Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: NABARD Schemes for Women
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## Answered on Monday, February 3, 2020/Magha 14, 1941 (Saka)

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. †20 NABARD SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

## †20. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been implementing  any  schemes/programmes for welfare of women in rural areas across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated  under  the  said  schemes/  programmes during  the  aforesaid  period  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  the  benefits  accrued  to  women, district-wise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  NABARD  to  provide  assistance  to  women,  particularly backward and tribal regions of the country?

## Answer

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  to  (d):  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  is implementing various programmes for welfare of women in rural areas which, interalia, include:

## 1. Self Help Group (SHG) Programme:

NABARD has been extending grant support to partner agencies for promotion and nurturing  of  SHGs,  for  training  and  capacity  building  of  SHG  members  and  other stake holders, beside initiating special programme for backward regions.

As on 31 March 2019,  100.14  lakh  SHGs  are  savings-linked,  out  of  which  85.31 lakh are exclusive women SHGs. Besides, 50.77 lakh SHGs which includes 44.61 lakh women SHGs are having loan outstanding.

State-wise details of SHGs saving-linked and SHGs having bank loan outstanding, during the last 3 years are provided at Annexure I and II to this reply respectively.

## 2. Women Self Help Group  (WSHG):

Ministry of Finance, Government of India has set up a 'Women Self Help Group Development Fund' to implement a 'Scheme for promotion of Women SHGs in Left wing Extremism Affected and Backward districts of India'.

As  on  31.03.2019,  the  cumulative  funds  released  by  NABARD  towards  grant assistance, training, capacity building and other initiatives, out of this fund, stood at Rs. 132.91 crore. Progress under WSHG scheme for the last 3 years is provided at Annexure III to this reply.

## 3. Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDP) :

NABARD has been supporting skill and entrepreneurship training to SHG members through MEDP since March 2006. Cumulatively, around 4.94 lakh SHG members, mostly  women  members,  have  received  training  through  17276  MEDPs  as  on  31 March  2019.  State-wise  details  of  support  provided  by  NABARD  under  MEDP during the last 3 years are provided at Annexure IV to this reply.

## 4. Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programme (LEDPs):

With a view to increase sustainable livelihoods among SHG members and to create maximum impact of skill  up  gradation  with  hand  holding  and  credit  linkages,  the LEDP  is  conducted  by  NABARD.  The  objective  of  this  programme  is  to  create sustainable  livelihoods  and  to  facilitate  maximum  benefits  for  SHG  members through  skill  upgradation,  continued  handholding  till  establishment  of  livelihoods. Cumulatively  61033  SHG  members  have  been  supported  through  532  LEDP programmes  with  grant  sanction  of  Rs.22.84  crore  from  NABARD  upto  March 2019. State-wise details of support provided by NABARD under LEDP during the last 3 years are provided at Annexure V to this reply.

## 5. Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs):

NABARD  is  implementing  various  schemes  for  betterment  of  rural  population irrespective of gender. Farmer members (both men and women) are mobilized and incorporated during formation of FPOs. Though there is no specific scheme for the welfare of women in promotion and nurturing of FPOs, however there are total 3.33 lakh women shareholders out of 10.32 lakh shareholders belonging to 4317 FPOs.

## 6. Tribal Development Fund (TDF):

Under TDF, a family is the basic unit considered for assistance. However, activities such as women development, health are focussed on women which include activities like SHG  formation, health camps, vaccination etc. Organisational structure envisaged  under  TDF  viz  the  Village  Planning  Committee  (VPC)  and  the  Project Level Tribal Development Committee (PTDC) has a provision for due representation of women (minimum 30%).

## 7. Exhibitions & Melas:

NABARD has been providing opportunities to women entrepreneurs to show case their  skills  through  a  marketing  platform  in  the  exhibition  /melas  sponsored  by NABARD in various States . A sizeable number of participants in such exhibitions are women.  The number of exhibitions/ melas and total funds utilised during the last three years are as under:

## (Rs in crore)

|         |   No of exhibitions/Melas |   Total funds |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 2016-17 |                       220 |          3.68 |
| 2017-18 |                       247 |          4.04 |
| 2018-19 |                       396 |          5.26 |

## 8. RURAL HAAT / MART:

Around 50% of the Rural Marts sanctioned in Maharashtra, U.P. & Rajasthan have 100% women participation.

