Lok Sabha Question No. 2554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Implementation of SVEP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2554

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SVEP

## 2554.   SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  made  so  far  in  the  implementation  of  Start-up  Village Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  under  the  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (NRLM) across the country, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of expenditure incurred on the implementation of the SVEP since the launch of the scheme till now, State-wise; and
- (c) whether  any  review  of  SVEP  has  been  undertaken,  if  so,  the  details  and  the  outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), the sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (DAY-NRLM) has  the  objective  of helping Self Help Group (SHG) and their family members to set-up small enterprises in the nonfarm  sector.  SVEP  projects  are  implemented  in  a  block  and  are  of  four-year  duration.  The scheme was approved on 6 th May, 2015 and the Action Plans for implementation of SVEP were invited  from  the  State  Governments  during  2015-16.  The  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPRs) preparation, approvals and fund release started in 2016-17.

The  enterprise  formation  started  during  2017-18.  As  on  31 st May,  2019,  SVEP  has  been approved  in  153  blocks  across  23  States  including  Maharashtra,  out  of  which  in  108  Blocks, DPR has been approved and the programme implementation has been started. As on 31 st May, 2019, a total of 53,084 enterprises have been supported under SVEP. The State wise details are given in Annexure - I .

(b): Till  31 st May,  2019,  the  total  release  to  States  under  SVEP  as  Central  share  is  Rs. 23,277.43 lakhs. The State-wise details of releases are given in the Annexure -II .

(c): The programme has been launched only in 2015-16 and has been effectively grounded only in 2016-17. Annual review of the SVEP scheme was conducted from 23 rd to 26 th July, 2018. The progress of implementation is also reviewed and monitored periodically in the Performance Review Meetings held at the State Rural Livelihood Missions and in the Ministry from time to time. A mid-term evaluation of SVEP scheme has been initiated in the month of April' 2019 to complete it by September' 2019.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2554 dated 09.07.2019

Annexure-I

Table I: SVEP Blocks - State wise AAP, DPR approved and enterprises formed as on 31 st May, 2019

| No.   | States         |   No of Blocks where AAP approved |   No of Blocks where DPR approved | Total Enterprises formed (31 st May, 2019)   |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh |                                 8 |                                 8 | 4,776                                        |
| 2     | Assam          |                                 3 |                                 0 | 0                                            |
| 3     | Bihar          |                                12 |                                12 | 6,909                                        |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh   |                                 7 |                                 7 | 5,038                                        |
| 5     | Gujarat        |                                 3 |                                 3 | 782                                          |
| 6     | Haryana        |                                 6 |                                 6 | 2,398                                        |
| 7     | Jammu &Kashmir |                                 2 |                                 2 | 871                                          |
| 8     | Jharkhand      |                                15 |                                12 | 4,277                                        |
| 9     | Kerala         |                                14 |                                14 | 4,451                                        |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh |                                14 |                                 8 | 5,096                                        |
| 11    | Maharashtra    |                                 8 |                                 2 | 3,457                                        |
| 12    | Manipur        |                                 1 |                                 0 | 0                                            |
| 13    | Meghalaya      |                                 1 |                                 1 | 0                                            |
| 14    | Mizoram        |                                 2 |                                 0 | 0                                            |
| 15    | Nagaland       |                                 2 |                                 2 | 2,865                                        |
| 16    | Odisha         |                                10 |                                 8 | 3,575                                        |
| 17    | Punjab         |                                 1 |                                 1 | 198                                          |
| 18    | Rajasthan      |                                 5 |                                 5 | 2,014                                        |
| 19    | Tamil Nadu     |                                 2 |                                 2 | 0                                            |
| 20    | Telangana      |                                 8 |                                 2 | 1,347                                        |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh  |                                18 |                                 6 | 2,902                                        |
| 22    | Uttarakhand    |                                 2 |                                 0 | 0                                            |
| 23    | West Bengal    |                                 9 |                                 7 | 2,128                                        |
|       | Total          |                               153 |                               108 | 53,084                                       |

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2554 dated 09.07.2019

Annexure-II

State wise expenditure on SVEP as on 31 st May, 2019 since inception

Table II: SVEP funds approved and released as on 31 st May, 2019 (all value in Rs. Lakhs)

| No.   | State          |   Blocks Sanctioned | Funds sanctioned   | Central share   | Central Share released   |
|-------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh |                   8 | 4,475.30           | 2,685.18        | 2,013.84                 |
| 2     | Assam          |                   3 | 90.00              | 81.00           | 81.00                    |
| 3     | Bihar          |                  12 | 6,404.21           | 3,842.53        | 2881.88                  |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh   |                   7 | 3,566.17           | 2,139.70        | 1,604.77                 |
| 5     | Gujarat        |                   3 | 1,617.20           | 970.32          | 727.74                   |
| 6     | Haryana        |                   6 | 2,907.90           | 1,744.74        | 738.27                   |
| 7     | Jammu &Kashmir |                   2 | 931.09             | 837.98          | 628.49                   |
| 8     | Jharkhand      |                  15 | 5,733.06           | 3,439.84        | 1,733.80                 |
| 9     | Kerala         |                  14 | 7,582.08           | 4,549.25        | 3,411.93                 |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh |                  14 | 4,440.52           | 2,664.31        | 2,025.22                 |
| 11    | Maharashtra    |                   8 | 1,225.00           | 735             | 578.25                   |
| 12    | Manipur        |                   1 | 30.00              | 27.00           | 27.00                    |
| 13    | Meghalaya      |                   1 | 444.34             | 399.91          | 99.98                    |
| 14    | Mizoram        |                   2 | 60.00              | 54.00           | 54.00                    |
| 15    | Nagaland       |                   2 | 1,112.37           | 1,001.13        | 750.86                   |
| 16    | Odisha         |                  10 | 4,115.51           | 2,469.31        | 952.22                   |
| 17    | Punjab         |                   1 | 513.04             | 307.82          | 230.87                   |
| 18    | Rajasthan      |                   5 | 2,620.50           | 1,572.30        | 714.47                   |
| 19    | Tamil Nadu     |                   2 | 1,018.40           | 611.04          | 152.76                   |
| 20    | Telangana      |                   8 | 1,254.12           | 752.47          | 591.39                   |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh  |                  18 | 3,590.26           | 2,154.16        | 1,669.62                 |
| 22    | Uttarakhand    |                   2 | 60.00              | 54.00           | 54.00                    |
| 23    | West Bengal    |                   9 | 3,435.73           | 2,061.44        | 1,555.07                 |
|       |                |                 153 | 57,226.80          | 35,154.43       | 23,277.43                |