Lok Sabha Question No. 1153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Self Help Groups
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1153

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## SELF HELP GROUPS

## 1153. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the country;
- (b) the details for the last three years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target for achievement through the SHGs in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, head-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for the said purpose and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) As on 31 st December 2020, a total of 7.26 crore rural households have been mobilized into 66.03 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- (b)  &  (c) The  State-wise  details  of  the  target  and  achievement  for  number  of  SHGs  formed during the last three years are annexed at Annexure- I.
- (d)   Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) aims to mobilize one woman from every rural family into Self Help Groups. All rural Households with at least one deprivation under the Socio- Economic and Caste Census data are considered the target households for coverage under DAY-NRLM. In addition, any rural households identified as poor through a process of participatory identification of poor and vetted by the Gram Sabha can also be  included  in  the  SHG  network.  Accordingly  it  is  estimated  that  about  9-10  crore  rural households would be covered under DAY-NRLM by 2024-25. Till 31 st December 2020, a total of 7.26 crore rural households have been mobilized into 66.03 lakh SHGs. The details of targets set and achievements made so far in the last three years is attached as Annexure -I.
- (e) The details  of  funds  allocated  under  DAY-NRLM during the last three years and current year are as below:

(in crore)

|   S. No. | Year    |   Budget Estimate (B.E) |   Revised Estimate (R.E) |
|----------|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | 2017-18 |                 4500    |                  4350.83 |
|        2 | 2018-19 |                 5750    |                  5783.5  |
|        3 | 2019-20 |                 9024    |                  9024    |
|        4 | 2020-21 |                 9210.04 |                  9210.04 |

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE -I referred in reply of part (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 1153 due for reply on 09.02.2021

