Lok Sabha Question No. 2478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Entrepreneurship in Agriculture
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2478 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AGRICULTURE

## † 2478. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  number  of  women  entrepreneurs  engaged  in  agriculture  and  non-agriculture sectors in the country;`
- (b) the number of women belonging to scheduled tribes among them;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  the  data  confirming  the  empowerment  of  women entrepreneurs of poor sections through such schemes; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)  &  (b)    The  Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  promote  entrepreneurship among  women  both  in  agriculture  and  non-agriculture  sector,  however  the  data  is  not centrally maintained  by this Ministry.
- (c)  &  (d) The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  taken  various initiatives towards empowerment of women entrepreneurship, the details of the same is as under:

'Economic  Empowerment  of  Women  Entrepreneurs  and  Start-ups  by  Women'  (WEE) project is being supported by  GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in partnership with the Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),   to  improve  the  framework  conditions  for women-led  enterprises  in  India.  The  project  aims  to  pilot  incubation  and  acceleration programmes for women micro entrepreneurs, enabling them to start new businesses and scale up existing enterprises in the States of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and 8 North Eastern States of the country. A total of 902 women entrepreneurs have  been  supported  under  the  project  under  both  incubation  and  acceleration  support programmes.

Entrepreneurship Development in Six Holy Cities , a project of the Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  aims  to  catalyse  local  entrepreneurial  activities through  involvement  of  potential  &  existing  entrepreneurs,  unemployed  youth,  college dropouts, youth from backward community etc. The Project is being implemented in Puri, Bodh Gaya, Kollur, Varanasi, Haridwar and Pandharpur. The total number of beneficiaries covered under the project is 10,131 out of which 4,206 are women.

MSDE  has  implemented  PM  YUVA  Pilot  Project  towards  creating  an  enabling ecosystem  through  entrepreneurship  education,  training,  advocacy  and  easy  access  to entrepreneurship network. The scheme focuses on students/trainees and alumni coming out from skilling ecosystem {i.e. Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Pradhan Mantri Kuashal Kendras (PMKKs) and Jan Sikshan Sansthans (JSSs)}. The scheme was implemented  in  10  States  and  2  Union  Territories  viz.  i.e.  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand, Bihar,  West  Bengal,  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Kerala, Delhi and Puducherry.  Although this programme did not specifically focus on women but conscious  efforts  were  made  to  ensure  substantial  participation  of  women  in  the programme. The total number of beneficiaries covered under the project is 63,255, out of which 24,398 are women.

In addition to the above, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,   Government of India, is implementing the programme, 'Establishment of AgriClinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC)' under the scheme, Agriculture Extension of umbrella  scheme  Krishonnati  Yojana,  to  promote  entrepreneurship,  support  agricultural development and create gainful self-employment opportunities to unemployed youths with qualification in agriculture and allied sectors.

Under  this  programme,  there  is  a  provision  of  credit  linked  back-ended  upfront composite subsidy on the bank loan availed by trained candidates. The subsidy provided is 44% in respect of women, SC/ST and all categories of candidates from North-Eastern and  Hill  States  and  36%  in  respect  of  other  categories.  There  is  special  provision  for women  candidates  to  co-obligate  husbands/parents  for  getting  credit  facilities.  The subsidy is admissible for loans up to Rs. 20 lakhs in case of individual and Rs.100 lakhs in case of Group Projects (for ventures set up by a group of 5 trained candidates).

A total of 7,039 women candidates have been trained under the programme, out of which 2,302 women have established agriventures. Out of 2,302 women entrepreneurs, 170  women  have  been  provided  subsidy  of  Rs.  125.49  crore  (approx.).  Further,  the number of scheduled tribe women trained under the programme is 384, out of which 77 women have established ventures. The State-wise details of number of Scheduled Tribe women  candidates  trained,  venture  established  and  subsidy  granted  are  given  in Annexure .

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2478 regarding 'Entrepreneurship in Agriculture' to be answered on 01.08.2022

| Sl. No.   | State                     |   Candidates Trained | Ventures established   | Subsidy Granted   | Subsidy Amount disbursed (Rs in lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            |                   09 | 04                     | --                | --                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                   13 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 3         | Assam                     |                   21 | 02                     | --                | --                                       |
| 4         | Bihar                     |                   02 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              |                   16 | 08                     | --                | --                                       |
| 6         | Gujarat                   |                   05 | 02                     | --                | --                                       |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh          |                   02 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 8         | Jammu& Kashmir and Ladakh |                   04 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 9         | Jharkhand                 |                   65 | 08                     | --                | --                                       |
| 10        | Karnataka                 |                   06 | 01                     | --                | --                                       |
| 11        | Kerala                    |                   01 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh            |                   10 | 03                     | --                | --                                       |
| 13        | Maharashtra               |                   49 | 20                     | --                | --                                       |
| 14        | Manipur                   |                   20 | 04                     | 03                | 11.63                                    |
| 15        | Meghalaya                 |                   20 | 01                     | --                | --                                       |
| 16        | Mizoram                   |                   20 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 17        | Nagaland                  |                   39 | 03                     | 02                | 04.39                                    |
| 18        | Odisha                    |                   02 | --                     | --                | --                                       |
| 19        | Rajasthan                 |                   17 | 07                     | --                | --                                       |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu                |                   11 | 04                     | --                | --                                       |
| 21        | Telangana                 |                   48 | 09                     | 02                | 13.20                                    |
| 22        | West Bengal               |                   04 | 01                     | --                | --                                       |
|           | Total                     |                  384 | 77                     | 07                | 29.22                                    |

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