Lok Sabha Question No. 3066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Promotion of Agriculture/Cottage Industries
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE/COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

3066.

SHRI SANJAY SETH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  running  any  scheme  for  the  promotion  of  agriculture  based industries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for the promotion of cottage and small industries and the number of people in Jharkhand benefitted from the above steps along with the district-wise details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  and  number  of  people/groups  in  Jharkhand  provided  assistance  by  the Government in the field of employment generation, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  is promoting non-farm agro based and food processing industries under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, and 'Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries' (SFURTI) schemes. The details of these Schemes are provided as under:
1. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP):   PMEGP is a major credit-linked subsidy programme being implemented through Banks since 2008-09 with KVIC as nodal agency at the national level for generating employment in the country by setting up of micro-enterprises.  Under  PMEGP, 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 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities, women, ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, beneficiaries belonging to North Eastern Region, hill and border areas, etc., the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of project is Rs.50 lakh in the manufacturing sector  and  Rs.20  lakh  in  the  service  sector.  Since  2018-19,  the  financial  assistance  is  also introduced  for  expansion/upgrading  of  the  existing  PMEGP/  Rural  Employment  Generation Programme  (REGP)/  Micro  Units  Development  &  Refinance  Agency  Ltd  (MUDRA)  units. The number of projects setup under PMEGP, the amount of Margin Money disbursed by the Government and the employment generated during the last three years is as follows:

Performance of PMEGP scheme during last three years:

| Year    |   Project (in numbers) |   Margin Money (Rs. in lakh) |   Employment (in numbers) |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                  66653 |                       195082 |                    533224 |
| 2020-21 |                  74415 |                       218880 |                    595320 |
| 2021-22 |                 103219 |                       297766 |                    825752 |

2.      Through  Khadi  Gramodyog  Vikas  Yojana  (KGVY),  capacity  building,  technology support and hand holding are provided to Village Industries, which covers village oil industry, aromatic oil,  honey  and  bee-keeping,  palm  gur  and  other  palm  products,  fruit  and  vegetable processing industry, pulses and cereals processing industry, spices and condiments processing industry, gur and khandsari industry, collection of minor forest produce, bamboo, cane & reed Industry, organic dying industry, medicinal plants collection and processing industry etc.  To promote the honey and bee-keeping industry, Government of India launched Honey Mission in 2017-18 to supplement income of farmers and unemployed youth. After requisite training of 5 days  duration,  10  Bee-Boxes  along  with  beehives  are  given  to  each  beneficiary,  under  this Mission.    The  number  of  beneficiaries  of  Honey  Mission,  and  the  number  of  bee-boxes distributed during the last three years is as given below:

Performance of Honey Mission during last three years :

| Sr. No.   | Year    |   No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed |   No. of beneficiaries benefited |
|-----------|---------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | 2018-19 |                                      95726 |                             9636 |
| 2         | 2019-20 |                                      28978 |                             2920 |
| 3         | 2020-21 |                                      15050 |                             1505 |
|           | Total   |                                     167759 |                            16895 |

3. Ministry  of  MSME  is  also  implementing  'Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional  Industries'  (SFURTI)  Scheme  on  cluster  basis  in  which  the  project/activities under  Agro  Based  Industries  are  encouraged.    The  Scheme  envisages  providing  need  based assistance to traditional village industries for replacement of production equipment, setting up of  Common  Facility  Centres  (CFC),  product  development,  quality  improvement,  improved marketing, training and Capacity Building, etc.  As on date, 498 clusters have been approved and they are under various stages of implementation. Out of 498 SFURTI clusters, 251 clusters of rural and traditional industrial units are functional.

(b)&(c): District-wise details of micro units assisted, Margin  Money  disbursed  and employment  generated  under  PMEGP  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  during  the  last  three  years  is placed at Annexure-I.  District-wise details of MSME Clusters approved in the State of Jharkhand under SFURTI scheme is placed at Annexure-II.