## Rural Haats

|         |   No of Rural Haats |   Total funds sanctioned |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                  19 |                     1.92 |
| 2017-18 |                  36 |                     3.46 |
| 2018-19 |                  64 |                     6.04 |

## Rural Marts

(

|         |   Number |   Total funds sanctioned |
|---------|----------|--------------------------|
| 2016-17 |       76 |                     2.09 |
| 2017-18 |       66 |                     1.85 |
| 2018-19 |       94 |                     2.55 |

## 9. Off-Farm Producer Organisations (OFPOs)

The objective of OFPOs is to promote collectivisation of rural artisans so as to make them  strong  enough  to  take  up  business  activities,  through  capacity  building, business planning, and development of marketing linkages.  As on 31 March 2019, 25 OFPO projects to the tune of Rs. 8.32 crore were sanctioned in 16 states. Five of these OFPOs are exclusively for women .  Activities under OFPOs include handloom, handicraft, Minor Forest Produce, Micro enterprise etc. with the women beneficiaries ranging from 10% to 100 % in these projects.

As informed by NABARD, State-wise disaggregated data on women beneficiaries under the above said schemes are not centrally maintained.

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## (Rs in crore)

## Rs in crore)

## ANNEXURE I

## Annexure I as referred to reply of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 20 for 03.02.2020

Progress under Microfinance - Savings of SHGs with Banks State-wise position as on 31 March

