Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Coir Udyami Yojana
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Rebati Tripura, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## COIR UDYAMI YOJANA

1865.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI SELVAM G.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has successfully implemented Coir Udyami Yojana (CUY) throughout  the  country  including  Maharashtra,  Tripura,  Tamil  Nadu  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the funds sanctioned and utilized under the said yojana during the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the eligibility  criteria  fixed  by  the  Government  to  grant  loan/subsidy  under  the said yojana  and  the  number  of  individuals/organizations/Self  Help  Groups  who  got  benefitted from the yojana since inception;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  created  awareness  among  individuals  involved  in  the coir sector about the said yojana especially in the rural areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government to improve the coir industry of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), through Coir Board,  has  successfully  implemented  Coir  Udyami  Yojana  (CUY)  in  almost  all  the  States including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and NER including Tripura. The CUY was started for implementation  in  the  year  2015-16  and  it  was  in  force  upto  2017-18.  As  part  of rationalization  of  the  ongoing  plan  programmes  of  the  Ministry  of  MSME,  the  CUY  was subsumed  in  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  during March, 2018. Though the CUY has been integrated with PMEGP, the Ministry had allocated funds under CUY for settling the spillover  claims. The  year-wise and  state-wise details  of coir units assisted under CUY are mentioned in Table - 1 of the Annexure.
- (b): The  funds  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry  under  CUY  for  settling  the  spillover  claims during the last three years and current year are as given below:

| Year    | Amount Rs. in lakhs   |
|---------|-----------------------|
| 2017-18 | 699.78                |
| 2018-19 | 600.00                |
| 2019-20 | 195.73                |
| 2020-21 | Nil                   |

During 2017-18 to 2020-21, an amount of Rs.1626.68 lakhs has been utilized by the Board for releasing margin money subsidy for setting up of 689 coir units under the CUY. A statement  showing  State-wise  details  of  the  amount  utilized  under  CUY  during  last  three years and current year (Table 1) is annexed.

After  integration  of  CUY  with  PMEGP,  the  Ministry  has  disbursed  margin  money subsidy under PMEGP for setting up of coir units during the year 2018-19 to 2020-21. The year-wise  and  state-wise  details  of  coir  units  and  subsidy  released  under  PMEGP  are mentioned in Table - 2 of the Annexure.

- (c): Since  the  CUY  was  subsumed  in  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Porgramme  (PMEGP)  during  March,  2018,  the  beneficiaries  can  now  avail  financial assistance for setting up of coir units through PMEGP.

PMEGP is a credit linked subsidy scheme. The Scheme provides subsidy at the rate of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas to the General Categories and 35%  in  rural  areas  and  25%  in  urban  areas  to  the  Special  Categories,  which  includes SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/  Women/Physically  Handicapped/Ex-servicemen,  NER,  Hill  and Border areas.

- (d): Yes,  Sir.    Coir  Board  releases  advertisements  through  Newspapers,  print  and electronic media and also published pamphlets and brouchers highlighting the benefits of the yojana. The Board also conducts various awareness programmes, Entrepreneurship Development  Programmes  and  workshops  for  creating  awareness  about  PMEGP  and generating more employment.
- (e): The Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, through Coir Board, is implementing various schemes for improving the Coir industry in the country under the Umbrella Scheme 'Coir Vikas Yojana'.  Components of the scheme are as under:
- i) Science and Technology
- ii) Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana
- iii) Domestic Market Promotion
- iv) Export Market Promotion
- v) Trade and Industry Related Functional Support Services
- vi) Welfare  Measures  -  Coir  Workers  Group  Personal  Accident  Insurance  Scheme merged with Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

Besides above, SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) and ASPIRE (A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship) are also implemented by Coir Board for promoting Coir Industry in the country.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE    REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 1865 FOR 22.09.2020 REGARDING 'COIR UDYAMI YOJANA' Table - 1