The details of steps taken by the Ministry of MSME for the promotion of rural agro-based micro and small industries in the country is placed at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3066 for answer on 04.08.2022

District-wise details of Micro Units assisted, Margin Money disbursed and employment generated under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Jharkhand, during the last three years.

(Projects & Employment: In Numbers; Margin Money: Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl    | District            | 2019-20         | 2019-20      | 2019-20      | 2020-21         | 2020-21      | 2020-21      | 2021-22         | 2021-22      | 2021-22      |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
| No    | District            | No. of Projects | Margin Money | Employ- ment | No. of Projects | Margin Money | Employ- ment | No. of Projects | Margin Money | Employ- ment |
| 1     | Bokaro              | 118             | 345.69       | 944          | 104             | 382.26       | 832          | 77              | 289.19       | 616          |
| 2     | Chatra              | 28              | 79.13        | 224          | 24              | 48.84        | 192          | 34              | 80.55        | 272          |
| 3     | Deoghar             | 57              | 130.70       | 456          | 67              | 164.13       | 536          | 82              | 191.72       | 656          |
| 4     | Dhanbad             | 114             | 339.94       | 912          | 102             | 284.93       | 816          | 122             | 324.98       | 976          |
| 5     | Dumka               | 85              | 216.71       | 680          | 72              | 153.16       | 576          | 107             | 265.84       | 856          |
| 6     | Garhwa              | 20              | 48.86        | 160          | 36              | 88.86        | 288          | 40              | 89.99        | 320          |
| 7     | Giridih             | 45              | 90.25        | 360          | 94              | 241.78       | 752          | 103             | 248.77       | 824          |
| 8     | Godda               | 69              | 151.73       | 552          | 82              | 170.95       | 656          | 101             | 256.62       | 808          |
| 9     | Gumla               | 38              | 84.73        | 304          | 31              | 65.97        | 248          | 34              | 102.34       | 272          |
| 10    | Hazaribagh          | 91              | 293.95       | 728          | 123             | 365.61       | 984          | 115             | 363.52       | 920          |
| 11    | Jamtara             | 42              | 57.88        | 336          | 49              | 64.36        | 392          | 57              | 99.68        | 456          |
| 12    | Khunti              | 62              | 97.38        | 496          | 52              | 102.57       | 416          | 56              | 87.18        | 448          |
| 13    | Koderma             | 41              | 111.39       | 328          | 54              | 94.83        | 432          | 43              | 93.72        | 344          |
| 14    | Latehar             | 27              | 36.36        | 216          | 20              | 33.57        | 160          | 40              | 58.53        | 320          |
| 15    | Lohardaga           | 45              | 63.18        | 360          | 48              | 80.49        | 384          | 69              | 100.77       | 552          |
| 16    | Pakur               | 50              | 100.99       | 400          | 50              | 96.87        | 400          | 44              | 97.75        | 352          |
| 17    | Palamu              | 50              | 98.58        | 400          | 57              | 145.08       | 456          | 56              | 152.51       | 448          |
| 18    | Pashchimi Singhbhum | 70              | 206.88       | 560          | 68              | 180.07       | 544          | 62              | 124.69       | 496          |
| 19    | Purbi Singhbhum     | 146             | 336.18       | 1168         | 97              | 285.59       | 776          | 118             | 280.75       | 944          |
| 20    | Ramgarh             | 69              | 189.02       | 552          | 85              | 254.78       | 680          | 51              | 168.41       | 408          |
| 21    | Ranchi              | 82              | 261.98       | 656          | 76              | 228.18       | 608          | 108             | 310.87       | 864          |
| 22    | Sahibganj           | 89              | 235.74       | 712          | 42              | 139.68       | 336          | 93              | 203.95       | 744          |
| 23    | Seraikela Kharsawan | 73              | 126.27       | 584          | 50              | 100.97       | 400          | 61              | 121.35       | 488          |
| 24    | Simdega             | 33              | 46.27        | 264          | 39              | 74.27        | 312          | 41              | 74.59        | 328          |
| Total | Total               | 1544            | 3749.79      | 12352        | 1522            | 3847.80      | 12176        | 1714            | 4188.27      | 13712        |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3066 for answer on 04.08.2022