| Sr.No.   | Region/ State     | 2017        | 2017           | 2018        | 2018           | 2019        | 2019           | 30-Sep-19   | 30-Sep-19      |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
| Sr.No.   | Region/ State     | No. of SHGs | Savings Amount | No. of SHGs | Savings Amount | No. of SHGs | Savings Amount | No. of SHGs | Savings Amount |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar | 4874        | 872.82         | 5257        | 1020.74        | 5856        | 1173.55        | 6013        | 1255.74        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 848721      | 529124.96      | 927556      | 668242.05      | 889559      | 660598.41      | 924609      | 688820.43      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 5460        | 1141.91        | 6000        | 901.5          | 5230        | 1611.55        | 5619        | 1463.58        |
| 4        | Assam             | 347505      | 10446.64       | 375986      | 19466.96       | 410481      | 25581.26       | 426521      | 27728.67       |
| 5        | Bihar             | 441309      | 62658.38       | 594790      | 98375.42       | 770195      | 150859.71      | 750237      | 113496.39      |
| 6        | Chandigarh        | 1292        | 104.51         | 357         | 23.32          | 529         | 57.5           | 2294        | 190.96         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      | 179496      | 20090.86       | 190513      | 22541.1        | 231876      | 28796.72       | 194155      | 30414.94       |
| 8        | D and N HAVELI UT | 648         | 152.7          | 599         | 170.55         | 685         | 201.33         | 35          | 13.23          |
| 9        | DAMAN and DIU UT  | 103         | 7              | 43          | 6.6            | 104         | 19.54          | 67          | 6.06           |
| 10       | Goa               | 7408        | 1940.42        | 8218        | 2192.51        | 9406        | 2366.18        | 9440        | 2554.03        |
| 11       | Gujarat           | 247022      | 26251.55       | 240297      | 27346.66       | 294609      | 36533.62       | 285863      | 32846.02       |
| 12       | Haryana           | 40615       | 3431           | 38216       | 3225.2         | 54663       | 6076.42        | 61066       | 8334.08        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  | 45735       | 5061.57        | 49353       | 6678.07        | 54079       | 6667.61        | 66180       | 10309.06       |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir | 16862       | 2184.56        | 17980       | 2911.95        | 5213        | 726.59         | 4932        | 706.46         |
| 15       | Jharkhand         | 130350      | 14991.55       | 153192      | 44874.87       | 238568      | 29719.27       | 251778      | 27779.62       |
| 16       | Karnataka         | 1031733     | 131181.48      | 835643      | 114701.74      | 907391      | 115494.28      | 925459      | 110188.50      |
| 17       | Kerala            | 279527      | 51268.95       | 296289      | 56229.74       | 389214      | 77539.72       | 421179      | 260990.69      |
| 18       | LAKSHADWEEP UT    | 4           | 0.3            | 166         | 11.35          | 173         | 18.16          | 176         | 21.17          |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh    | 238496      | 27310.38       | 256178      | 30067.45       | 332512      | 50258.19       | 336437      | 50437.33       |
| 20       | Maharashtra       | 885420      | 110344.6       | 848291      | 94978.61       | 1083811     | 166154.48      | 1022616     | 235348.54      |
| 21       | Manipur           | 15470       | 336.5          | 16960       | 410.37         | 17702       | 602.49         | 18077       | 537.16         |
| 22       | Meghalaya         | 8442        | 961.08         | 11427       | 1180.42        | 20745       | 2401.44        | 25151       | 2883.16        |
| 23       | Mizoram           | 8737        | 562.03         | 8934        | 684.87         | 11897       | 1490.55        | 12478       | 1577.09        |
| 24       | Nagaland          | 13019       | 1275.9         | 6533        | 527.95         | 6033        | 564.82         | 6833        | 531.24         |
| 25       | New Delhi         | 4480        | 1119.06        | 4331        | 1293.47        | 5010        | 2103.44        | 4945        | 1766.51        |
| 26       | Odisha            | 431487      | 62745.06       | 530489      | 92478.21       | 663381      | 137502.71      | 686455      | 144473.18      |
| 27       | Puducherry        | 22340       | 2224.28        | 24722       | 4185.86        | 21428       | 3813.16        | 22057       | 3571.38        |
| 28       | Punjab            | 31486       | 3135.34        | 37734       | 3219.41        | 44397       | 4287.41        | 50284       | 3470.81        |
| 29       | Rajasthan         | 316729      | 34640.24       | 330912      | 31942.49       | 384733      | 42533.85       | 395127      | 37292.40       |
| 30       | Sikkim            | 4211        | 1575.67        | 6077        | 2080.77        | 5837        | 1466.75        | 7345        | 2528.53        |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu        | 909492      | 106575.55      | 1047103     | 107786.98      | 1059897     | 128087.44      | 982883      | 140786.64      |
| 32       | Telangana         | 632781      | 159282.18      | 517817      | 264669.08      | 568756      | 304377.08      | 671052      | 315137.68      |
| 33       | Tripura           | 50043       | 6655.97        | 53674       | 6954.75        | 45544       | 6688.19        | 15350       | 2251.07        |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh     | 383592      | 32146.94       | 407390      | 34788.68       | 444318      | 45396.76       | 435948      | 43472.30       |
| 35       | Uttarakhand       | 46930       | 4349.94        | 48141       | 7987.88        | 54053       | 8778.33        | 55262       | 8339.23        |
| 36       | West Bengal       | 945056      | 195270.76      | 847269      | 205053.94      | 976358      | 281899.64      | 1021059     | 294662.91      |
|          | Grand Total:      | 8576875     | 1611422.64     | 8744437     | 1959211.52     | 10014243    | 2332448.15     | 10104982    | 2606186.79     |

Source: NABARD

(Amt. Rs. lakh)

