Lok Sabha Question No. 2547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Training and Employment Programmes for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2547

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES FOR WOMEN

2547.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SMT. RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) the training and employment programmes being implemented by the Government  for  the  women  of  the  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  the area/trades included in it;
- (b) the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  under  the  said  schemes along  with  the  number  of  women  benefited  there  under  during  the  last  three years and the current year; and
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to introduce new schemes in order to provide training to women and to support employment programmes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises(MSME)  is  implementing Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  which  is  a  major credit-linked  subsidy  programme  aimed  at  generating  self-employment  opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector. Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible  to avail benefits of the program. For setting up of projects costing  above  Rs.10  lakh  in  the  manufacturing  sector  and  above  Rs.  5  lakh  in  the business /service sector, the beneficiaries should possess at least VIII standard pass educational  qualification.  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 women/ scheduled caste/scheduled  tribe/OBC  /minorities,  ex-serviceman,  physically  handicapped,  North Eastern Region(NER), Hill and Border areas etc. 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. Benefit can be availed under PMEGP for setting up of new units only.

Khadi  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVlC)  is  the  Nodal  implementing  agency  at national level. The scheme is being implemented across the country, including Jammu &  Kashmir  through  all  Public  Sector  Banks,  selected  private  sector  banks  and  cooperative banks. Under this scheme, banks provide loan and the margin money subsidy is being provided by Ministry of MSME through KVIC. Further, from the financial year 2018-19  Ministry  of  MSME  has  also  introduced  a  new  component  under  PMEGP providing second financial assistance for expansion/upgrading the existing PMEGP/MUDRA units. Under this component, for manufacturing unit loan uptoRs.1.00 Cr. and for service/ trading unit loan upto Rs.25.00 lakh with subsidy of 15% (20% for NER and hilly state) can be availed.

Any activity (barring a few indicated in the negative list of PMEGP guidelines) can be taken up under PMEGP, broadly in the areas as mentioned below:

- i. Agro Based & Food Processing Industry (ABFPI),
- ii. Forest Based Industry (FBI)
- iii. Mineral Based Industry (MBI),
- iv. Polymer & Chemical Based industry (PCBI),
- v. Rural Engineering & Bio Technology Industry (REBTI),
- vi. Handmade Paper &Fibre Industry (HMPFI), and Services & Textiles.

Women are thus covered as special category under PMEGP and are entitled to higher rate of subsidy. As per the budgetary guidelines, Ministry of MSME is required to spend atleast 30% of the budget on women in its schemes. Under PMEGP, 35 to 40% of the total  margin  money  subsidy  is  disbursed  to  women.  The  PMEGP  performance  in the State of J&K with respect to women during last three years and current year is attached at Annexure-I.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana 2.0 (PMKVY 2.0) 2016-20 on pan India basis with an objective to provide skilling to prospective youth including women. Under PMKVY 2.0, an amount of Rs1723.19 crores, Rs1946.45 crores and Rs1749.22 crores have  been  allocated  during  the  Financial  Years  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20 respectively.

Further, scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) for skill development is being implemented  through  its  institutional  framework  in  the  country  with  the  objective  to improve  the  occupational  skills  and  technical  knowledge  of  the  non/neo  literate.  At present  two  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthans  are  functional  in  the  former  State  of  Jammu  & Kashmir the details are attached at Annexure-II :

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2547 to be answered on 12.12.19 regarding Training and Employment Programmes for Women

## PMEGP performance in the State of J&K with respect to women during last three years and current year is as under:

| Year      |   Budget Allocation for Margin Money (Rs. in crore) |   Margin Money disbursed (Rs. in crore) |   Total micro- enterprises setup |   Margin Money disbursed for women (Rs. in crore) | No of micro enterprises setup by women   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17   |                                               15.41 |                                   26.21 |                             1492 |                                              6.34 | 476 (32%)                                |
| 2017-18   |                                               47.72 |                                   69.13 |                             3753 |                                             17.18 | 1188(32%)                                |
| 2018-19   |                                               47.45 |                                  152.22 |                             7529 |                                             41.24 | 2449(33)                                 |
| 2019-20 # |                                               63.28 |                                   83.42 |                             3916 |                                             24.44 | 1331(34%)                                |

# as on 02.03.2020

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (c)  of  LokSabha  Un-starred  Question  No. 2547 to be answered on 12.12.19 regarding Training and Employment Programmes for Women

Table  1:  Grant-in-Aid  released  and  Beneficiaries  enrolled  by  the  JSSs  in  Jammu  & Kashmir in last two years:

|   S. No | Name of the JSS   |   Grant-in- Aid released during FY 2018-19 |   Grant-in- Aid released during FY 2019-20 |   Beneficiaries Enrolled during FY 2018-19 |   Beneficiaries Enrolled during FY 2019-20 |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Jammu             |                                    1525000 |                                    2500000 |                                        791 |                                       1600 |
|       2 | Kupwara           |                                    2585000 |                                    2500000 |                                        486 |                                       1160 |

Table 2: Beneficiaries trained (gender wise) during past two years by the JSSs in J&K

| Year    |   Total Male Trained during 2018-20 |   Total Female Trained during 2018-20 |
|---------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                 301 |                                   974 |
| 2019-20 |                                 166 |                                  1024 |