Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Promotion of Women Entrepreneurs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## PROMOTION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

## 1865.   SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to establish a network to create business model for the various products and services to empower women and to increase their entrepreneurship skill in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector;

(b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  the  assistance  the  Government proposes to provide through this network; and

- (c) the details of the schemes the Government proposes to implement in this regards?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c):   Yes,  Madam.  The Government, through Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has launched a portal namely 'Udyam Sakhi' for encouraging women entrepreneurs and to aid, counsel, assist and protect their interests.  Udyam Sakhi network is a platform for emerging Women Entrepreneurs of India to get support, to understand current scenario  of  industries  and  to  get  guidance  in  various  aspects  of  entrepreneurship.  It  helps Indian  women  to  start,  build  and  grow  businesses  and  creating  business  models  revolving around low-cost products and services to resolve social inequities.

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  Ministry  of  MSME  is  empowering  women  entrepreneurship through the following schemes:

Coir  Board  is  implementing  the  Skill  Upgradation  &  Mahila  Coir  Yojana  (MCY)  under which  programmes  like  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  (EDP),  Awareness Programme, Workshop, Seminar, Exposure Tour, etc. for attracting more women entrepreneurs  to  set  up  coir  industrial  units  are  covered.  The  financial  assistance  for procurement of equipments/machineries may be obtained under the PMEGP scheme by the trained  women  for  setting  up  coir  units  or  start  coir  clusters  under  Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI).    Priority  will  be  given  to  the  trained women under PMEGP.

Under  the  'Mahila  Coir  Yojana'  scheme,  which  is  exclusively  for  rural  women  artisans, training in spinning of coir yarn/various coir processing activities is imparted to rural women in  regions  producing  coir  fibre  in  the  country.  The  scheme  envisages  distribution  of motorized  ratts/motorized  traditional  ratts  and  other  coir  processing  equipments  at  75% subsidy  subject  to  a  maximum  of  Rs.7500/-  which  can  be  operated  by  women  after completion  of  a  two  months'  training  programme.  During  the  training  period,  the  women artisans are given stipend amounting Rs. 1000/- per month.

Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  is  implementing  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), a major credit-linked subsidy scheme since 2008-09,  to  promote  and  set  up  micro,  small  and  medium  enterprises  and  to  generate employment in rural and urban areas of the country. The maximum cost of the project under PMEGP scheme is Rs.25.00 lakhs for manufacturing sector units and Rs.10.00 lakhs for units under service sector. Under the scheme the women entrepreneurs are provided 25% and 35% subsidies for the project set up in urban  and rural areas respectively.  For  women beneficiaries, own contribution is only 5% of the project cost while for general category it is 10%.  All the entrepreneurs including women are eligible for 2 weeks EDP after the sanction of their projects from banks for financial assistance to setup their unit. During 2016-17 and 2017-18,  State/UT-wise  number  of  projects  set  up  by  women  entrepreneurs  and  margin money subsidy provided is placed at  Annexure-I.

The entrepreneurs including women entrepreneurs can sell their products through 8058 sales outlets  run  by  Khadi  Institutions  including  7  departmental  outlets  of  KVIC  located  at Mumbai, Kolkata, Ernakulum, Bhopal, Goa, Patna and Delhi.

KVIC is also  imparting  training  for  skill  development  through  38  Departmental  and  NonDepartmental Training Centres under various disciplines.  During 2017-18, a total of 35955 number of women candidates were trained.

Under the Entrepreneurship Development Programme-EDPs (IMC/EDP/ESDP/MDP) Scheme,  there  is  a  provision  of  conducting  20%  of  EDP/ESDP programmes  for  weaker sections  (ST/SC/Women/PH.)  of  the  society.  There  is  no  fee  charged  from  participants  of such programmes. Besides, a stipend of Rs. 125/- per week per candidate is given.

