Lok Sabha Question No. 3463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Entrepreneurship among Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG WOMEN

## 3463. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct wide-scale campaigns to encourage entrepreneurship  among  women  and  make  them  aware  of  the  existing  Government schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government conducts/proposes to conduct awareness campaigns in urban, semi-urban and rural areas to encourage families to be supportive towards women entrepreneurship and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to conduct entrepreneurship workshops across the country  in  general  and  Karnataka  in  specific,  to  promote  ideation  and  business  skills among women and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the challenges faced by women in  raising  loans  due to  lack  of  housing/other collateral  and if  so, the  steps  being  taken thereof to promote financial access for women entrepreneurship?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) MSDE is implementing a pilot scheme, Pradhan Mantri YUVA (PM YUVA) Yojana  towards  creating  an  enabling  ecosystem  through  entrepreneurship  education, training,  advocacy and easy access to entrepreneurship network. The scheme focuses on  students/trainees  and  alumni  coming  out  from  skilling  ecosystem  {i.e.  Industrial Training  Institutes  (ITIs),  Polytechnics,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kuashal  Kendras  (PMKKs)  and Jan Sikshan Sansthans (JSS)}. The scheme is being implemented in 10 States and 2 Union Territories {viz. i.e. Uttar Pradesh (6 districts), Uttarakhand (4 districts), Bihar (10 districts),  West  Bengal  (12  districts),  Assam  (11  districts),  Meghalaya  (2  districts), Maharashtra  (5  districts),  Tamil  Nadu  (17  districts),  Telangana  (8  districts),  Kerala  (4 districts), Delhi (1 district) and Puducherry (1 district)}.  The scheme envisages creation of 600 new and 1000 scale-up enterprises. Under the scheme, mobilisation campaigns are  being  organized  to  spread  awareness  about  entrepreneurship  as  a  career  option among  various potential target groups. Further, orientation  workshops  are being conducted on entrepreneurship in the project institutes for aspiring/potential entrepreneurs.

Further, Ministry of Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  in collaboration with GIZ,  Germany  has  launched a pilot project called 'Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs  and Start-ups  by Women'  to  support aspiring and  existing  women  entrepreneurs  in  India.  Presently,  this  pilot  programme  is  being implemented in the North Eastern Region (Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur), Rajasthan and Telangana where 147 women have been given incubation and acceleration support as part of its first cohorts. Furthermore, with an aim to promote a culture of entrepreneurship among India's youth and inspire them  to set-up their own  enterprise  and create  employment opportunities  for  others,  National  Entrepreneurship  Awards  Scheme  (NEAS)  has  been instituted  in  2016.  Under  the  scheme,  awards  are  conferred  to  the  aspiring  first generation entrepreneurs including women and those individuals/ organizations who are working as eco-system builder in the field of entrepreneurship development. The awards also seek to highlight model of excellence for others to emulate and improve upon. So far,  out  of  a  total of  95  awards conferred (including 8 awards to the entrepreneurs and two  awards  to  the  eco-system  builders  from  Karnataka)  during  last  4  years  (2016  to 2019), 39 women have received National Entrepreneurship Awards including 1 women awardee (Healthcare Sector in Year 2018) from Karnataka. loan to entrepreneurs under various schemes viz Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

In  addition to the above, Government is providing financial assistance in form of (exclusively for women)  implemented  through  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  Stand  Up India  Scheme  implemented  through  Department  of  Financial  Services  (Ministry  of Finance), Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme implemented through Ministry of Rural  Development  and  Micro  Units  Development  and  Refinance  Agency  or  MUDRA implemented by Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance).

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