Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav under SVEP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV UNDER SVEP

## 2618.   SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of entrepreneurs of Self Help Groups who have been provided loans from Community Enterprise Funds in pursuit of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav;
- (b) the details of the said loans, State-wise particularly in respect of the State of Gujarat;
- (c) the  number of people living in the rural areas of Gujarat benefitted under Start Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme;
- (d) whether the entrepreneurs of Dahod, the tribal area of Gujarat, have also benefitted under the said programme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) During Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration, a total of 2614 entrepreneurs of Self Help Groups (SHG) were provided loans from the Community Enterprise Fund under Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  in  the  week  of  6 th to  12 th September, 2021.
- (b) The State-wise details of loan extended to entrepreneurs from SHGs including SHGs from the State of Gujarat during the period are given in Annexure.
- (c) SVEP is being implemented in three blocks of Gujarat, i.e., Garbada block of Dahod district, Ghoghamba block of Panchmahal district and Khambha block of Amreli district. As on 30 th November, 2021, a total of 4924 entrepreneurs have been supported in these three blocks  and  the  estimated  employment  generated  from  the  supported  SVEP  enterprises  is 10,192.
- (d) Yes Sir.
- (e) As on 30 th November, 2021, a total of 1677 entrepreneurs in Garbada block of Dahod district have been supported under the programme.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021 REGARDING 'AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV UNDER SVEP'

| S.No.   | State          |   No.of Entrepreneurs provided CEF loans during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav under SVEP | CEF Loan Amount disbursed (Rs.)   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                                                                                 58 | 3851440                           |
| 2       | Assam          |                                                                                100 | 3360000                           |
| 3       | Bihar          |                                                                                118 | 3080000                           |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   |                                                                                 43 | 825000                            |
| 5       | Gujarat        |                                                                                 68 | 1846000                           |
| 6       | Haryana        |                                                                                215 | 10510000                          |
| 7       | Jharkhand      |                                                                                359 | 12406000                          |
| 8       | Kerala         |                                                                                375 | 14745000                          |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh |                                                                                254 | 6373000                           |
| 10      | Manipur        |                                                                                 44 | 1615000                           |
| 11      | Meghalaya      |                                                                                 16 | 640000                            |
| 12      | Mizoram        |                                                                                 85 | 6360000                           |
| 13      | Odisha         |                                                                                 75 | 2107000                           |
| 14      | Punjab         |                                                                                 25 | 1205000                           |
| 15      | Rajasthan      |                                                                                126 | 3841000                           |
| 16      | Uttar Pradesh  |                                                                                443 | 6723000                           |
| 17      | Uttarakhand    |                                                                                 42 | 1415000                           |
| 18      | West Bengal    |                                                                                168 | 5127785                           |
|         | Total          |                                                                               2614 | 8,60,30,225                       |

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