## Annexure II  as referred to reply of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 20 for 03.02.2020

Progress under Microfinance - Bank Loans outstanding against SHGs

State-wise position as on 31 March

| Sr.No.   | Region/ State     | 2017        | 2017             | 2018        | 2018              | 2019        | 2019             | 30-Sep-19    | 30-Sep-19        |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|
| Sr.No.   | Region/ State     | No. of SHGs | Loans O/S Amount | No. of SHGs | Loans O/S Amount  | No. of SHGs | Loans O/S Amount | No. of SHGs  | Loans O/S Amount |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar | 1722        | 1332.38          | 977         | 1031.18           | 1211        | 1363.01          | 1041         | 1436.05          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 751357      | 1740579.16       | 774115      | 2224166.61        | 764426      | 2422493.61       | 807585       | 2565630.00       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 239         | 281.26           | 526         | 319.23            | 261         | 129.56           | 230          | 105.31           |
| 4        | Assam             | 101457      | 63379.51         | 100455      | 67772.01          | 90218       | 68028.05         | 90764        | 62319.55         |
| 5        | Bihar             | 364169      | 158485.86        | 474913      | 317347.78         | 602089      | 502681.55        | 636651       | 563607.75        |
| 6        | Chandigarh        | 107         | 82.66            | 72          | 46.48             | 64          | 83.73            | 64           | 245.33           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      | 94018       | 35426.46         | 106752      | 46010.82          | 59263       | 44027.12         | 71266        | 37526.62         |
| 8        | D and N HAVELI UT | 223         | 66               | 219         | 68.11             | 149         | 45.02            | 128          | 40.95            |
| 9        | Goa               | 1598        | 2979.78          | 1472        | 2789.48           | 1575        | 3178.99          | 1576         | 3340.93          |
| 10       | Gujarat           | 48364       | 24362.16         | 65926       | 37942.19          | 47482       | 25299.72         | 47338        | 27129.91         |
| 11       | Haryana           | 22497       | 16365.42         | 15173       | 12347.84          | 15029       | 13681.41         | 15928        | 15585.93         |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh  | 16486       | 11041.52         | 10420       | 9980.2            | 11943       | 12507.82         | 11697        | 12764.04         |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir | 6034        | 3789.81          | 8971        | 8360.45           | 3182        | 3360.66          | 3085         | 3965.80          |
| 14       | Jharkhand         | 87274       | 31888.41         | 80482       | 36450.99          | 90611       | 47474.08         | 91962        | 54357.49         |
| 15       | Karnataka         | 649709      | 814933.36        | 744479      | 1112606.82        | 612742      | 1188275.39       | 622653       | 1182248.78       |
| 16       | Kerala            | 142923      | 289658.89        | 173832      | 372335.51         | 197154      | 510708.56        | 237549       | 556019.25        |
| 17       | LAKSHADWEEP UT    | 4           | 6.46             | 2           | 0.46              | 2           | 0.46             | 3            | 2.24             |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 91730       | 50877.98         | 88698       | 44031.87          | 91861       | 52368.46         | 96203        | 54353.11         |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 227912      | 181499.88        | 208719      | 196407.49         | 227695      | 218276.71        | 229994       | 223517.81        |
| 20       | Manipur           | 1762        | 927.76           | 1495        | 889.56            | 1996        | 1396.47          | 2338         | 1713.01          |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 1265        | 1444.07          | 1692        | 941.09            | 636         | 309.99           | 3019         | 2178.92          |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 1378        | 1950.51          | 1824        | 2535              | 2079        | 2603.02          | 2245         | 2686.41          |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 2449        | 2416.53          | 1285        | 1850.09           | 681         | 819.48           | 805          | 966.92           |
| 24       | New Delhi         | 415         | 426.23           | 320         | 620.24            | 297         | 576.95           | 288          | 2236.57          |
| 25       | Odisha            | 220662      | 212682.04        | 232945      | 226206.76         | 262326      | 242502.84        | 294279       | 304533.53        |
| 26       | Puducherry        | 5613        | 9785.06          | 7284        | 12384.97          | 7157        | 13664.21         | 6855         | 12567.02         |
| 27       | Punjab            | 11882       | 6507.18          | 10186       | 5820.36           | 7199        | 10619.55         | 6914         | 12962.68         |
| 28       | Rajasthan         | 86484       | 52954.25         | 99286       | 49689.03          | 86416       | 58544.26         | 85334        | 65889.62         |
| 29       | Sikkim            | 696         | 631.49           | 3435        | 2807.21           | 1424        | 1108.64          | 1469         | 1190.74          |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu        | 384307      | 604740.89        | 376996      | 664788.16         | 385698      | 751659.53        | 376704       | 770171.39        |
| 31       | Telangana         | 607443      | 1205261.16       | 562707      | 1376206.23        | 570911      | 1540719.18       | 644917       | 1627209.62       |
| 32       | Tripura           | 33976       | 12129.16         | 32936       | 11934.21          | 26259       | 8736.86          | 4200         | 2210.92          |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh     | 198174      | 127960.5         | 191735      | 117116.88         | 159769      |                  |              | 83019.28         |
| 34       | Uttarakhand       | 14489       | 7103.65          | 17193       |                   | 13249       | 98065.07 5982.49 | 134174 11712 | 5104.53          |
| 35       | West Bengal       | 669469      | 484172.92        | 622836      | 9012.46 587027.35 | 734278      | 858522.98        | 676408       | 842969.72        |
|          | Grand Total:      | 4848287     | 6158130.36       | 5020358     | 7559845.12        | 5077332     | 8709815.43       | 5217378      | 9101807.73       |

