Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Schemes for NER
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 925 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## SCHEMES FOR NER

## †925. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  the  schemes  being  formulated  by the  Government  to  promote entrepreneurship among youths in rural area along with details thereof;
- (b) the  names  of  the  schemes  under  which  youths especially  from  North  Eastern States have been benefitted during the last three years along with names  of youth details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is formulating special schemes for the youths of NorthEastern States along with details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The  details  of  Schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  promote entrepreneurship among youth in rural areas, including North Eastern states is as given under:
- i. Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  a pilot  scheme Pradhan Mantri YUVA (PM YUVA) Yojana w.e.f November 2019, for  creating  an  enabling  ecosystem  for  entrepreneurship  development  through entrepreneurship education, training, advocacy and easy access to the entrepreneurship  network  in  skill  training  institutes,  viz.  ITIs,  PMKKs,  JSS  etc. The  pilot  is  being  implemented  in  ten  States  and  two  UTs.  In  Assam  and Meghalaya,  the  PM  YUVA  Pilot  is  being  implemented  in  selected  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKKs) and  Jan  Sikshan  Sansthan  (JSS).  MSDE  also  provides  capacity  building  and handholding support to the beneficiaries of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSSs) and cluster artisans of North-Eastern Region, for their livelihood linkages.
- ii. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a programme for skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development through Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs).
- iii. MoRD,  is implementing the Start-up Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP), as a sub-scheme under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM).  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  help  the rural  poor  including  youth  to  set-up  enterprises  at  the  village  level  in  nonagricultural sectors.
- iv. Department  of  Financial  Services  (DFS)  is  implementing  Schemes  Stand  Up India  Scheme  with  objective  to  facilitate  loans  from  Scheduled  Commercial Banks  (SBCs)  of  value  between  Rs.  10  Lakh  to  Rs.  1  Crore  to  atleast  one Scheduled  Caste  or  Scheduled  Tribe  borrower  and  one  woman  borrower  per bank  branch  for  setting  up  Greenfield  enterprise  in  manufacturing,  services  or trading sector and activities allied to agriculture.
- v. DFS  is  also  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  MUDRA  Yojana  (PMMY)  which facilitates  collateral  free  loans  of  upto  Rs.  10  Lakh  to  individuals  for  business activities in the non-agricultural sector and activities allied to agriculture.
- vi. Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is  implementing  the Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  for  providing financial  assistance  to  set  up  new  enterprises.  The  maximum  cost  of  projects covered under the Scheme is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the business/service sector.
- (b) The details of beneficiaries under Pilot Project on PM-YUVA in the North Eastern Region is available on the website (https://www.niesbud.nic.in/PM-YUVA.htm) of the  implementing  agency  i.e.  National  Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small Business  Development  (NIESBUD).  The  performance  of  Schemes  of  other Ministries/Departments in the North Eastern Region as per information available for last 3 years is given in Annexure
- (c) Krishi Uddan Scheme to evacuate local produce, 586 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras and Zoram Mega Food Park etc. seek to boost entrepreneurship, trade and commerce. Several institutes in NER like Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati; Indian Institute  of  Information  Technology  (IIIT)  in  NER,  Institute  of  Hotel  Management  at Guwahati and Shillong, Film and Television Institute at Jollan-Rakap (Jote), Arunachal Pradesh and National Institute of Design (NID), Jorhat, Assam, provide opportunity for Skilling  and  nurturing  young  creative  talent  and  design  aspirants  from  North  East Region and boost entrepreneurship amongst them.

## Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 925 to be answered on 26.07.2021

A. Details  of  Number of Accounts and Sanctioned Amount under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in the North Eastern States for Last three Years

(Rs. in Crore)

| FY                  |                     | 2018-19             | 2019-20             | 2019-20             |                     | 2020-21             | Cumulative ( FROM 01.04.2018 TO 31.03.2021)   | Cumulative ( FROM 01.04.2018 TO 31.03.2021)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| State Name          | No Of A/Cs          | Sanction Amt        | No Of A/Cs          | Sanction Amt        | No Of A/Cs          | Sanction Amt        | No Of A/Cs                                    | Sanction Amt                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 14455               | 118.03              | 23288               | 156.05              | 6159                | 179.31              | 43,902                                        | 453                                           |
| Assam               | 2422968             | 9938.15             | 1668347             | 7788.63             | 1189829             | 7657.19             | 52,81,144                                     | 25,384                                        |
| Manipur             | 86139               | 361.28              | 90175               | 412.59              | 69906               | 435.42              | 2,46,220                                      | 1,209                                         |
| Meghalaya           | 35574               | 269.92              | 44416               | 273.54              | 40478               | 414.67              | 1,20,468                                      | 958                                           |
| Mizoram             | 15858               | 232.06              | 20435               | 249.88              | 12716               | 245.3               | 49,009                                        | 727                                           |
| Nagaland            | 17448               | 163                 | 15082               | 184.01              | 19787               | 261.07              | 52,317                                        | 608                                           |
| Sikkim              | 26688               | 208.42              | 19862               | 176.24              | 15356               | 200.95              | 61,906                                        | 586                                           |
| Tripura             | 441114              | 1853.91             | 397094              | 1583.46             | 326855              | 2116.81             | 11,65,063                                     | 5,554                                         |
| NE State Total      | 3060244             | 13144.77            | 2278699             | 10824.4             | 1681086             | 11510.72            | 70,20,029                                     | 35,480                                        |
| All India Total     | 59870318            | 321722.79           | 62237981            | 337465.1            | 50735046            | 321759.22           | 17,28,43,345                                  | 9,80,947                                      |
| Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal | Source MUDRA Portal                           | Source MUDRA Portal                           |

