Lok Sabha Question No. 4261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: EDP Training Institutes
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## EDP TRAINING INSTITUTES

## 4261. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

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

- (a) the number of new training institutes identified by the Khadi and Village Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  in  the  country  including  Odisha  to  conduct Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) during the last two years;
- (b) the amount earmarked for the publicity of these training institutes and the amount that has been allocated and released during the said period;
- (c) the  details  of  the  strategy  adopted  by  the  Government  for  ensuring uniformity of training being delivered through various centres under the EDP;
- (d) whether the Ministry reviewed the content of the EDP after the 12 th Plan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, whether the Government proposes to review the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) under Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  is  implemented through  735  training  centres  of  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes (RSETI)  and  Rural  Development  &  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes (RUDSETIs), Departmental Training Centers of  Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission  (KVIC),  State  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Boards  (KVIBs), Central and State Government Agencies centres. RSETI is an independent body to  open/identify  their  training  centres.  Two  new  training  centres  have  been identified in Assam by RSETI for imparting EDP training under PMEGP during last two years. No new training Centre has been identified in Odisha.

The following Institutes, State Government  Departments  have  been identified to  conduct  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme (EDP) under PMEGP in Odisha:

1. 31  number  of  District  Industries  Centres  (DIC)/  Regional  Industries Centres (RIC), Department of MSME, Government of Odisha.
2. Institute of Entrepreneurship Development Odisha (IEDO), Bhubaneswar.
3. MSME Development Institutes, Government of India, Cuttack.
4. Odisha State Financial Corporation (OSFC), Government of Odisha.

(b): No budget allocation is earmarked for EDP training publicity separately. However,  under  Market  Promotion  and  Development  Programme  (MPDA) Scheme, there is sub head of Publicity for publicity and propaganda of entire Khadi  and  Village  Industries  programme  in  the  country.  During  the  last  two year  funds  allocation,  release  and  utilization  under  Publicity  Sub  Head  as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Fund Allocation (RE) |   Released |   Utilized |
|---------|------------------------|------------|------------|
| 2016-17 |                      8 |       7.1  |       7.16 |
| 2017-18 |                     10 |       9.99 |       7.82 |

(c): The objective of EDP is to provide orientation and awareness pertaining to  various  managerial  and  operational  functions  like  finance,  production, marketing,  enterprise  management,  banking  formalities,  bookkeeping,    etc.  It also  includes  interaction  with  successful  rural  entrepreneur,  banks  as  well  as orientation through field visits.

For  the  purpose  of  ensuring  uniformity  of  training  being  delivered through  various  centres  under  the  EDP,  the  course  content  for  the  EDPs  has been prepared by National Academy of RUDSETI (NAR), Bengaluru which has been  approved  by  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  as  per  Common  Norms  Notifications  (CNN).  The  same  course  is applicable at all training centres for EDP training.

EDP duration of 10 working days is mandatory for manufacturing sector project upto Rs. 25.00 lakhs and in service sector project up to Rs. 10.00 lakhs under PMEGP.

(d)&(e): Ministry  of  MSME  reviewed  the  content  of  the  EDP  after  the 12 th Plan and to maintain the uniformity and equal standard of EDP training, a training manual of EDP under PMEGP developed by RSETI has been circulated to all training centres and concerned implementing agencies.