Lok Sabha Question No. 5460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: MoU between NIESBUD and Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5460

ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## MOU BETWEEN NIESBUD AND MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## 5460.   SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development to promote entrepreneurship at the grass roots level through Startup village Entrepreneurship Programme(SVEP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the terms and conditions of the said MoU;
- (c) the facilities and support likely to be provided by the Government to the rural youth under the said MoU;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide any financial assistance to village entrepreneurs for starting their enterprises and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to encourage new entrepreneurs, particularly in rural areas under the said programme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir.

(b) & (c) The Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India and National Institute of Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development  (NIESBUD),  Noida  (an  autonomous organization under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) have signed a MoU on March, 03, 2022. The MoU came into effect w.e.f. March, 3, 2022 and shall be valid for  a  period  of  four  years.  The  parties  may  further  extend  the  period  on  such  terms  and conditions as may be mutually agreed.

The  National  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development  (NIESBUD) will  act  as  National  Resource  Organisation  (NRO)  for  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship Programme  (SVEP),  a  sub-scheme  under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM)  and  support  the  State  Rural  Livelihood  Missions (SRLMs) for implementation of the scheme. In addition, SRLMs can also engage the NRO for activities related to enterprise promotion like training etc. The NRO is expected to have a two-pronged role in the implementation of the SVEP.

- i. Implementation Role: Directly implement the SVEP in the blocks as implementing partners with the States.
- ii. Programme Scale-up  Role: Based  on  the  experience  of  implementation  of  the SVEP in the blocks and their prior experience in implementation of entrepreneurship development programmes, NIESBUD will help in upscaling the scheme.

(d)  &  (e)  This  Ministry  is  implementing  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP) as a sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) with the objective to help the rural poor to set-up enterprises at the village  level  in  non-agricultural  sectors.  The  beneficiaries  of  the  project  are  from  the  Self Help Group (SHG) eco-system of DAY-NRLM. The operational unit of the project is Block. A maximum of 2,400 enterprises can be supported in one Block with the approved funds. It supports  existing  enterprises  as  well  as  setting  up  of  new  enterprises.  Besides  helping  the rural  entrepreneurs  to  access  finance,  a  cadre  of  Community  Resource  Persons-  Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) is also promoted to provide business support services to enterprises.The maximum budget for one Block under SVEP is Rs. 597.76 lakhs.The project duration is for a period of 4 years from the date of DPR approval. A total of 1,97,168 enterprises across 23 States/UTs have been supported so far.

Further, to boost the entrepreneurial culture in  India, 588 Rural Self Employment Training Institutes  (RSETIs) are functioning across the country extending skill and entrepreneurship development training programmes to rural un-employed youth to facilitate them to employ themselves  by  commencing  self-employment  units/activities.  This  Ministry  is  reimbursing cost  of  training  imparted  by  the  RSETIs  to  the  rural  youth  through  the  State  Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs). So far, 28.40 lakh youth have been settled under RSETIs.

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