Lok Sabha Question No. 4152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: ASPIRE Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## ASPIRE SCHEME

## 4152. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  under  A  Scheme  for  Promoting  Innovation,  Rural Industry  and  Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE)  scheme  proposes  for  setting  up  of  80 livelihood business incubators and 20 technology business incubators with the aim of producing  75000  skilled  entrepreneurs  in  agro-rural  industries  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (b) the number of such initiatives commenced by the Government and the progress made so far under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.  A  Scheme  for  Promoting  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) has been launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  since  18.03.2015  with  an  aim  to  set  up    Livelihood Business  Incubators  (LBI)  and    Technology  Business  Incubators  (TBI)  to  enhance entrepreneurship and to promote innovation in rural industry.

A statement showing the details of the 75 LBIs and 16 TBIs that  have been approved since 2015-16 is placed at Annexure. 33697 persons have taken admission in  different  LBIs  till  31.12.2019,  of  which  29767  persons  have  passed  out.  Further, 5351  persons  have  set  up  their  own  enterprises  and  4169  persons  have  gained employment.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4152 for answer on 19.03.2020

| Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)   | Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)   | Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)   | Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)                                                         | Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)   | Details of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI)   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                            | State Name                                        | District Name                                     | Host Agency                                                                                             | Amount Approved (Rs. in lakh)                     | Date of Approval                                  |
| 1.                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                    | Rajahmundry                                       | Central Coir Research Insitute (CCRI), Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh                                      | 100                                               | 10-09-15                                          |
| 2.                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                    | East Godavari                                     | Aditya College of Engineering& Technology                                                               | 50                                                | 31-01-20                                          |
| 3.                                                | Assam                                             | Guwahati                                          | Indian Institute of Entreprenurship, Guwahati, Assam(IIEG)                                              | 67                                                | 08-07-16                                          |
| 4.                                                | Assam                                             | Kamrup                                            | Indian Institute of Entreprenurship, Kamrup, Assam (IIEG)                                               | 56                                                | 08-07-16                                          |
| 5.                                                | Assam                                             | Sivasagar                                         | Indian Institute of Entreprenurship, Sivasagar, Assam (IIEG)                                            | 67                                                | 08-07-16                                          |
| 6.                                                | Bihar                                             | Gurdev Nagar,Nawada                               | National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), Nawada, Bihar                                     | 75.43                                             | 10-09-15                                          |
| 7.                                                | Bihar                                             | Nawada (Khanwa)                                   | Bhartiya Harit Khadi Gramodaya Sansthan(BHKGS)- KVIC, Khanwa, Nawada, Bihar (BHKS- KVIC)                | 50                                                | 16-12-16                                          |
| 8.                                                | Bihar                                             | Patna                                             | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Multi Disciplinary Training Centre , KVIC,Patna, Bihar                              | 100                                               | 08-07-16                                          |
| 9.                                                | Bihar                                             | Patna                                             | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Multi Disciplinary Training Centre , KVIC,Patna, Bihar                              | 83.33                                             | 06-03-19                                          |
| 10.                                               | Delhi                                             | New Delhi                                         | Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi                                                                          | 100                                               | 10-09-15                                          |
| 11.                                               | Delhi                                             | East Delhi                                        | Bapu Nature Cure Hospital& Yogashram -Central Council for Research in Naturopathay& Yoga (CCRYN), Delhi | 50                                                | 12-08-16                                          |
| 12.                                               | Delhi                                             | New Delhi                                         | Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre, KVIC, New Delhi                                                     | 83.33                                             | 06-03-19                                          |
| 13.                                               | Gujarat                                           | Rajkot                                            | NSIC Technical Services Centre, Rajkot , Gujarat                                                        | 77.66                                             | 10-09-15                                          |
| 14.                                               | Haryana                                           | Faridabad                                         | NSIC, Neemka, Faridabad, Haryana                                                                        | 100                                               | 16-12-16                                          |
| 15.                                               | Jharkhand                                         | Ranchi                                            | MSME Tool Room,Ranchi                                                                                   | 100                                               | 01-08-18                                          |
| 16.                                               | Jharkhand                                         | Dumka                                             | MSME Tool Room,Dumka                                                                                    | 100                                               | 01-08-18                                          |
| 17.                                               | Karnataka                                         | Dandeli                                           | Visvesvaraya Technological University(VTU), Dandeli, Karnataka                                          | 83                                                | 08-07-16                                          |
| 18.                                               | Kerala                                            | Cochin                                            | Centre for Biopolymer Science& Technology (CBPST)-CEPET, Cochin, Kerala                                 |                                                   |                                                   |
| 19.                                               | Madhya pradesh                                    | Dewas                                             | Madhya Pradesh Laghu Udyog Nigam(MPLUN), Dewas, Madhya pradesh                                          | 65 90.2                                           | 08-07-16 10-09-15                                 |