District-wise details of SFURTI Clusters in the State of Jharkhand:

|   Sl. No. | Cluster Name                                             | District Name   | Product Category   |   No. of Artisans |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in lakh) |   Approval Cost (Rs. in lakh) | Cluster Status       |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                     | West Singhbhum  | Handicraft         |              1048 |                             413.65 |                        379.52 | Under implementation |
|         2 | Anjeneya Bamboo Cluster                                  | East Singhbum   | Bamboo             |               405 |                             271.01 |                        249.37 | Under implementation |
|         3 | Annatdev Woodcraft Producer Company Limited              | Bokaro          | Handicraft         |               150 |                             259.43 |                        238.84 | Under implementation |
|         4 | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                     | Ramgarh         | Bamboo             |               820 |                             356.99 |                        328.1  | Under implementation |
|         5 | Bamboo Crafts Cluster                                    | Ranchi          | Bamboo             |               698 |                             429.35 |                        393.76 | Under implementation |
|         6 | Bassantrai Badge and Embroidery Producer Company Limited | Godda           | Textile            |               207 |                             236.25 |                        217.5  | Under implementation |
|         7 | Bishnugarh Brass& Bronze Cluster                         | Hazaribagh      | Handicraft         |               832 |                             460.45 |                        421.9  | Under implementation |
|         8 | Bundu Lac Farming& Processing Cluster                    | Ranchi          | Handicraft         |               500 |                             578.7  |                        480    | Under implementation |
|         9 | Gold &Silver Jewellery Cluster                           | Ramgarh         | Handicraft         |               500 |                             365.94 |                        310.54 | Under implementation |
|        10 | Gumla Honey &Food Processing Major Cluster               | Gumla           | Agro               |               800 |                             254.24 |                        254.24 | Functional           |
|        11 | Honey Processing Cluster                                 | Lohardaga       | Honey              |               250 |                             187.75 |                        146.45 | Under implementation |
|        12 | Kariyatpur Brass Manufacturing Private Limited           | Hazaribagh      | Handicraft         |               266 |                             262.3  |                        241.58 | Under implementation |
|        13 | Koderma Agarbatti Mini Cluster                           | Koderma         | Handicraft         |               250 |                             127.44 |                        127.44 | Under implementation |
|        14 | Lac and other NTFP Processing Cluster                    | Gumla           | Handicraft         |               500 |                             162.19 |                        149.32 | Functional           |
|        15 | Santhal Pragana Khadi Cluster                            | Deoghar         | Textile            |               681 |                             150    |                        150    | Functional           |

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3066 for answer on 04.08.2022

Details of the steps taken by the Ministry of MSME for the promotion of rural agro-based micro and small industries in the country:

- i) KVIC has launched 'Khadi Prakritik Paint', developed by Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), Jaipur, a unit of KVIC. Khadi Prakritik Paint manufacturing units are being set up under PMEGP scheme.
2. ii) KVIC  has  started  online  selling  of  all  Khadi  and  Village  Industry  products,  which  are available to every Indian's door step through www.ekhadiindia.com and www.khadiindia.gov.in.
3. iii) Awareness  camps,  workshops,  Bankers  Meetings  and  exhibitions  at  all  levels  are  being organized  in  order  to  propagate  the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  (KVI)  schemes  for generation of employment opportunities.
4. iv) Publicity of Khadi  and  Village Industries schemes  and  programmes  through  print, electronic, digital and social media.
- v) KVIC has started online Registration of new Khadi  Institutions through  Khadi Institution Registration and Certification Sewa (KIRCS) for undertaking Khadi activities by the new entities.
6. vi) An online portal has been made operational for disbursement of funds under the Modified Market  Development  Assistance  (MMDA)  and  Interest  Subsidy  Eligibility  Certificate (ISEC) schemes to Khadi Institutions and artisans. Institutions are uploading data and filing their MMDA and ISEC claims from the financial year 2016-17 onwards in the DBT Portal.