Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Small Scale Industries
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *117

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES

## *117.    SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has implemented any scheme for setting up Small Scale  Industries  under  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  for  rural women so as to improve their social and economic conditions, especially those living below the poverty line in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  present  status  of  the  said  scheme; and
- (c)  the other steps taken/being by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.*117 FOR ANSWERON 11.02.2019

(a)&(b): Government in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission(KVIC)  is  implementing  the  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), a major credit-linked subsidy scheme since 2008-09, to set up micro enterprises and to generate employment in rural and urban areas of the country. The maximum cost of the project under PMEGP scheme is Rs.25.00 lakhs for manufacturing  sector  units  and  Rs.10.00  lakhs  for  units  under  service  sector.  Under  the scheme, women entrepreneurs are covered under Special Category and are entitled to 25% and 35% subsidies for the project set up in urban and rural areas respectively. For women beneficiaries, own contribution is only 5% of the project cost while for general category it is 10%.  About 30% projects have been setup by women out of total projects set up under PMEGP. The State-wise projects set up by women so far is placed at Annexure-I.

- (c): Ministry of MSME, through KVIC, implements following schemes for rural women so  as  to  improve  their  social  and  economic  conditions,  including  those  living  below  the poverty line in the country:
- 1)    Khadi  Programme:  For the development and promotion of Khadi Programme, KVIC implements  following  Schemes  with  the  support  of  34  State/UT  Khadi  and  Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), and 2518 Khadi Institutions are providing employment to4.65 lakh persons (cumulative) out of which more than 80% artisans are women. Share of participation of women under Khadi Programme is placed at Annexure-II:
- i) Market Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA).
- ii) Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC)
- iii) AamAdmiBimaYojana (erstwhile Jana Shree BimaYojana)
- iv) Artisans Welfare Fund Trust (AWFT)
- v) Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans
- vi) Strengthening of Infrastructure of Existing Weak  Khadi  Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure.
- 2) Village IndustriesProgramme is broadly classified under seven groups for the purpose of implementation of its programmes, which are as under:
- i) Agro Based and Food Processing Industry (ABFPI)
- ii) Forest Based Industry (FBI)
- iii) Hand Made Paper and Fibre Industry (HMPFI)
- iv) Mineral Based Industry (MBI)
- v) Polymer and Chemical Based Industry (PCBI)
- vi) Rural Engineering and Bio-Technology Industry (REBT)
- vii) Service & Textile Industry

3) Mission  Solar  Charkha  has  been  launched  by  the  Ministry  to  provide  employment opportunities  to  women  in  rural  India.    The  scheme  provides  setting  up  'Solar  Charkha Clusters', in a focal village, whereby artisans from surrounding villages in a radius of 8 to 10  kilometres  can  be  benefitted  through  training  and  production  of  fabric  out  of  solar charkhas.

4)  Khadi Reform and Development Programme (KRDP)aims to revitalize the khadi sector with enhanced sustainability of khadi, increased incomes and employment for spinners and weavers, increased artisans' welfare and to achieve synergy with village industries.  'Khadi Reform Package' envisages reform support in the following areas: (i) Artisan Earnings and Empowerment, (ii) Direct Reform Assistance to 400 Khadi Institutions & (iii) Implementation of a well-knit Management Information System (MIS).

5)  Scheme of Fund for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  has  been  under implementation  since  2005-06  for  making  Traditional  Industries  more  productive  and competitive by organizing the Traditional Industries and artisans into clusters. The Scheme envisages  providing  need-based  assistance  for  replacement  of  production  equipment, setting up of common facility centres (CFC), product development, quality improvement, improved  marketing,  training  and  capacity  building  etc.    The  scheme  was  modified  as revamped SFURTI scheme during 2016-17.

6) Capacity Building (CB): KVIC conducts training programmes through 40 departmental and  non-departmental  training  centres.  These  training  centres  impart  need-based  training under various disciplines viz. Soap and Detergent making, Food Items, Bakery Products, Ready Made Garments, Beekeeping, Agarbatti making, candle making, motor winding etc.

7) Science & Technology: Research and Development (R&D) is a vital input for stepping up  productivity  by  bringing  improvement  in  equipment  and  manufacturing techniques  of the craftsman.  KVIC continues to increase the productivity and earnings of artisans and make  the  production  process  more  artisan-friendly  by  reducing  drudgery  in  their  work. Various  advance  technologies  have  been  developed  under  Research  &  Development schemes  of  KVIC,  which  bring  a  significant  difference  in  the  quality,  productivity  and packaging of the products manufactured by the rural industries sector.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *117 for answer on 11.02.2019