|   20. | Madhya pradesh   | Satna                  | Madya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission( MPSBM), Satna, Madhya pradesh                                  |    100 | 20-05-16   |
|-------|------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|
|    21 | Madhya pradesh   | Amarkantak             | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) Amarkantak, Annupur, Madhya pradesh               |  98.86 | 12-08-16   |
|    22 | Madhya pradesh   | Katni                  | Madhya Pradesh Laghu Udyog Nigam Ltd. Bhopal,M.P.,A.O.Dptt.of MSME,Dtd.of Industries.,Govt of M.P. | 100    | 06-03-19   |
|    23 | Maharashtra      | Pune                   | Central Bee Research &Training Institute ( CBRTI), Pune, Maharashtra                               |  94    | 08-07-16   |
|    24 | Maharashtra      | Nashik                 | Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre(MDTC), KVIC, Nasik, Maharashtra                                 | 100    | 08-07-16   |
|    25 | Maharashtra      | Wardha                 | Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialization ( MGIRI), Wardha, Maharashtra                  | 100    | 06-03-19   |
|    26 | Maharashtra      | Nasik                  | Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology and Management,Nashik by KVIC                        |  83.33 | 06-03-19   |
|    27 | Maharashtra      | Satara                 | Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's,Dahiwadi College,Maharashtra                                              |  48.69 | 06-03-19   |
|    28 | Maharashtra      | Pune,Baramati          | Agriculture Development Trust,Baramati,Maharashtra                                                 |  40.24 | 06-03-19   |
|    29 | Manipur          | DIC, Chandel           | District Industries Centre, Chandel, Manipur                                                       |  62    | 10-09-15   |
|    30 | Manipur          | DIC, Ukhrul            | District Industries Centre, Ukhrul , Manipur                                                       |  77    | 10-09-15   |
|    31 | Manipur          | DIC, lmphal East       | District Industries Centre, lmphal East, Manipur                                                   | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    32 | Manipur          | DIC, lmphal West       | District Industries Centre, lmphal West, Manipur                                                   |  53.48 | 10-09-15   |
|    33 | Manipur          | DIC, Thoubal           | District Industries Centre, Thoubal , Manipur                                                      | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    34 | Manipur          | DIC, Senapati          | District Industries Centre, Senapati, Manipur                                                      | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    35 | Manipur          | DIC, Tamenglong        | District Industries Centre, Tamenglong, Manipur                                                    | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    36 | Manipur          | DIC, Bishnupur         | District Industries Centre, Bishnupur, Manipur                                                     | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    37 | Manipur          | DIC, Churachandpur     | District Industries Centre, Churachandpur, Manipur                                                 | 100    | 10-09-15   |
|    38 | Meghalaya        | West Garo Hills        | Meghalaya Basin Management Agency(MBMA)                                                            |  99.91 | 18-08-17   |
|    39 | Meghalaya        | West Khasi Hills       | Meghalaya Basin Management Agency(MBMA)                                                            |  96.14 | 18-08-17   |
|    40 | Meghalaya        | West Garo Hills (Tura) | North Eastern Hill University,Tura,Meghalaya                                                       |  50    | 06-03-19   |
|    41 | Mizoram          | Aizawl                 | Khadi Board                                                                                        |  53.14 | 08-07-16   |
|    42 | Mizoram          | Lunglei                | Mizoram KVI Board                                                                                  |  75    | 01-08-18   |