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|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                 | State                                              | 2018-19                                            | 2018-19                                            | 2018-19                                            | 2019-20                                            | 2019-20                                            | 2019-20                                            |                                                    |                                                    |
| SN                                                 | State                                              | Annual Target                                      | Achieve- ment                                      | % Achieve- ment                                    | Annual Target                                      | Achieve- ment                                      | %Ach Annual Target                                 | Achievement (upto Dec'20)                          | %Ach                                               |
| 1                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                     | 1000                                               | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 | 10000                                              | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 | 18                                                 | 0%                                                 |
| 2                                                  | ASSAM                                              | 59978                                              | 105055                                             | 175%                                               | 39876                                              | 46683                                              | 75180 117% 2831                                    | 4594                                               | 162%                                               |
| 3                                                  | BIHAR                                              | 204046                                             | 73730                                              | 36%                                                | 80000                                              | 54914                                              | 69% 15000                                          | 115301                                             | 769%                                               |
| 4                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                       | 35000                                              | 38476                                              | 110%                                               | 35000                                              | 36789                                              | 105% 10965                                         | 10379                                              | 95%                                                |
| 5                                                  | GUJARAT                                            | 40000                                              | 27609                                              | 69%                                                | 13240                                              | 13619                                              | 7922                                               | 8548                                               | 108%                                               |
| 6                                                  | JHARKHAND                                          | 68000                                              | 64626                                              | 95%                                                | 56303                                              | 50291                                              | 103% 89% 15600                                     | 10036                                              | 64%                                                |
| 7                                                  | KARNATAKA                                          | 45000                                              | 65891                                              | 146%                                               | 30000                                              | 29846                                              | 39000                                              | 6366                                               | 16%                                                |
| 8                                                  | KERALA                                             | 4000                                               | 1227                                               | 31%                                                | 6500                                               | 3199                                               | 99% 49% 300                                        | 1869                                               | 623%                                               |
| 9                                                  | MADHYAPRADESH                                      | 46154                                              | 43961                                              | 95%                                                | 50000                                              | 43753                                              | 88% 35000                                          | 25431                                              | 73%                                                |
| 10                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                        | 74094                                              | 119416                                             | 161%                                               | 130012                                             | 162468                                             | 125% 142223                                        | 38400                                              | 27%                                                |
| 11                                                 | ODISHA                                             | 27545                                              | 40060                                              | 145%                                               | 49204                                              | 61201                                              | 124% 27000                                         | 21544                                              | 80%                                                |
| 12                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                          | 17331                                              | 22884                                              | 132%                                               | 55083                                              | 55578                                              | 101% 20000                                         | 8983                                               | 45%                                                |
| 13                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                         | 5000                                               | 8940                                               | 179%                                               | 5000                                               | 12634                                              | 253% 8800                                          | 16669                                              | 189%                                               |
| 14                                                 | TELANGANA                                          | 600                                                | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 | 1000                                               | 1                                                  | 0% 1000                                            | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 |
| 15                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 52049                                              | 53276                                              | 102%                                               | 93379                                              | 136437                                             | 146% 100000                                        | 44854                                              | 45%                                                |
| 16                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                        | 172578                                             | 251808                                             | 146%                                               | 76114                                              | 209875                                             | 276% 80611                                         | 14658                                              | 18%                                                |
| 17                                                 | HARYANA                                            | 12500                                              | 13392                                              | 107%                                               | 20000                                              | 13087                                              | 65% 10500                                          | 2317                                               | 22%                                                |
| 18                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 2500                                               | 4088                                               | 164%                                               | 2580                                               | 2915                                               | 113% 5500                                          | 3625                                               | 66%                                                |
| 19                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                  | 13453                                              | 12021                                              | 89%                                                | 4100                                               | 4494                                               | 110% 1500                                          | 946                                                | 63%                                                |
| 20                                                 | PUNJAB                                             | 4525                                               | 2403                                               | 53%                                                | 10040                                              | 8142                                               | 81% 9264                                           | 4279                                               | 46%                                                |
| 21                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                        | 8000                                               | 10849                                              | 136%                                               | 10000                                              | 8312                                               | 83% 1500                                           | 1838                                               | 123%                                               |
| 22                                                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                  | 1355                                               | 1078                                               | 80%                                                | 2252                                               | 672                                                | 30% 2330                                           | 65                                                 | 3%                                                 |
| 23                                                 | MANIPUR                                            | 1600                                               | 430                                                | 27%                                                | 5080                                               | 419                                                | 8% 4110                                            | 2                                                  | 0%                                                 |
| 24                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                          | 3240                                               | 5289                                               | 163%                                               | 10200                                              | 10810                                              | 106% 14000                                         | 4468                                               | 32%                                                |
| 25                                                 | MIZORAM                                            | 1300                                               | 1035                                               | 80%                                                | 945                                                | 752                                                | 80% 797                                            | 202                                                | 25%                                                |
| 26                                                 | NAGALAND                                           | 3500                                               | 2414                                               | 69%                                                | 5500                                               | 2896                                               | 53% 3468                                           | 1821                                               | 53%                                                |
| 27                                                 | SIKKIM                                             | 391                                                | 1007                                               | 258%                                               | 62                                                 | 1402                                               | 2261% 80                                           | 961                                                | 1201%                                              |
| 28                                                 | TRIPURA                                            | 5000                                               | 4064                                               | 81%                                                | 6000                                               | 4636                                               | 77% 10000                                          | 11297                                              | 113%                                               |
| 29                                                 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                | 500                                                | 329                                                | 66%                                                | 250                                                | 188                                                | 75% 100                                            | 14                                                 | 14%                                                |
| 30                                                 | GOA                                                | 1400                                               | 1147                                               | 82%                                                | 400                                                | 139                                                | 35% 400                                            | 186                                                | 47%                                                |
| 31                                                 | LADAKH                                             |                                                    |                                                    | NA                                                 |                                                    | 307                                                | NA 184                                             | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 |
| 32                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                        | 200                                                | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 | 180                                                | 0                                                  | 0% 92                                              | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 |
| 33                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                         | 664                                                | 295                                                | 44%                                                | 950                                                | 131                                                | 14% 472                                            | 106                                                | 22%                                                |
| 34                                                 | DAMAN AND DIU AND DNH                              | 870                                                | 206                                                | 24%                                                | 920                                                | 34                                                 | 4% 550                                             | 0                                                  | 0%                                                 |
|                                                    | Total                                              | 913373                                             | 977006                                             | 107%                                               | 810170                                             | 976624                                             | 121% 646279                                        | 359777                                             | 56%                                                |

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