Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Self Help Groups
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2882

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## SELF HELP GROUPS

## + 2882.   SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes for women empowerment implemented through Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the country;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized under such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  involve  SHGs  in  implementing  all  the  social development programmes besides carrying out household manufacturing and trading activities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) In the Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development,  Rashtriya  Mahila  Kosh  (RMK),  a  society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, is an apex micro-finance organization to provide  micro-credit  at  concessional  rate  of  interest  to  women  Self  Help  Groups(SHGs)  or individual women (the ultimate beneficiaries) through Intermediary Micro-financing Organizations  (IMOs)  /Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  /  Voluntary  Organisations (VOs) for various livelihood support and income generating activities.
- (b): State/UT  wise  allocation  of  funds  is  not  made  by  RMK.    The  State  wise/Year  wise  loan released  to  IMOs/NGOs/VOs  by  RMK  during  2015-16,  2016-17  and  2017-18  and  during current year 2018-19 is placed at Annexure-I .
- (c) & (d): There is no such proposal pending in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

However,  Government  of  India  approved  'Mahila  Shakti  Kendra'  (MSK)  Scheme  in November,  2017  for  empowering  rural  women  through  community  participation.  Community engagement  through  Student  Volunteers  is  envisioned  in  115  most  backward/aspirational districts as part of block level initiative. In not more than 50 % of these blocks, NGOs will be assisting  in  the  running  of  the  scheme  for  mobilizing  women  into  collectives  which  will  work towards greater self -employability through upping their skills.

Also, the Ministry of Women & Child Development launched Mahila E-Haat, a unique direct online marketing platform to support women entrepreneurs/SHGs/ NGOs.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2882 REGARDING  'SELF  HELP  GROUPS'  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.12.2018  RAISED  BY  SHRI  BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

The details of Loan released (state/UT wise) during each of the last three years and current year is as under:

## 2015-16

## NIL

2016-17(Amount  Rs. In lakh)

| State       |   Amount Released against old sanctions |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
| West Bengal |                                      55 |
| TOTAL       |                                      55 |

## 2017-18 Amount  Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | State Name    |   Amount Released |
|----------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Assam         |              25   |
| 2        | Maharashtra   |              10   |
| 3        | Rajasthan     |              19   |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh |              27.5 |
| 5        | West Bengal   |              36   |
|          | Total         |             117.5 |

2018-19 (Amount  Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | State Name     |   Amount Released |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |              15   |
| 1        | Assam          |              25   |
| 2        | Bihar          |              40   |
| 3        | Haryana        |              40   |
| 4        | Karnataka      |              22.5 |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh |              30   |
| 6        | Maharashtra    |              30   |
| 7        | Rajasthan      |              34   |
| 8        | Tamil Nadu     |             105   |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh  |              27.5 |
| 10       | Uttarakhand    |              58   |
| 11       | West Bengal    |             129.5 |
|          | Total          |             556.5 |

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