Number of projects set up by the women entrepreneurs under PMEGP Scheme since inception i.e. from 2008-09 to 2018-19 (upto 23.01.2019)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Women Entrepreneurs under PMEGP |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Jammu &Kashmir    |                              6586 |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh  |                              2542 |
| 3         | Punjab            |                              3182 |
| 4         | Chandigarh        |                               132 |
| 5         | Haryana           |                              2234 |
| 6         | Delhi             |                               413 |
| 7         | Rajasthan         |                              3887 |
| 8         | Uttarakhand       |                              2767 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh     |                             12790 |
| 10        | Chhattisgarh      |                              3252 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    |                              5280 |
| 12        | Sikkim            |                               196 |
| 13        | Arunachal Pradesh |                               788 |
| 14        | Nagaland          |                              2019 |
| 15        | Manipur           |                              1912 |
| 16        | Mizoram           |                              2321 |
| 17        | Tripura           |                              2053 |
| 18        | Meghalaya         |                              1269 |
| 19        | Assam             |                             10738 |
| 20        | Bihar             |                              5264 |
| 21        | West Bengal       |                             11496 |
| 22        | Jharkhand         |                              2525 |
| 23        | Odisha            |                              6846 |
| 24        | A &NIslands       |                               348 |
| 25        | Gujarat           |                              5941 |
| 26        | Maharashtra       |                              9685 |
| 27        | Goa               |                               326 |
| 28        | Andhra Pradesh    |                              6933 |
| 29        | Telangana         |                              1342 |
| 30        | Karnataka         |                              5302 |
| 31        | Lakshadweep       |                                45 |
| 32        | Kerala            |                              6066 |
| 33        | Tamil Nadu        |                             11732 |
| 34        | Puducherry        |                               304 |
|           | TOTAL             |                            138516 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *117 for answer on 11.02.2019

Number of projects set up by Women Entrepreneurs and Margin Money (MM) disbursed during 2016-17 and 2017-18

| Sl.   |                   | 2016-17                | 2016-17                           | 2017-18                | 2017-18                           |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT          | No. of Projects set up | MMsubsidy disbursed (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Projects set up | MMsubsidy disbursed (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 476                    | 634.15                            | 1188                   | 1718.41                           |
| 2     | Himachal Pradesh  | 198                    | 422.73                            | 303                    | 765.23                            |
| 3     | Punjab            | 454                    | 1316.11                           | 580                    | 1861.72                           |
| 4     | Chandigarh        | 14                     | 25.07                             | 18                     | 32.58                             |
| 5     | Haryana           | 283                    | 662.57                            | 422                    | 958.11                            |
| 6     | Delhi             | 40                     | 58.51                             | 43                     | 57.16                             |
| 7     | Rajasthan         | 314                    | 1250.10                           | 337                    | 1332.04                           |
| 8     | Uttarakhand       | 296                    | 528.92                            | 327                    | 676.04                            |
| 9     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1387                   | 5030.05                           | 1492                   | 5417.78                           |
| 10    | Chhattisgarh      | 319                    | 977.37                            | 327                    | 959.80                            |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh    | 512                    | 2100.23                           | 518                    | 2645.46                           |
| 12    | Sikkim            | 11                     | 11.16                             | 15                     | 19.35                             |
| 13    | Arunachal Pradesh | 104                    | 138.50                            | 86                     | 121.22                            |
| 14    | Nagaland          | 334                    | 626.72                            | 427                    | 1178.34                           |
| 15    | Manipur           | 223                    | 581.75                            | 237                    | 473.38                            |
| 16    | Mizoram           | 128                    | 217.30                            | 134                    | 133.83                            |
| 17    | Tripura           | 452                    | 734.81                            | 261                    | 393.52                            |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 142                    | 155.15                            | 31                     | 56.98                             |
| 19    | Assam             | 1484                   | 1015.53                           | 581                    | 528.41                            |
| 20    | Bihar             | 915                    | 2115.84                           | 647                    | 1778.56                           |
| 21    | West Bengal       | 802                    | 1535.21                           | 406                    | 1144.53                           |
| 22    | Jharkhand         | 292                    | 494.67                            | 215                    | 537.20                            |
| 23    | Odisha            | 942                    | 2144.02                           | 777                    | 2095.83                           |
| 24    | A &NIslands       | 22                     | 15.33                             | 38                     | 33.02                             |
| 25    | Gujarat           | 567                    | 3905.07                           | 1017                   | 7785.33                           |
| 26    | Maharashtra       | 783                    | 2233.86                           | 1079                   | 3153.11                           |
| 27    | Goa               | 37                     | 95.36                             | 19                     | 43.08                             |
| 28    | Andhra Pradesh    | 294                    | 2631.29                           | 719                    | 2761.31                           |
| 29    | Telangana         | 218                    | 812.76                            | 370                    | 1534.84                           |
| 30    | Karnataka         | 816                    | 2362.30                           | 580                    | 1853.93                           |
| 31    | Kerala            | 635                    | 1112.50                           | 525                    | 960.76                            |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu        | 1248                   | 2955.01                           | 1929                   | 3314.02                           |
| 33    | Puducherry        | 26                     | 49.20                             | 21                     | 30.98                             |
|       | TOTAL             | 14768                  | 38949.15                          | 15669                  | 46355.86                          |