Source: NABARD

(Amt.Rs. lakh)

## Annexure III as referred to reply of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 20 for 03.02.2020 Implementation of Women SHG in Backward & LWE districts Status as on last 3 years

(Amount in Rs. lakh)

|                        |                          | As on 31 Mar 2017               | As on 31 Mar 2017   | As on 31 Mar 2018                | As on 31 Mar 2018   | As on 31 Mar 2019               | As on 31 Mar 2019   | As on 30 Sept 2019              | As on 30 Sept 2019   |
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
| ame of the state       | No. of Districts covered | Total Grant assistance released | SHGs Credit linked  | Total Grant assistanc e released | SHGs Credit linked  | Total Grant assistance released | SHGs Credit linked  | Total Grant assistance released | SHGs Credit linked   |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 8                        | 875.22                          | 23844               | 936.68                           | 24274               | 1035.63                         | 24274               | 1047.04                         | 24,274               |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 2                        | 10.84                           | 21                  | 11.25                            | 26                  | 11.25                           | 26                  | 11.25                           | 26                   |
| Assam                  | 4                        | 65.38                           | 529                 | 69.98                            | 532                 | 84.36                           | 532                 | 84.70                           | 532                  |
| Bihar                  | 16                       | 247.40                          | 17374               | 1163.08                          | 15641               | 1560.14                         | 16110               | 1560.14                         | 16,110               |
| Chhattisgarh           | 10                       | 444.25                          | 5163                | 492.48                           | 5660                | 607.00                          | 5996                | 607.58                          | 5,996                |
| Goa                    | 1                        | 33.61                           | 191                 | 35.30                            | 191                 | 36.23                           | 191                 | 36.23                           | 191                  |
| Gujarat                | 3                        | 82.38                           | 1462                | 83.41                            | 1533                | 90.84                           | 1742                | 90.84                           | 1,742                |
| Haryana                | 2                        | 148.16                          | 1463                | 162.69                           | 1463                | 182.07                          | 1463                | 183.11                          | 1,463                |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 2                        | 194.37                          | 2378                | 255.38                           | 2716                | 303.26                          | 2760                | 305.04                          | 2,760                |
| Jammu &Kashmir         | 3                        | 48.53                           | 190                 | 48.53                            | 190                 | 48.53                           | 190                 | 48.53                           | 190                  |
| Jharkhand              | 18                       | 1414.59                         | 9239                | 1658.67                          | 11750               | 2098.33                         | 17017               | 2115.95                         | 17,047               |
| Karnataka              | 2                        | 264.10                          | 3010                | 282.11                           | 3010                | 299.90                          | 3010                | 299.88                          | 3,010                |
| Kerala                 | 2                        | 141.27                          | 1378                | 154.52                           | 1378                | 178.79                          | 1399                | 178.79                          | 1,399                |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 9                        | 462.35                          | 3956                | 568.84                           | 4033                | 766.57                          | 4197                | 776.27                          | 4,197                |
| Maharashtra            | 6                        | 747.68                          | 8914                | 943.64                           | 10497               | 1194.47                         | 11676               | 1194.47                         | 11,676               |
