Lok Sabha Question No. 4406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Implementation of SVEP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4406

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SVEP

## 4406.   SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features and the current status of the implementation of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) ;
- (b) the details regarding the number of blocks that have been identified by the Government for the implementation of the said programme, State/UTwise;
- (c) the  number  of  village  enterprises  that  have  been  set  up  since  the  inception  of  the  said programme;
- (d) the  total  number  of  jobs  created  thereunder  since  inception  and  the  number  of  States covered under the said programme, State/year-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to involve all other States in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of funds allocated/ utilised since the inception of the said programme, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), the sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM)  has  the  objective  of helping members of Self Help Group (SHG) or their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. The salient features of the programme are:
- i. SVEP aims to support rural entrepreneurs by developing an eco-system for supporting small businesses in rural areas.
- ii. The  eco-system  comprises  of  a  cadre  of  Community  Resource  Person  -  Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) who will provide business support services to entrepreneurs.
- iii. A  dedicated  fund  called  Community  Enterprise  Fund  (CEF)  is  set-up  to  provide  seed capital for enterprises.
- iv. A Block Resource Centre (BRC), the dedicated centre at the block level for supporting enterprise promotion is established in each block.
- v. An  exclusive  team  comprising  of  block  anchors,  mentors  and  Block  Programme Managers  (BPM)  -  SVEP  at  the  block  level  with  a  clear  understanding  of  business dynamics and entrepreneurship helps in implementing SVEP.
- vi. SVEP is a demand driven program. The operational unit program is block.The maximum budget  for  one  block under  SVEP  is  Rs  650.00  Lakh  and  2400  enterprises  can  be supported in one block within the approved funds.
- (b) SVEP  is  currently  being  implemented  in  258  blocks  across  29  States/UTs  as  on  28 th February, 2023. The number of SVEP blocks State/UT-wise   is provided in Annexure-I.
- (c) As  on  28 th February,  2023,  a  total  of  2,31,798  enterprises  have  been  supported  under SVEP across 29  States/UTs since inception.
- (d) It  is  estimated  that  as  on  28 th February,  2023,  the  2,31,798  SVEP  enterprises  have generated employment for approximately 4,79,822 persons since inception. The State/Year wise details are provided in the Annexure - II .
- (e) SVEP is a demand driven scheme and there is no State-wise allocation. States submit the proposals and accordingly approvals are given by Empowered Committee of the Ministry. The SVEP  has already covered 258 blocks in all 28 States and 1 UT. Further, remaining UTs are being oriented on regular basis about the SVEP. The funds released to the States/UT year-wise is placed as Annexure - III.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4406 for answer on 28.03.2023 regarding 'Implementation of SVEP'

## Number of  SVEP blocks State/UT-wise

| No   | State               |   SVEP approved Blocks |
|------|---------------------|------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh      |                      8 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh   |                      1 |
| 3    | Assam               |                      8 |
| 4    | Bihar               |                     22 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh        |                     15 |
| 6    | Goa                 |                      1 |
| 7    | Gujarat             |                      3 |
| 8    | Haryana             |                      6 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh    |                      1 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir (UT) |                      8 |
| 11   | Jharkhand           |                     16 |
| 12   | Karnataka           |                      8 |
| 13   | Kerala              |                     33 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh      |                     14 |
| 15   | Maharashtra         |                      8 |
| 16   | Manipur             |                      2 |
| 17   | Meghalaya           |                      1 |
| 18   | Mizoram             |                      4 |
| 19   | Nagaland            |                      4 |
| 20   | Odisha              |                     12 |
| 21   | Punjab              |                      3 |
| 22   | Rajasthan           |                     13 |
| 23   | Sikkim              |                      1 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu          |                      4 |
| 25   | Telangana           |                     20 |
| 26   | Tripura             |                      3 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh       |                     19 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand         |                      4 |
| 29   | West Bengal         |                     16 |
|      |                     |                    258 |

## Annexure - II referred in reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4406 for answer on 28.03.2023 regarding 'Implementation of SVEP'