Under  Domestic  Fairs/Exhibition  component  of  Marketing  Assistance  and  Technology Upgradation (MATU) scheme, 100% of the space rent is paid for SC/ST/Women/ NER/PH category  MSE  units  limited  to  Rs.20,000/-  (Rs.50,000/-  in  case  of  technology  trade fair/exhibition)  or  actual,  whichever  is  less.  Under  International  Trade  Fairs/Exhibition component of MATU scheme, 100% of the space rent is paid for SC/ST/Women/NER MSE units subject to maximum Rs.1.00 lakh or actual rent, whichever is less.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a)to(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1865 for answer on 30.07.2018

Number of projects set up by Women Entrepreneurs and Margin Money (MM) disbursed during 2016-17 and 2017-18

| Sl.   |                   | 2016-17                | 2016-17                           | 2017-18                | 2017-18                           |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT          | No. of Projects set up | MMsubsidy disbursed (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Projects set up | MMsubsidy disbursed (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 476                    | 634.15                            | 1188                   | 1718.41                           |
| 2     | Himachal Pradesh  | 198                    | 422.73                            | 303                    | 765.23                            |
| 3     | Punjab            | 454                    | 1316.11                           | 580                    | 1861.72                           |
| 4     | Chandigarh        | 14                     | 25.07                             | 18                     | 32.58                             |
| 5     | Haryana           | 283                    | 662.57                            | 422                    | 958.11                            |
| 6     | Delhi             | 40                     | 58.51                             | 43                     | 57.16                             |
| 7     | Rajasthan         | 314                    | 1250.10                           | 337                    | 1332.04                           |
| 8     | Uttarakhand       | 296                    | 528.92                            | 327                    | 676.04                            |
| 9     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1387                   | 5030.05                           | 1492                   | 5417.78                           |
| 10    | Chhattisgarh      | 319                    | 977.37                            | 327                    | 959.80                            |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh    | 512                    | 2100.23                           | 518                    | 2645.46                           |
| 12    | Sikkim            | 11                     | 11.16                             | 15                     | 19.35                             |
| 13    | Arunachal Pradesh | 104                    | 138.50                            | 86                     | 121.22                            |
| 14    | Nagaland          | 334                    | 626.72                            | 427                    | 1178.34                           |
| 15    | Manipur           | 223                    | 581.75                            | 237                    | 473.38                            |
| 16    | Mizoram           | 128                    | 217.30                            | 134                    | 133.83                            |
| 17    | Tripura           | 452                    | 734.81                            | 261                    | 393.52                            |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 142                    | 155.15                            | 31                     | 56.98                             |
| 19    | Assam             | 1484                   | 1015.53                           | 581                    | 528.41                            |
| 20    | Bihar             | 915                    | 2115.84                           | 647                    | 1778.56                           |
| 21    | West Bengal       | 802                    | 1535.21                           | 406                    | 1144.53                           |
| 22    | Jharkhand         | 292                    | 494.67                            | 215                    | 537.20                            |
| 23    | Odisha            | 942                    | 2144.02                           | 777                    | 2095.83                           |
| 24    | A &NIslands       | 22                     | 15.33                             | 38                     | 33.02                             |
| 25    | Gujarat           | 567                    | 3905.07                           | 1017                   | 7785.33                           |
| 26    | Maharashtra       | 783                    | 2233.86                           | 1079                   | 3153.11                           |
| 27    | Goa               | 37                     | 95.36                             | 19                     | 43.08                             |
| 28    | Andhra Pradesh    | 294                    | 2631.29                           | 719                    | 2761.31                           |
| 29    | Telangana         | 218                    | 812.76                            | 370                    | 1534.84                           |
| 30    | Karnataka         | 816                    | 2362.30                           | 580                    | 1853.93                           |
| 31    | Kerala            | 635                    | 1112.50                           | 525                    | 960.76                            |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu        | 1248                   | 2955.01                           | 1929                   | 3314.02                           |
| 33    | Puducherry        | 26                     | 49.20                             | 21                     | 30.98                             |
|       | TOTAL             | 14768                  | 38949.15                          | 15669                  | 46355.86                          |