| Manipur                | 2                        | 22.55                           | 88                  | 22.55                            | 88                  | 22.55                           | 88                  | 22.55                           | 88                   |
| Meghalaya              | 2                        | 25.75                           | 200                 | 37.08                            | 246                 | 42.98                           | 349                 | 43.71                           | 349                  |
| Mizoram                | 2                        | 44.35                           | 217                 | 45.85                            | 227                 | 51.04                           | 327                 | 51.04                           | 327                  |
| Nagaland               | 2                        | 7.49                            | 0                   | 7.49                             | 0                   | 7.49                            | 0                   | 7.49                            | -                    |
| Odisha                 | 19                       | 915.92                          | 7427                | 993.90                           | 7474                | 1205.26                         | 7675                | 1218.50                         | 7,675                |
| Punjab                 | 1                        | 71.74                           | 620                 | 74.75                            | 683                 | 74.75                           | 683                 | 74.75                           | 683                  |
| Rajasthan              | 4                        | 372.98                          | 4403                | 390.14                           | 4444                | 390.14                          | 4444                | 390.14                          | 4,444                |
| Sikkim                 | 2                        | 33.95                           | 145                 | 37.61                            | 152                 | 37.61                           | 152                 | 37.61                           | 152                  |
| Tamil Nadu             | 2                        | 102.50                          | 664                 | 116.32                           | 664                 | 145.93                          | 781                 | 146.20                          | 781                  |
| Telangana              | 8                        | 823.49                          | 8285                | 883.79                           | 8285                | 993.78                          | 8285                | 1003.94                         | 8,285                |
| Tripura                | 2                        | 38.43                           | 556                 | 39.78                            | 635                 | 45.44                           | 517                 | 45.44                           | 517                  |
| Uttarakhand            | 2                        | 199.92                          | 2701                | 213.92                           | 2918                | 237.65                          | 2962                | 239.32                          | 2,962                |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 8                        | 293.20                          | 2139                | 343.89                           | 2310                | 360.52                          | 2352 9907           | 360.52                          | 2,352 9,907          |
| West Bengal            | 6                        | 713.79                          | 7346                | 835.59                           |                     | 1077.81                         |                     |                                 |                      |
|                        |                          |                                 |                     |                                  | 8526                |                                 |                     | 1077.82                         |                      |
| Head Office            |                          | 56.26                           |                     | 58.81                            |                     | 61.43                           |                     | 61.43                           |                      |
| Administrative charges |                          | 26.70                           |                     | 32.90                            |                     | 39.75                           |                     | 39.75                           |                      |
| Total                  | 150                      | 8929.15                         | 113903              | 11000.91                         | 119546              | 13291.48                        | 129105              | 13360.03                        | 129135               |

Source: NABARD

ANNEXURE IV

## Annexure IV as referred in reply to Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 20 for 03.02.2020 NABARD Support for MEDP during last three years

(Rs.in Lakh)