Estimated employment generated State wise and year wise since inception

|    |                     | Approximate Employment generated   | Approximate Employment generated   | Approximate Employment generated   | Approximate Employment generated   | Approximate Employment generated   | Approximate Employment generated   |
|----|---------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| No | State               | 2017-18                            | 2018-19                            | 2019-20                            | 2020-21                            | 2021-22                            | 2022-23(till February 2023)        |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh      | 6,384                              | 3,691                              | 8,951                              | 11,563                             | 5,589                              | 37                                 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 414                                |
| 3  | Assam               | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1,134                              | 3,906                              | 2,643                              |
| 4  | Bihar               | 8,050                              | 6,556                              | 11,470                             | 14,167                             | 5,496                              | 691                                |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh        | 3,639                              | 6,581                              | 5,777                              | 5,603                              | 5,931                              | 4,720                              |
| 6  | Goa                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 7  | Gujarat             | 555                                | 737                                | 3,701                              | 2,037                              | 4,682                              | 538                                |
| 8  | Haryana             | 1,774                              | 2,656                              | 3,983                              | 5,158                              | 3,295                              | 1,538                              |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 10 | Jammu& Kashmir (UT) | 613                                | 1,190                              | 865                                | 2,014                              | 0                                  | 573                                |
| 11 | Jharkhand           | 1,393                              | 7,115                              | 4,749                              | 10,801                             | 9,628                              | 4,987                              |
| 12 | Karnataka           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 590                                |
| 13 | Kerala              | 1,654                              | 5,813                              | 15,736                             | 15,167                             | 14,856                             | 3,184                              |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh      | 4,506                              | 6,005                              | 9,419                              | 9,917                              | 9,431                              | 8,208                              |
| 15 | Maharashtra         | 3,763                              | 3,161                              | 2,403                              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 704                                |
| 16 | Manipur             | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 224                                | 1,372                              | 1,793                              |
| 17 | Meghalaya           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 110                                | 168                                | 400                                | 1,023                              |
| 18 | Mizoram             | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 662                                | 1,062                              | 513                                |
| 19 | Nagaland            | 2,296                              | 2,933                              | 3,078                              | 25                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 20 | Odisha              | 2,269                              | 4,976                              | 6,146                              | 8,460                              | 4,873                              | 373                                |
| 21 | Punjab              | 0                                  | 302                                | 1,112                              | 1,319                              | 780                                | 1,033                              |
| 22 | Rajasthan           | 1,788                              | 2,360                              | 5,043                              | 3,587                              | 3,302                              | 2,159                              |
| 23 | Sikkim              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 79                                 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1,778                              | 3,480                              | 2,244                              | 1,412                              |
| 25 | Telangana           | 532                                | 1,776                              | 4,686                              | 5,504                              | 5,394                              | 7,019                              |
| 26 | Tripura             | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 275                                |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,981                              | 3,743                              | 5,084                              | 10,576                             | 10,613                             | 5,601                              |
| 28 | Uttarakhand         | 0                                  | 0                                  | 19                                 | 950                                | 1,153                              | 2,227                              |
| 29 | West Bengal         | 2,418                              | 1,888                              | 4,351                              | 5,906                              | 5,568                              | 5,935                              |
|    | Total               | 43,615                             | 61,481                             | 98,460                             | 1,18,423                           | 99,575                             | 58,268                             |

## Annexure - III referred in reply to Part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4406 for answer on 28.03.2023 regarding 'Implementation of SVEP'

