Lok Sabha Question No. 3815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3815.   SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a) the number of such youths which are being trained in the country under the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP), State/UT and district-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  such  training  institutes  which  are  being  run  by  the  Government  under  the scheme, State/UT and district-wise; and
- (c) the funds spent by the Government under the scheme so far, State/UT and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) through its field offices network  and  institutes/organizations  of  national  repute,  implements  'Entrepreneurship  and  Skill Development  Programme'  (ESDP)  scheme  with  an  objective  to  motivate  youths  representing different sections of the society including SC/ST/Women, Differently-abled, Ex-servicemen and BPL persons to consider self-employment or entrepreneurship as one of the career options. The ultimate objective  is  to  promote  new  enterprises,  capacity  building  of  existing  MSMEs  and  inculcating entrepreneurial culture in the country. The state-wise details of the number of trainees/beneficiaries under the ESDP scheme from FY 2018-19 to FY 2022-23 (as on 20.03.2023) are given at AnnexureI.
- (c):   Schemes of the Ministry of MSME are Central Sector Schemes where funds are not allocated State/UT-wise. Funds spent by the Ministry of MSME under the ESDP scheme across the country are as under:

| S. No.   | Financial Year             |   Total Funds Spent (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2018-19                    |                            189.55 |
| 2.       | 2019-20                    |                           3419.6  |
| 3.       | 2020-21                    |                            281.55 |
| 4.       | 2021-22                    |                             35.95 |
| 5.       | 2022-23 (as on 20.03.2023) |                           3837.5  |
|          | TOTAL                      |                           7764.15 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3815 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2023.

State/UT-wise  number  of  trainees/beneficiaries  under  the  ESDP  scheme  from  FY  2018-19  to  FY 2022-23 (as on 20.03.2023):

| S. NO.   | STATE/UT                                 | 2018-19   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 20.03.2023) |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS               | 0         |       126 |       166 |       128 |                         2856 |
| 2.       | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 334       |      2450 |       650 |      2295 |                         1299 |
| 3.       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 0         |       159 |       119 |       136 |                          402 |
| 4.       | ASSAM                                    | 0         |      8615 |      1350 |      1165 |                        10458 |
| 5.       | BIHAR                                    | 952       |      5061 |      1713 |      3929 |                         6021 |
| 6.       | CHANDIGARH                               | 0         |       131 |         0 |         0 |                          118 |
| 7.       | CHHATTISGARH                             | 0         |      6165 |       822 |      1814 |                         5163 |
| 8.       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 0         |         0 |       142 |       280 |                          608 |
| 9.       | DELHI                                    | 258       |      6801 |       935 |      1349 |                         1385 |
| 10.      | GOA                                      | 0         |        90 |         0 |       119 |                          279 |
| 11.      | GUJARAT                                  | 353       |      3253 |       706 |      1580 |                         9196 |
| 12.      | HARYANA                                  | 0         |      4723 |      1350 |      2014 |                         2940 |
| 13.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 70        |      1226 |       707 |      1317 |                         1489 |
| 14.      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 24        |      2128 |         0 |       494 |                         2883 |
| 15.      | JHARKHAND                                | 622       |      6132 |       993 |      2570 |                         5691 |
| 16.      | KARNATAKA                                | 78        |      3334 |       234 |      3316 |                         5305 |
| 17.      | KERALA                                   | 0         |      2311 |       727 |      2335 |                         6244 |
| 18.      | LADAKH                                   | 0         |       105 |         0 |         0 |                           50 |
| 19.      | LAKSHADWEEP                              |           |        25 |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 20.      | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 200       |     26093 |      1263 |      2706 |                        29495 |
| 21.      | MAHARASHTRA                              | 753       |     30858 |      1313 |      3946 |                         7184 |
| 22.      | MANIPUR                                  | 0         |       730 |        72 |       403 |                          175 |
| 23.      | MEGHALAYA                                | 0         |       306 |       129 |       213 |                          859 |
| 24.      | MIZORAM                                  | 0         |       240 |         0 |        87 |                          210 |
| 25.      | NAGALAND                                 | 0         |       773 |         0 |       527 |                         1248 |
| 26.      | ODISHA                                   | 0         |      3647 |       907 |      2559 |                         8591 |
| 27.      | PUDUCHERRY                               | 0         |       250 |       260 |        61 |                          147 |
| 28.      | PUNJAB                                   | 0         |      6222 |      1255 |      2447 |                         6728 |
| 29.      | RAJASTHAN                                | 424       |      7593 |      1268 |      2293 |                         5264 |
| 30.      | SIKKIM                                   | 25        |       502 |       400 |      1140 |                          851 |
| 31.      | TAMIL NADU                               | 309       |     15811 |      1647 |      3002 |                         9037 |
| 32.      | TELANGANA                                | 250       |      3430 |      2078 |      2629 |                         3956 |
| 33.      | TRIPURA                                  | 209       |       947 |       375 |      1384 |                          308 |
| 34.      | UTTARAKHAND                              | 4358      |     84710 |      4380 |      8156 |                        15476 |
| 35.      | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 213       |      3616 |       525 |       882 |                         4927 |
| 36.      | WEST BENGAL                              | 73        |      3450 |      1118 |      1928 |                         8058 |
|          | TOTAL                                    | 9505      |    242013 |     27604 |     59204 |                       164901 |