| Sr. No.   | State             |                    | 2016-17              |                 | MEDP                | MEDP                 | MEDP              |                    |                      |                 |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|           |                   |                    |                      |                 | 2017-18             | 2017-18              | 2017-18           | 2018-19            | 2018-19              | 2018-19         |
|           |                   | No. of Program mes | No. of Partici pants | Amount Released | No. of Progr amme s | No. of Partici pants | Amoun t Release d | No. of Program mes | No. of Particip ants | Amount Released |
| 1         | A&N Islands       | 80                 | 1370                 | 18.42           | 24                  | 745                  | 9.67              | 34                 | 1118                 | 13.99           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 104                | 1340                 | 50.41           | 52                  | 3270                 | 15.64             | 131                | 2250                 | 68.04           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            | 2                   | 60                   | 1.00              | 2                  | 60                   | 0.90            |
| 4         | Assam             | 0                  | 900                  | 0.00            | 19                  | 570                  | 6.09              | 53                 | 840                  | 15.20           |
| 5         | Bihar             | 29                 | 1320                 | 19.23           | 12                  | 360                  | 5.68              | 8                  | 0                    | 2.48            |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 13                 | 120                  | 15.97           | 6                   | 180                  | 1.71              | 15                 | 30                   | 3.99            |
| 7         | Goa               | 115                | 60                   | 30.05           | 3                   | 90                   | 1.00              | 6                  | 150                  | 3.00            |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 70                 | 1980                 | 17.85           | 35                  | 1050                 | 18.72             | 24                 | 1620                 | 24.82           |
| 9         | Haryana           | 24                 | 420                  | 10.60           | 7                   | 210                  | 2.89              | 17                 | 450                  | 7.95            |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 14                 | 480                  | 7.00            | 22                  | 660                  | 8.43              | 29                 | 510                  | 12.12           |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 35                 | 0                    | 18.66           | 0                   | 0                    | 0.25              | 2                  | 150                  | 0.75            |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 64                 | 786                  | 17.32           | 9                   | 271                  | 4.11              | 47                 | 690                  | 0.00            |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 71                 | 180                  | 35.29           | 0                   | 0                    | 0.00              | 2                  | 300                  | 5.39            |
| 14        | Kerala            | 80                 | 2130                 | 38.65           | 37                  | 1185                 | 15.00             | 21                 | 630                  | 10.51           |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 7                  | 330                  | 1.47            | 0                   | 0                    | 0.50              | 33                 | 360                  | 15.10           |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 4                  | 3919                 | 3.11            | 33                  | 992                  | 12.56             | 32                 | 1839                 | 10.24           |
| 17        | Manipur           | 0                  | 210                  | 0.00            | 7                   | 216                  | 3.50              | 5                  | 150                  | 2.50            |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 40                 | 251                  | 17.60           | 10                  | 300                  | 4.31              | 11                 | 150                  | 6.65            |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 7                  | 30                   | 3.49            | 3                   | 350                  | 1.23              | 7                  | 224                  | 3.23            |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            | 0                   | 0                    | 0.00              | 1                  | 30                   | 0.00            |
| 21        | New Delhi         | 38                 | 0                    | 12.69           | 0                   | 0                    | 0.00              | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 22        | Odisha            | 52                 | 1920                 | 22.64           | 78                  | 2340                 | 16.27             | 97                 | 1410                 | 43.18           |
| 23        | Punjab            | 0                  | 960                  | 0.00            | 26                  | 768                  | 13.00             | 10                 | 540                  | 9.00            |
| 24        | Rajasthan         | 88                 | 540                  | 48.06           | 9                   | 270                  | 3.39              | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 25        | Sikkim            | 2                  | 0                    | 1.66            | 0                   | 0                    | 0.00              | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu        | 106                | 1993                 | 53.14           | 103                 | 3051                 | 31.54             | 68                 | 1980                 | 28.76           |
| 27        | Telangana         | 6                  | 270                  | 3.00            | 7                   | 210                  | 3.27              | 57                 | 210                  | 20.25           |
| 28        | Tripura           | 7                  | 0                    | 2.06            | 0                   | 0                    | 0.00              | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
|           | Uttarakhand       | 21                 | 630                  | 9.89            | 10                  | 350                  | 4.79              | 11                 | 420                  | 2.99            |
| 30        |                   |                    |                      |                 |                     |                      |                   |                    |                      |                 |
| 31        | West Bengal       | 96                 | 2160                 | 34.02           | 17                  | 510                  | 6.77              | 126                | 2520                 | 72.68           |
|           | Total             | 1200               | 25001                | 503.65          | 580                 | 19435                | 212.96            | 870                | 19471                | 397.09          |

Source: NABARD

## Annexure V as referred in reply to Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 20 for 03.02.2020 NABARD Support for LEDP during last three years

