Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Jobs Created by KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## JOBS CREATED BY KVIC

## 982. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

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

- (a) the  number  of  new  jobs  created  by  the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC) under the ambitious Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  KVIC has been given  target  for setting  up  new  PMEGP  projects  and  for  creating more employment during 2018- 2019 and if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated and the steps taken by KVIC to achieve the target;
- (c) whether the margin money subsidy is being paid directly into the beneficiary account through Direct Benefit Transfer;
- (d) if so, the number of beneficiaries benefited during the last three years; and
- (e) whether  digitalization of  PMEGP  by  KVIC  has  helped  in  curtailing  interference  of middlemen and introduction of transparent system and if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government to promote Khadi products in the country and internationally so that more new jobs could be created?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

- (a): The  number  of  new  job  opportunities  created  by  the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission  (KVIC)  under  the  ambitious  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP) during the last three years and the current year, year-wise is as follows:
- (b): The target and achievement of new PMEGP projects during the financial year 2018-19 is placed at Annexure-I.

| Year                       |   Employment Generated |
|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2016-17                    |                 407840 |
| 2017-18                    |                 387184 |
| 2018-19                    |                 587416 |
| 2019-20 (As on 19.06.2019) |                  29048 |

Following steps were taken by the Government to promote micro Industries all over the country:

- i) Ministry  of  MSME  has  introduced  online  Margin  Money  disbursement  directly  to financing  bank  branches  to  bring  in  transparency  and  expedite  disbursement  of  Margin Money subsidy under PMEGP scheme.
2. ii) Association of NSIC, MSME-DIs and Toll Rooms for providing necessary handholding and monitoring support.
3. iii) To boost the marketing of KVI products, 10% of financial allocations for trading activities i.e. business/trading activities in the form of sales outlets will be permitted in NER, LWE affected districts and A&N islands.
4. iv) Awareness camps, workshops,  Bankers Meetings  and  exhibitions  at  all levels  are  being organized  in  order  to  propagate  the  PMEGP  scheme  for  the  development  of  micro industries.
- v) Coir  activities  are  included  under  the  scheme  and  Coir  Board  has  been  made  as  an implementing agency.
6. vi) Geo-tagging of all the units is being done.
7. vii) Ministry has exempted Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training under PMEGP from 17.01.2019 to 31.03.2019 to achieve the target.
8. viii) Ministry of MSME has also introduced the financial assistance scheme for expansion/upgrading  the  existing  PMEGP/MUDRA  units  (for  manufacturing  units  upto 1.00 Cr and for service/ trading unit  upto  Rs.25.00  Lakhs with subsidy  of 15% for  non NER and 20% for NER and hilly state) from the year 2018-19.
9. (c): Yes,  Sir.
10. (d): Margin Money subsidy is being paid directly into the beneficiary  account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under PMEGP. The number of beneficiaries benefited during the last three years is as follows:
11. (e): Yes,  Sir,  digitalization  of  PMEGP  by  KVIC  has  helped  in  curtailing  interference  of middlemen and introduction of transparent system.  The entire process of application flow and fund flow  right  from  receipt  of  application,  processing,  sanction  by  banks,  transfer  of  margin  money subsidy till creation of Term Deposit Receipt(TDR) in the name of applicant was made online with effect from 1 st July 2016. The portal can be accessed at https://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegpeportal/pmegphome/index.jsp.

| Year    |   No. of Projects |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2016-17 |             52912 |
| 2017-18 |             48398 |
| 2018-19 |             73427 |

The other steps, taken by the  Government to promote Khadi products in the country and internationally to create new jobs may be seen at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.982 for answer on 27.06.2019