## Central Share released to States/UTs (Rs. in Lakhs) under SVEP

| No State           | Blocks   | Funds sanctioned   | Central share   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   | Central Share released Year   |
|--------------------|----------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                    |          |                    |                 | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                       | Total                         |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   | 8        | 4,535.30           | 2,721.18        | 120.00                        | 913.89                        | 198.85                        | 781.10                        | 275.72                        | 261.32                        | 0.00                          |                               | 2,550.88                      |
| 2 Arunchal Pradesh | 1        | 493.92             | 444.53          |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               | 27.00                         | 66.76                         |                               | 93.76                         |
| 3 Assam            | 8        | 4,795.87           | 4,316.28        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 81.00                         | 238.85                        | 639.71                        | 135.00                        | 303.00                        | 1,397.56                      |
| 4 Bihar            | 22       | 13,204.21          | 7,922.53        | 180.00                        | 1,312.23                      | 463.22                        | 926.43                        | 397.93                        | 0.00                          | 180.00                        |                               | 3,459.81                      |
| 5 Chattisgarh      | 15       | 4,851.17           | 2,910.70        | 73.49                         | 847.75                        | 54.00                         | 629.53                        | 245.66                        | 36.00                         | 55.53                         |                               | 1,941.96                      |
| 6 Goa              | 1        | 596.73             | 358.04          |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               | 18.00                         | 0.00                          | 46.47                         | 64.47                         |
| 7 Gujarat          | 3        | 1,617.20           | 970.32          | 90.00                         | 152.58                        | 0.00                          | 485.16                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |                               | 727.74                        |
| 8 Haryana          | 6        | 2,967.90           | 1,780.74        | 60.00                         | 91.04                         | 374.09                        | 213.14                        | 691.12                        | 115.21                        | 148.90                        |                               | 1,693.50                      |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh | 1        | 558.06             | 502.25          |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               | 27.00                         | 0.00                          | 24.64                         | 51.64                         |
| 10 J&K (UT)        | 8        | 4,610.98           | 4,149.88        | 60.00                         | 149.50                        | 418.99                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 130.00                        | 197.76                        |                               | 956.25                        |
| 11 Jharkhand       | 16       | 7,056.03           | 4,233.62        | 180.00                        | 1,070.00                      | 429.80                        | 54.00                         | 491.40                        | 859.59                        | 107.44                        | 177.04                        | 3,369.27                      |
| 12 Karnataka       | 8        | 1,316.73           | 790.04          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 18.00                         | 188.51                        | 26.64                         | 233.15                        |
| 13 Kerala          | 33       | 15,063.70          | 9,038.22        | 60.00                         | 450.75                        | 1,309.07                      | 1,592.11                      | 136.20                        | 791.65                        | 194.40                        | 526.96                        | 5,061.14                      |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh  | 14       | 7,350.52           | 4,410.31        | 90.00                         | 593.63                        | 411.20                        | 654.34                        | 569.06                        | 675.51                        | 130.45                        |                               | 3,124.19                      |
| 15 Maharashtra     | 8        | 4,195.00           | 2,517.00        | 60.00                         | 96.75                         | 313.50                        | 108.00                        | 0.00                          | 252.36                        | 0.00                          |                               | 830.61                        |
| 16 Manipur         | 2        | 1,076.78           | 969.10          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 27.00                         | 93.46                         | 120.46                        | 27.00                         | 83.69                         | 351.61                        |
| 17 Meghalaya       | 1        | 444.34             | 399.91          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 27.00                         | 72.98                         | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 49.98                         | 149.96                        |
| 18 Mizoram         | 4        | 2,003.44           | 1,803.10        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 54.00                         | 135.01                        | 0.00                          | 54.00                         |                               | 243.01                        |
| 19 Nagaland        | 4        | 1,968.09           | 1,771.28        | 60.00                         | 190.29                        | 500.57                        | 0.00                          | 200.23                        | 54.00                         | 87.05                         |                               | 1,092.14                      |
| 20 Odisha          | 12       | 6,425.57           | 3,855.35        | 60.00                         | 93.95                         | 762.27                        | 36.00                         | 1,031.92                      | 71.67                         | 53.90                         |                               | 2,109.71                      |
| 21 Punjab          | 3        | 1,535.04           | 921.02          | 0.00                          | 18.00                         | 0.00                          | 212.87                        | 0.00                          | 97.56                         | 0.00                          | 59.01                         | 387.44                        |
| 22 Rajasthan       | 13       | 3,892.50           | 2,335.50        | 60.00                         | 100.70                        | 214.69                        | 339.08                        | 128.55                        | 500.76                        | 71.63                         | 200.12                        | 1,615.53                      |
| 23 Sikkim          | 1        | 463.67             | 417.39          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 27.00                         | 71.63                         |                               | 98.63                         |
| 24 Tamil Nadu      | 4        | 2,178.40           | 1,307.04        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 36.00                         | 116.76                        | 305.52                        | 158.21                        | 44.36                         |                               | 660.85                        |
| 25 Telangana       | 20       | 5,768.12           | 3,460.87        | 60.00                         | 423.39                        | 0.00                          | 108.00                        | 437.97                        | 98.87                         | 415.38                        | 87.92                         | 1,631.53                      |
| 26 Tripura         | 3        | 564.21             | 507.79          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 27.00                         | 125.62                        |                               | 152.62                        |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh   | 19       | 9,705.19           | 5,823.11        | 60.00                         | 444.40                        | 316.41                        | 848.81                        | 622.51                        | 142.62                        | 444.60                        | 408.79                        | 3,288.14                      |
| 28 Uttarakhand     | 4        | 1,928.06           | 1,735.26        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 54.00                         | 153.25                        | 414.50                        | 54.00                         | 43.14                         | 718.89                        |
| 29 West Bengal     | 16       | 8,389.13           | 5,033.48        | 60.00                         | 364.41                        | 90.00                         | 1,040.66                      | 208.50                        | 36.00                         | 236.88                        | 197.13                        | 2,233.58                      |
| Total              | 258      | 1,19,555.86        | 77,405.84       | 1,333.49                      | 7,313.26                      | 5,919.66                      | 8,434.97                      | 6,362.86                      | 5,600.00                      | 3,090.80                      | 2,234.53                      | 40,289.56                     |

Remark: SVEP is a demand driven programme, hence allocations are not being made

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