|   43. | Nagaland   | Dimapur                    | Doeshe Village Council,Dimapur,Nagaland                                                    |   99.68 | 16-12-16   |
|-------|------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
|    44 | Odisha     | RO, Bhubaneswar            | Coir Board                                                                                 |  100    | 10-09-15   |
|    45 | Odisha     | Bhubaneswar                | MSME Dept. Odisha-IED-Govt. of Odisha                                                      |  100    | 10-09-15   |
|    46 | Odisha     | Jajpur                     | MSME Dept. Odisha-IED-Govt. of Odisha                                                      |  100    | 12-08-16   |
|    47 | Odisha     | Sundargarh/ Rourkela       | NSIC, Branch Office, Rourkela, Odisha (NSIC)                                               |  100    | 06-03-19   |
|    48 | Odisha     | Cuttack                    | ADIRE Trust, Jahangirabad, Cuttack                                                         |   50    | 31-01-20   |
|    49 | Rajasthan  | Jhalawar                   | Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO-GCE)              |   71    | 08-07-16   |
|    50 | Rajasthan  | Jaipur                     | Govt ITI, Kho- Nagorian, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                                 |   99.5  | 10-04-17   |
|    51 | Rajasthan  | Udaipur                    | Govt. Production Center                                                                    |   99.5  | 10-04-17   |
|    52 | Rajasthan  | Bikaner                    | Goverenment Engineering College (GEC), Bikaner, Rajasthan                                  |  100    | 10-04-17   |
|    53 | Rajasthan  | Alwar                      | Govt ITI,Ramgarh, Alwar, Rajasthan                                                         |   99.5  | 10-04-17   |
|    54 | Rajasthan  | Ajmer                      | GEC                                                                                        |   79    | 10-04-17   |
|    55 | Rajasthan  | Kota                       | Rajasthan Technical University                                                             |  100    | 10-04-17   |
|    56 | Rajasthan  | Jaipur                     | Kumarappa National Hand Paper Institute (KNHPI)', Jaipur, Rajesthan                        |   97.8  | 06-03-19   |
|    57 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai                    | NSIC                                                                                       |   90.84 | 10-09-15   |
|    58 | Tamil Nadu | Tanjavore                  | Coir Board Regional Extension Center                                                       |  100    | 10-09-15   |
|    59 | Tamil Nadu | Tirupur                    | NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute,Tirupur,Tamil Nadu                                     |   50    | 08-07-16   |
|    60 | Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur                  | The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)                                               |   97.77 | 18-08-17   |
|    61 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai                    | Central Palmgur and Palm Products Institute,Chennai by KVIC                                |   83.33 | 06-03-19   |
|    62 | Telangana  | Hyderabad                  | National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (ni- msme),Hyderabad,Telangana |   85.09 | 20-05-16   |
|    63 | Telangana  | Hyderabad                  | Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP)                                         |   50    | 18-08-17   |
|    64 | Telangana  | Secunderabad               | EME Centre, NSIC                                                                           |   45    | 18-08-17   |
|    65 | Telangana  | Hyderabad                  | 'MLR Institute of Technology' Hyderabad, Telangana                                         |   50    | 06-03-19   |
|    66 | UP         | Deoria                     | National Small Industries Corporation                                                      |   77.02 | 10-09-15   |
|    67 | UP         | Allahabad,Naini            | National Small Industries Corporation                                                      |   94.01 | 10-09-15   |
|    68 | UP         | Gautam Buddha Nagar(Noida) | National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)            |   66.5  | 20-09-16   |
|    69 | UP         | Lucknow                    | Samadhan Samiti, Lucknow /Delhi                                                            |   50    | 20-09-16   |
|    70 | UP         | Basti                      | Government Industrial Training Institute (GITI)                                            |  100    | 16-12-16   |