- B. Performance of Stand Up India FY-wise and State-wise for the last three years

(Rs. In Crore)

| State Name        | FY         | 18-19          | FY         | 19-20          | FY         | 20-21          | Cummulative (from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021)   | Cummulative (from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021)   |
|-------------------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                   | No Of A/Cs | Sanctioned Amt | No Of A/Cs | Sanctioned Amt | No Of A/Cs | Sanctioned Amt | No Of A/Cs                                    | Sanctioned Amt                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 24         | 5.96           | 38         | 5.81           | 68         | 13.53          | 130                                           | 25.3                                          |
| ASSAM             | 204        | 46.04          | 160        | 32.95          | 141        | 37.08          | 505                                           | 116.07                                        |
| MANIPUR           | 48         | 11.22          | 41         | 7.9            | 12         | 3              | 101                                           | 22.12                                         |
| MEGHALAYA         | 30         | 7.87           | 24         | 4.74           | 34         | 10.24          | 88                                            | 22.85                                         |
| MIZORAM           | 54         | 15.04          | 50         | 9.94           | 61         | 15.87          | 165                                           | 40.85                                         |
| NAGALAND          | 45         | 8.71           | 42         | 9.37           | 58         | 13.73          | 145                                           | 31.81                                         |
| SIKKIM            | 109        | 13.92          | 51         | 8.46           | 43         | 6.36           | 203                                           | 28.74                                         |
| TRIPURA           | 22         | 4.92           | 24         | 5.81           | 36         | 7.61           | 82                                            | 18.34                                         |
| NE Total          | 536        | 113.68         | 430        | 84.98          | 453        | 107.42         | 1419                                          | 306.08                                        |
| All India Total   | 19130      | 4481.4         | 17216      | 4122.94        | 12040      | 2892.65        | 48386                                         | 11496.99                                      |

- C. State-wise and Year-wise number of candidates trained and settled under RSETI during the last three years and current year in North - Eastern Region is given below:-
- D. SVEP  is  a  demand-based  programme  and  does  not  have  separate  allocation  for  States.  The  details  of proposals approved in the NER are provided below:

| SI. No.   | Name of the State   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22(up to JUNE 2021- Provisional)   | FY 2021-22(up to JUNE 2021- Provisional)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|           |                     | Trained      | Settled      | Trained      | Settled      | Trained      | Settled      | Trained                                    | Settled                                    |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 360          | 70           | 211          | 294          | 18           | 57           | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 2         | Assam               | 13087        | 9678         | 11922        | 7680         | 7208         | 5145         | 410                                        | 670                                        |
| 3         | Manipur             | 382          | 268          | 495          | 351          | 287          | 277          | 27                                         | 3                                          |
| 4         | Meghalaya           | 1470         | 1287         | 1629         | 989          | 959          | 687          | 98                                         | 216                                        |
| 5         | Mizoram             | 502          | 365          | 939          | 957          | 613          | 457          | 0                                          | 95                                         |
| 6         | Nagaland            | 355          | 517          | 356          | 202          | 199          | 118          | 9                                          | 17                                         |
| 7         | Sikkim              | 389          | 206          | 364          | 489          | 202          | 134          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 8         | Tripura             | 2788         | 2345         | 2533         | 1775         | 1893         | 836          | 18                                         | 175                                        |

| S. No.   | State             | Name of District   | Name of Block            | Date of AAP approval   | Date of DPR approval   | Total Enterprises to be supported as per DPR   | Enterprises formed as on June 2021   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | Namsai & Lohit     | Namsai, Chongkham &Tezu  | 14-Oct-20              | DPR under preparation  |                                                |                                      |
| 2        | Assam             | Chirang            | SidliChirang             | 20-Dec-18              | 24-Jul-19              | 1,255                                          | 204                                  |
| 3        | Assam             | Darrang            | Pub Mangaldai            | 20-Dec-18              | 24-Jul-19              | 1,160                                          | 260                                  |
| 4        | Assam             | Kamrup             | Hajo                     | 20-Dec-18              | 24-Jul-19              | 1,209                                          | 206                                  |
| 5        | Manipur           | Imphal East        | KeiraoBitra              | 20-Dec-18              | 28-Nov-19              | 1,800                                          | 518                                  |
| 6        | Meghalaya         | West Khasi Hills   | Mairang                  | 20-Jul-17              | 10-Sep-18              | 924                                            | 134                                  |
| 7        | Mizoram           | Kolasib            | Bilkhawthlir & Thingdawl | 10-Sep-18              | 28-Nov-19              | 800                                            | 201                                  |
| 8        | Mizoram           | Serchhip           | East Lungdar&Serchhip    | 10-Sep-18              | 28-Nov-19              | 580                                            | 119                                  |
| 9        | Nagaland          | Dimapur            | Chumukedima              | 06-Nov-15              | 09-Aug-16              | 2,400                                          | 2,413                                |
| 10       | Nagaland          | Kohima             | Botsa & Chiephobozou     | 14-Oct-20              | DPR under preparation  |                                                |                                      |
| 11       | Nagaland          | Kohima             | Jakhama                  | 06-Nov-15              | 09-Aug-16              | 1,600                                          | 1,612                                |
| 12       | Nagaland          | Mokochung          | Kubulong & Ongpangkong   | 14-Oct-20              | DPR under preparation  |                                                |                                      |
| 13       | Tripura           | Dhalai             | Ambassa and Salema       | 14-Oct-20              | DPR under preparation  |                                                |                                      |
| Total    | Total             | Total              | Total                    | Total                  | Total                  | 11,728                                         | 5,667                                |

Note: SVEP projects are for duration of 4 years after DPR approval. Two or more blocks are combined to form a single block in areas where the SHG Households are less.

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