## (Amt. in Rs. Lakhs)

| Year           | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | 2016-2017   | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018   | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|
| State          | Unit        | Amt.        | Unit        | Amt.        | Unit        | Amt.        | Unit        | Amt.        | Unit      | Amt.      | Unit      | Amt.      | Unit    | Amt.     |
| Kerala         | 291         | 183.48      | 243         | 179.12      | 217         | 145.35      | 61          | 57.28       | 37        | 23.97     | -         | -         | 849     | 589.21   |
| Karnataka      | 1           | 4.00        | 42          | 164.00      | 24          | 94.00       | 5           | 20.00       | 5         | 20.00     | -         | -         | 77      | 301.99   |
| Andhra Pradesh | 74          | 215.60      | 77          | 228.80      | 12          | 32.80       | 22          | 74.00       | 4         | 14.00     | -         | -         | 189     | 565.20   |
| Tamil Nadu     | 159         | 624.14      | 136         | 540.31      | 93          | 361.46      | 130         | 516.8 3     | 26        | 103.1 2   | 10        | 39.6 3    | 554     | 2185.4 9 |
| Odisha         | 65          | 146.48      | 42          | 91.80       | 11          | 31.20       | 10          | 32.00       | 2         | 4.00      | -         | -         | 130     | 305.48   |
| NE Region      | 13          | 5.46        | 23          | 10.24       |             | 0.00        |             | 0.00        |           | 0.00      | -         | -         | 36      | 15.70    |
| Maharasht ra   | 0           | 0.00        | 5           | 14.61       | 4           | 14.00       | 1           | 2.00        | 5         | 10.00     | -         | -         | 15      | 40.61    |
| West Bengal    | 8           | 13.85       | 12          | 31.15       | 7           | 22.79       | 3           | 8.24        |           | 0.00      | -         | -         | 30      | 76.03    |
| A&N Islands    | 0           | 0.00        | 2           | 8.00        |             | 0.00        |             | 0.00        |           | 0.00      | -         | -         | 2       | 8.00     |
| Gujarat        | 0           | 0.00        | 4           | 16.00       |             | 0.00        |             | 0.00        |           | 0.00      | -         | -         | 4       | 16.00    |
| Total          | 611         | 1,193.0 1   | 586         | 1,284.0 3   | 368         | 701.60      | 232         | 710.3 6     | 79        | 175.0 9   | 10        | 39.6 3    | 1886    | 4103.7 2 |

(units in nos.)

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 FOR 22.09.2020 REGARDING 'COIR UDYAMI YOJANA' Table - 2 (Amt. in Rs. Lakhs) (units in nos.)

| Year           | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (upto 17.09.2020)   | 2020-21 (upto 17.09.2020)   | TOTAL   | TOTAL   |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|
| State          | Unit        | Amt.        | Unit      | Amt.      | Unit                        | Amt.                        | Unit    | Amt.    |
| Kerala         | 5           | 11.25       | 42        | 51.42     | 26                          | 12.24                       | 50      | 214.26  |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14          | 51.03       | 28        | 113.32    | 8                           | 49.88                       | 78      | 79.57   |
| Tamil Nadu     | 0           | 0.00        | 9         | 61.86     | 9                           | 70.63                       | 4       | 5.40    |
| Odisha         | 0           | 0.00        | 5         | 8.00      | 1                           | 1.25                        | 6       | 9.26    |
| Maharashtra    | 0           | 0.00        | 2         | 4.24      | 2                           | 1.17                        | 18      | 132.49  |
| Tripura        | 0           | 0.00        | 2         | 2.98      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2       | 2.98    |
| Gujarat        | 0           | 0.00        | 0         | 0.00      | 1                           | 8.75                        | 1       | 5.81    |
| Goa            | 0           | 0.00        | 0         | 0.00      | 1                           | 5.81                        | 1       | 8.75    |
| Total          | 19          | 62.28       | 88        | 241.82    | 48                          | 149.73                      | 155     | 453.83  |