Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Employment under KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 3072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER KVIC

## 3072.     SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

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

- (a) whether the Government is generating employment through Prime Minister's Employment Generation  Programme (PMEGP) in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  SC/ST/women  who  got  employment  under  the  said  scheme during 2011 to 2014 and 2015 to 2018;
- (c) whether the Government has started honey mission under KVIC and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is providing avenues to the self help groups under the scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Government in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is  implementing  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP), which is a credit linked subsidy scheme, for setting up of new micro-enterprises and to generate  employment  opportunities  in  rural  as  well  as  urban  areas  of  the  country through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  State  Khadi  &  Village Industries  Board  (KVIB)  and  District  Industries  Centre  (DIC).    General  category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as SC/ST/Women/PH/Minorities/Ex-Servicemen/NER,  the  margin  money  subsidy  is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of projects is Rs.25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs.10 lakh in the service sector.

State/UT-wise details of employment generated under PMEGP  is placed at Annexure-I.

- (b): Number of SC/ST/women who got employment under PMEGP scheme during 2011 to 2014 and 2015 to 2018 is placed at Annexure-II.

(c): Yes,  Madam,  KVIC  launched  Honey  (Bee)  Mission  in  July, 2017  for promoting Beekeeping and generating employment in the beekeeping potential States of  the  country.  The  main  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  encourage  scientific beekeeping practice for enhancing the income of farmers and rural youth, promote cooperation  among  beekeepers  and  develop  market  for  honey  products  and  bring together the beekeepers, farmers, researchers, Government agencies, agri-business for development of beekeeping industry in the country.

Under  Honey(Bee)  Mission,  10  bee  boxes  with  bee  colony  are  provided  per person. The own contribution of beneficiaries of SC/ST and General category of Non NER State is only 10% and 20% respectively whereas for beneficiaries of NER States, bee boxes and bee colonies are given free of cost.

Financial outlay for Honey (Bee) Mission Program during 2017-18 is Rs.4.91 crore  and  KVIC  distributed  13,505  bee  hives  (boxes)  with  bee  colonies  to  1,384 beneficiaries.  During the year 2018-19 KVIC has set a target of 131000 bee boxes with bee colonies to be distributed to 13100 beneficiaries, out of which 40280 have already been distributed to 4084 beneficiaries.

(d): To extract the honey from the honey frames, the honey extractor is provided to Self Help Groups (SHGs) so that the quality honey can be extracted without damaging honey  comb  and  bee  eggs.  The  Self  Help  Groups  are  eligible  for  Margin  Money subsidy under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) from 10%  to  35%  of  their  project  cost  depending  on  the  location  and  category  of beneficiaries.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3072 for answer on 31.12.2018

State/UT-wise employment generated under PMEGP during the last three years and current

year

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (as on 30.11.2018) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Jammu &Kashmir    |     12115 |     11691 |     30024 |                        27752 |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh  |      5134 |      6916 |      7088 |                         5528 |
| 3         | Punjab            |      7762 |      9858 |     12160 |                         7288 |
| 4         | U.T. Chandigarh   |       323 |       376 |       360 |                          128 |
| 5         | Haryana           |      7232 |     11016 |     13744 |                         8024 |
| 6         | Delhi             |      2048 |       952 |       920 |                          384 |
| 7         | Rajasthan         |     14537 |     13408 |     12616 |                         9616 |
| 8         | Uttarakhand       |      6161 |      9890 |     12904 |                         9240 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh     |     43059 |     36315 |     43456 |                        25888 |
| 10        | Chhattisgarh      |      9496 |     12856 |     11704 |                        11792 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    |     16497 |     15520 |     14432 |                         8040 |
| 12        | Sikkim            |       397 |       201 |       296 |                          200 |
| 13        | Arunachal Pradesh |       104 |      1984 |      1672 |                         1496 |
| 14        | Nagaland          |      4998 |      7783 |      7440 |                         3296 |
| 15        | Manipur           |      2715 |      8419 |      4800 |                         4680 |
| 16        | Mizoram           |      9072 |      3400 |      1992 |                         3336 |
| 17        | Tripura           |      5355 |     17961 |      8928 |                         2904 |
| 18        | Meghalaya         |      4824 |      2632 |       600 |                         1472 |
| 19        | Assam             |      9026 |     31498 |     18256 |                        16424 |
| 20        | Bihar             |     19624 |     25872 |     18456 |                        10776 |
| 21        | West Bengal       |     12746 |     26604 |     10928 |                        10528 |
| 22        | Jharkhand         |     12873 |     10400 |      8888 |                         4472 |
| 23        | Odisha            |     17629 |     20392 |     19192 |                        11808 |
| 24        | A &NIslands       |       293 |      1398 |      1744 |                         1064 |
| 25        | Gujarat           |     14960 |     11629 |     15008 |                        14488 |
| 26        | Maharashtra       |     20161 |     17799 |     26632 |                        21960 |
| 27        | Goa               |       500 |       660 |       400 |                          232 |
| 28        | Andhra Pradesh    |      7740 |     14148 |     12216 |                         9008 |
| 29        | Telangana         |      7761 |      6445 |      9520 |                         7440 |
| 30        | Karnataka         |     17284 |     30286 |     16920 |                        15360 |
| 31        | Lakshadweep       |         0 |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 32        | Kerala            |      9653 |     13068 |     10776 |                         9520 |
| 33        | Tamil Nadu        |     20836 |     25764 |     32760 |                        20344 |
| 34        | Puducherry        |       447 |       699 |       352 |                          368 |
|           | TOTAL             |    323362 |    407840 |    387184 |                       284856 |

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3072 for answer on 31.12.2018

Details of employment of SC/ST/Women under PMEGP scheme during 2010- 2018

| Sl. No.                     | Year                        | No. of employment generated   | No. of employment generated   | No. of employment generated   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                     | Year                        | SC                            | ST                            | Women                         |
| 1                           | 2010-11                     | 41040                         | 26302                         | 135267                        |
| 2                           | 2011-12                     | 43220                         | 33669                         | 136872                        |
| 3                           | 2012-13                     | 36658                         | 32119                         | 108622                        |
| 4                           | 2013-14                     | 33121                         | 35534                         | 107585                        |
| 5                           | 2014-15                     | 35273                         | 27669                         | 101885                        |
| Total from 2010 to 2014     | Total from 2010 to 2014     | 189312                        | 155293                        | 590231                        |
| 6                           | 2015-16                     | 33219                         | 32004                         | 83433                         |
| 7                           | 2016-17                     | 53561                         | 40124                         | 111904                        |
| 8                           | 2017-18                     | 52880                         | 33752                         | 125352                        |
| 9                           | 2018-19                     | 18424                         | 14456                         | 48528                         |
| Total from 2015 to 2018 (up | Total from 2015 to 2018 (up | 158084                        | 120336                        | 369217                        |