|   71. | UP          | Balia      | Government Industrial Training Institute (GITI)      |   57.77 | 16-12-16   |
|-------|-------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
|    72 | UP          | Faizabad   | Government Industrial Training Institute (GITI)      |   52.92 | 16-12-16   |
|    73 | UP          | Ghazipur   | Government Industrial Training Institute (GITI)      |   35    | 16-12-16   |
|    74 | UP          | Kushinagar | Government Industrial Training Institute (GITI)      |   70    | 16-12-16   |
|    75 | Uttarakhand | Kashipur   | National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) |   85.04 | 10-09-15   |

| Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)   | Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)   | Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)   | Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)                                                                                | Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)   | Details of Technology Business Incubators (TBI)   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                            | State Name                                        | District Name                                     | Host Agency                                                                                                                    | Amount Approved (Rs. in lakh)                     | Date of Approval                                  |
| 1.                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                    | Vijaywada                                         | Dhanekula Institute of Engineering &Technology                                                                                 | 18.75                                             | 31-01-20                                          |
| 2.                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                    | Chittoor                                          | Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering &Technology                                                                            | 39.98                                             | 31-01-20                                          |
| 3.                                                | Delhi                                             | North East Delhi                                  | Indigram Labs foundation                                                                                                       | 4.82                                              | 01-08-18                                          |
| 4.                                                | Karnataka                                         | Chikballarpur                                     | Sri Jagadguru Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji Institute of Technology (SJCIT)                                                      | 45                                                | 10-04-17                                          |
| 5.                                                | Maharashtra                                       | Pune                                              | MITCON Consultancy& Engineering Services Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                | 30                                                | 10-09-15                                          |
| 6.                                                | Maharashtra                                       | Nagpur                                            | Ramdeobaba Engineering College                                                                                                 | 39.25                                             | 10-04-17                                          |
| 7.                                                | Maharashtra                                       | Nagpur                                            | Yashwantro Chavan College of Engineering                                                                                       | 29.99                                             | 01-08-18                                          |
| 8.                                                | Rajasthan                                         | Jaipur                                            | Start-up Oasis ( RIICO-CIIE), Jaipur, Rajasthan                                                                                | 0                                                 | 20-05-16                                          |
| 9.                                                | Tamil Nadu                                        | Thiruchirapalli                                   | Tiruchirapalli, Regional Engineering college - Science and technology Engineering Park (TREC- STEP),Thiruchirapalli,Tamil Nadu | 30                                                | 29-12-15                                          |
| 10.                                               | Telangana                                         | Hyderabad                                         | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)                                                                                 | 0                                                 | 20-05-16                                          |
| 11.                                               | Telangana                                         | Nizamabad                                         | Govt. of Telangana-K- HUB                                                                                                      | 50                                                | 10-04-17                                          |
| 12.                                               | Telangana                                         | Hyderabad                                         | Institute of Aeronautical Engineering,Hyderabad,Telangan a                                                                     | 46.12                                             | 06-03-19                                          |
| 13.                                               | Telangana                                         | Warangal                                          | Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technology for Women                                                                                | 48.8                                              | 31-01-20                                          |
| 14.                                               | Telangana                                         | Warangal                                          | SR Innovation Exchange (SRIX)                                                                                                  | 30                                                | 31-01-20                                          |
| 15.                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                     | Varanasi                                          | Malviya Centre for Innovation, Incubation &Entreprreneurship- IIT(BHU)                                                         | 30                                                | 31.01-20                                          |
| 16.                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                     | Meerut                                            | Sobhit University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       | 80                                                | 12-08-16                                          |