Lok Sabha Question No. 3168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Sambhav/Svavlamban Initiatives
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## SAMBHAV/SVAVLAMBAN INITIATIVES

## 3168. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has  started  two special initiatives  'Sambhav'  and 'Svavlamban' for promoting the entrepreneurship among youths especially of aspirational districts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the main features of the said initiatives;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  various  programmes  to  create awareness  in  MSMEs  in  various  States  about  plastic  waste  management  and  recycling technologies, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  generating  employment  opportunities  in plastic industry under the 'Make in India' programme; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (b): Yes, Ministry of MSME has launched two special initiatives i.e. 'Sambhav' and Svavlamban' to promote entrepreneurship amongst youth, especially in Aspirational Districts  across  the  country.  'Sambhav'  e-National  level  Awareness  Programme  and 'Svavlamban'  were  organised  by  the  Ministry  to  promote  entrepreneurship  culture  and create  awareness  about  schemes/initiatives  of  the  Ministry  amongst  students  &  youth through  Audio/Video  film  presentations  and  through  Nukkad  Nataks.  'Sambhav'  was launched  on  27.10.2021,  under  the  mass  outreach  programme,  students  of  different colleges from all parts of the country have been encouraged to take up entrepreneurship. 'Svavlamban' was launched on 04.03.2022 with the objective of showing Nukkad Nataks in  Aspirational  Districts  of  Nine  States  on  taking  up  Entrepreneurship  and  spreading awareness  on  schemes/initiatives  of  the  Ministry.  In  SAMBHAV,  more  than  70,000 students from around 1200 colleges Pan India have participated in the program with the help of 130 field offices of the Ministry.

(c): Ministry is implementing Comprehensive Action Plan(CAP) for providing support to  the  elimination  of  notified  Single  Use  Plastic  items  across  the  MSMEs.  The  CAP included  various  actions,  which  are  related  to  technology  up-gradation,  Innovation, creating awareness, marketing, infrastructural and support for adoption of alternatives to Single Use Plastic items through the various schemes of this Ministry. In order to create awareness on the Implementation of Plastic waste Management Rules including elimination of notified Single Use Plastic  items across the MSMEs, MSME-DFO under administrative  control  of  this  office,  conducted  51  Nos.  of  awareness  programmes /webinar on  Plastic waste  Management  Rules/Single  Use  Plastic.  Besides,  a  core committee has been constituted by CPCB, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for Conducting Training Programmes / Workshop for MSMEs on Alternative to Single Use Plastic. The committee comprises members from Ministry of MSME, CPCB and  CIPET  and  14  workshops  for  MSMEs    in  collaboration  with  CPCB  &  CIPET  and MSME-DFO have been organized across the county.

Mega  Summit  on  plastic  recycling  and  waste  management  at  New  Delhi  was organized  to  bring  all  the  stakeholders  and  experts  together  to  discuss  the  impact  and possible solutions for MSMEs on Plastic Waste Management in India.

(d) & (e): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) implements  various  schemes  to  boost  employment  generation  in  the  country.  These include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Interest  Subsidy  Eligibility Certificate (ISEC), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme(P&MS), Entrepreneurship Skill Development  Programme  (ESDP),  Credit  Guarantee  Trust  Fund  for  Micro  &  Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), a Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE),  ZED  Scheme,  MSME  CHAMPION  Scheme,  RAMP, National SC/ST Hub Scheme etc.

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