## State-wise position of PMEGP during 2018-19

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Margin Money allocated (Rs. in Lakh) |   Margin Money Utilized (Rs. in Lakh) |   Number of units setup |   Estimated employment generated |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands       |                                 338.64 |                                318.52 |                     229 |                             1832 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                6242.74 |                               9046.31 |                    2220 |                            17760 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 871.6  |                                419.88 |                     280 |                             2240 |
| 4         | Assam             |                               12657.7  |                               4167.41 |                    3737 |                            29896 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                               10869.5  |                               9842    |                    3303 |                            26424 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      |                                6339.11 |                               6784.52 |                    3094 |                            24752 |
| 7         | Delhi             |                                 282.96 |                                157.13 |                     132 |                             1056 |
| 8         | Goa               |                                 605.15 |                                237.23 |                      78 |                              624 |
| 9         | Gujarat*          |                               14418    |                              25443.9  |                    3500 |                            28000 |
| 10        | Haryana           |                                4664.1  |                               5178.43 |                    2165 |                            17320 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                3211.4  |                               4135.61 |                    1399 |                            11192 |
| 12        | Jammu& Kashmir    |                                7745.12 |                              15222    |                    7529 |                            60232 |
| 13        | Jharkhand         |                                6193.49 |                               4535.69 |                    1797 |                            14376 |
| 14        | Karnataka         |                                8439.66 |                              10725.3  |                    3657 |                            29256 |
| 15        | Kerala            |                                4167.38 |                               5383.93 |                    2486 |                            19888 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep       |                                  47.16 |                                  0    |                       0 |                                0 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh    |                               11952.9  |                              10002.3  |                    2526 |                            20208 |
| 18        | Maharashtra **    |                               10833.6  |                              15272    |                    5642 |                            45136 |
| 19        | Manipur           |                                3144.19 |                               2041.06 |                    1291 |                            10328 |
| 20        | Meghalaya         |                                3253.7  |                                587.14 |                     390 |                             3120 |
| 21        | Mizoram           |                                2645.45 |                               1514.9  |                    1123 |                             8984 |
| 22        | Nagaland          |                                3425.5  |                               2349.67 |                    1208 |                             9664 |
| 23        | Odisha            |                                7719.19 |                               7856.18 |                    3070 |                            24560 |
| 24        | Puducherry        |                                 191.48 |                                150.7  |                      76 |                              608 |
| 25        | Punjab            |                                4617.17 |                               4766.68 |                    1801 |                            14408 |
| 26        | Rajasthan         |                                7743.65 |                               7199.28 |                    2359 |                            18872 |
| 27        | Sikkim            |                                 238.64 |                                112.35 |                      55 |                              440 |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu        |                               10438.9  |                              13291    |                    5185 |                            41480 |
| 29        | Telangana         |                                7250.96 |                               7180.89 |                    2051 |                            16408 |
| 30        | Tripura           |                                3165.99 |                               2314.24 |                    1179 |                             9432 |
| 31        | UT Chandigarh     |                                  94.32 |                                 63.91 |                      28 |                              224 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh     |                               22171.6  |                              19033.3  |                    5243 |                            41944 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand       |                                3475.4  |                               4098.38 |                    2181 |                            17448 |
| 34        | West Bengal       |                                7423.74 |                               7568.78 |                    2413 |                            19304 |
|           | Total             |                              196880    |                             207001    |                   73427 |                           587416 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.982 for answer on 27.06.2019

Following are the steps taken by the Government to promote Khadi Products in the country and internationally so that more new jobs could be created:

- 1) KVIC organizes State level, district level, and national level exhibitions in order to assist the Khadi and V.I. units to market their products.
- 2) KVIC invited Textile Giants for marketing convergence and signed MoUs with Corporates like Raymond, Arvind Mills, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail  Ltd.  (ABFRL) for developing and promoting sale of Khadi through their outlets.
- 3) Signed MOU with NIFT for design development and developing Khadi fashion garments and to promote Khadi as a fashion fabric of India.
- 4) KVIC  started  a  series  of  Khadi  lounges  for  selling  premium  Khadi  and  Village  Industries products.  Khadi  Lounges  are  outlets  designed  for  dispensing  high  end  and  premier  design products.  Such  Khadi  Lounges  has  been  established  in  New  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Jaipur,  and Bhopal.
- 5) Khadi  fabric  and  other  products  supplied  to  PMO,  Air  India,  Ministriesof  Defence,  Health, Railways,  Department  of  Posts,  Indian  Oil  Corporation,  Oil  &  Natural  Gas  Corporation Limited,  Rural  Electrification  Corporation,  Banks,  JK  Cement  Ltd,  GMR,  and  other  Govt. departments & PSUs
- 6) To ensure genuineness of Khadi 'Khadi Mark' has been notified by Government of India.
- 7) Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry  has  extended  KVIC,  the  status  of  Deemed  EPC,  for supporting promotion of Khadi and Village Industries products in international market. 1088 Khadi & Village Industries Institutions and REGP/PMEGP Units have taken its membership to enter the field of export.
- 8) Tie  up  arrangement  with  premier  institutions  like  Federation  of  Indian  Export  Organization (FIEO),  World  Trade  Centre  (WTC),  Indian  Trade  Promotion  Organization  (ITPO),  Trade Promotion Council of India etc., for invigorating business opportunities in the overseas market by conducting exhibitions and workshops for Khadi Institutions.
- 9) KVIC participated/Exhibited/Promoted Khadi products on the occasion of 72 nd Independence Day celebrations on 15 th August 2018 in 10 Indian Consulates abroad.
- 10) Exhibited/Promoted Khadi products under an activity of 'Global Khadi' on the    celebration of 150 th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 57 Indian Embassy/Missions abroad.
- 11) To identity the uniquenessof 'Khadi', a separate HS code for 22 items of Khadi products is requested from the M/o Commerce for recognizing the potential of export of KVI products.
- 12) Participated in International Exhibition in St. Petersburg (Russia) organized by ITPO from 1214  March,  2019  with  ten  KVI  Institutions/  Units  from  Rajasthan,  Himachal  Pradesh,  West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat and Kerala.