(Rs.in Lakh)

|       |                   |                                                         | 2017-18            | 2017-18              | 2017-18         | 2018-19            | 2018-19              | 2018-19         |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| S.No. | State             | No. of Program mes No. of Particip ants Amount Released | No. of Programm es | No. of Participa nts | Amount Released | No. of Program mes | No. of Partici pants | Amount Released |
| 1     | A &NIslands       | Applicable as scheme mainstreamed in 2017-18            | 3                  | 0                    | 7.56            | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                         | 20                 | 2250                 | 8.43            | 26                 | 2250                 | 100.26          |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                         | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 4     | Assam             |                                                         | 2                  | 90                   | 6.63            | 3                  | 90                   | 16.04           |
| 5     | Bihar             |                                                         | 28                 | 0                    | 15.98           | 38                 | 450                  | 173.38          |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh      |                                                         | 8                  | 150                  | 10.19           | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 7     | Goa               |                                                         | 1                  | 0                    | 1.84            | 1                  | 60                   | 5.48            |
| 8     | Gujarat           |                                                         | 4                  | 0                    | 2.20            | 3                  | 120                  | 13.48           |
| 9     | Haryana           |                                                         | 9                  | 150                  | 24.45           | 5                  | 600                  | 24.90           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                         | 3                  | 0                    | 4.24            | 2                  | 0                    | 11.86           |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                         | 5                  | 30                   | 4.57            | 1                  | 150                  | 5.59            |
| 12    | Jharkhand         |                                                         | 39                 | 792                  | 26.61           | 19                 | 2045                 | 97.98           |
| 13    | Karnataka         |                                                         | 12                 | 0                    | 7.64            | 3                  | 150                  | 13.46           |
| 14    | Kerala            |                                                         | 8                  | 440                  | 13.16           | 5                  | 455                  | 22.01           |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | Not was                                                 | 47                 | 2700                 | 93.45           | 25                 | 1600                 | 153.61          |
| 16    | Maharashtra       |                                                         | 4                  | 30                   | 9.81            | 2                  | 105                  | 10.87           |
| 17    | Manipur           | 3                                                       |                    | 120                  | 9.39            | 2                  | 600                  | 12.61           |
| 18    | Meghalaya         |                                                         | 2                  | 156                  | 2.09            | 1                  | 300                  | 5.24            |
| 19    | Mizoram           | 2                                                       | 0                  |                      | 4.17            | 1                  | 0                    | 2.30            |
| 20    | Nagaland          | 1                                                       |                    | 150                  | 0.00            | 1                  | 0                    | 6.43            |
| 21    | New Delhi         | 0                                                       |                    | 0                    | 24.28           | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 22    | Odisha            |                                                         | 38                 | 1170                 | 2.67            | 28                 | 780                  | 89.91           |
| 23    | Punjab            | 2                                                       | 0                  |                      | 8.08            | 1                  | 90                   | 4.98            |
| 24    | Rajasthan         | 5                                                       |                    | 0                    | 0.00            | 0                  | 0                    | 0.00            |
| 25    | Sikkim            |                                                         | 0                  | 0                    | 35.31           | 1                  | 0                    | 6.75            |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        |                                                         | 19                 | 785                  | 41.27           | 9                  | 1110                 | 41.78           |
| 27    | Telangana         |                                                         | 28                 | 0                    | 0.00            | 7                  | 90                   | 34.41           |
| 28    | Tripura           |                                                         | 1                  | 0                    | 35.55           | 1                  | 150                  | 2.04            |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                         | 15                 | 403                  | 1.37            | 7                  | 340                  | 42.86           |
| 30    | Uttarakhand       |                                                         | 4                  | 180                  | 13.51           | 2                  | 330                  | 9.80            |
| 31    | West Bengal       |                                                         | 11                 | 120                  | 47.36           | 7                  | 420                  | 33.15           |
|       | Total             |                                                         | 324                | 9716                 | 461.79          | 201                | 12285                | 941.18          |

Source: NABARD