      | 2620.50            | 1572.30         | 714.47                    |
| 18    | Tamil Nadu     | 1018.40            | 611.04          | 152.76                    |
| 19    | Telangana      | 1254.12            | 752.47          | 591.39                    |
| 20    | Uttar Pradesh  | 3230.26            | 1938.16         | 820.81                    |
| 21    | West Bengal    | 3435.73            | 2061.44         | 825.30                    |
|       |                | 56,716.80          | 34,791.43       | 18,552.13                 |