Lok Sabha Question No. 778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Facilities for Tribal Communities
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## FACILITIES FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

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SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  facilities,  skill  development  opportunities  and  loans  available  for  tribal communities under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME);
- (b) the details of benefits provided to the said community during the last five years; and
- (c) the details of funds disbursed during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for the benefits of the unemployed youth in the country including the  tribal communities are as under:

## 1.

- Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP):

Ministry of MSME, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), is implementing PMEGP  for  generating  self  employment  opportunities  in  the  country  by  setting  up  microenterprises in non-farm sector.

Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) subsidy of  25%  of  the  project  cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.  For  Special  Category beneficiaries such as SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/women/transgender/ex-serviceman/differently abled/NER/Hill, Border areas and Aspirational districts, etc., the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. Maximum project cost for manufacturing sector is Rs.50 lakh and for service sector is Rs.20 lakh.

The number of micro-enterprises assisted, belonging to Scheduled Tribes beneficiaries, Margin Money subsidy disbursed to them and employment opportunities generated by these units during the last five years are given below:

| Performance of Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under PMEGP   | Performance of Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under PMEGP   | Performance of Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under PMEGP   | Performance of Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under PMEGP   | Performance of Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries under PMEGP   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                                        | Year                                                       | Projects setup                                             | Margin Money disbursed                                     | Estimated Employment generated                             |
| 1                                                          | 2017-18                                                    | 4219                                                       | 9349.92                                                    | 33752                                                      |
| 2                                                          | 2018-19                                                    | 7306                                                       | 13604.93                                                   | 58448                                                      |
| 3                                                          | 2019-20                                                    | 6021                                                       | 12234.52                                                   | 48168                                                      |
| 4                                                          | 2020-21                                                    | 5497                                                       | 12711.12                                                   | 43976                                                      |
| 5                                                          | 2021-22                                                    | 7225                                                       | 16396.39                                                   | 57800                                                      |
|                                                            | Total                                                      | 30268                                                      | 64296.88                                                   | 242144                                                     |

## 2. Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI):

Ministry of MSME is implementing SFURTI to organize traditional industries and artisans into collectives and make them competitive, provide sustained employment and enhance marketability of products. The scheme supports creation of Common Facility Centers (CFCs), procurement of new machineries, setting up raw material banks, skill development and training, market promotion initiatives,  etc.  Under  this  scheme,  financial  assistance of  up  to  Rs.  2.5  cr. is  given  to  'Regular Clusters' having up to 500 artisans, and up to Rs. 5 cr. to 'Major Clusters' having more than 500 artisans. Major sectors supported under SFURTI are Bamboo, Honey, Textiles, Agro Processing, Handicraft, Khadi, Coir, etc.

A  total  of  498  clusters  have  been  approved  under  SFURTI  till  date.  Out  of  these  498 clusters, 273 clusters have 58307 artisans belonging to Scheduled Tribe communities focusing on handicraft,  textiles,  agro  processing,  bamboo,  honey,  coir,  etc.  48  of  these  clusters  have  100% tribal  artisans  and  69  clusters  have  more  than  80%  tribal  artisans.  A  total  of  Rs.  725.27  cr. SFURTI assistance has been approved for the 273 clusters with tribal artisans.

3. Honey Mission: Honey Mission was launched and implemented by KVIC since 2017-18 to promote beekeeping activities and to provide self-employment opportunities, with special focus to  Scheduled Tribes  (ST). Under Honey Mission, beneficiaries are being  trained in beekeeping and live bee colonies including bee boxes and tool kits are being distributed to them as part of Self Help Groups. Hand holding support is also provided to the beneficiaries through master trainers.

Details of Scheduled Tribes beneficiaries benefitted under Honey Mission during last five years is  given below:

| Year    |   Total Number of Beneficiaries benefitted |   Number of ST Beneficiaries |   Fund disbursement including ST Beneficiaries (Rs. in Lakh) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                       1384 |                          198 |                                                      5402.05 |
| 2018-19 |                                       9636 |                         3832 |                                                      1506.61 |
| 2019-20 |                                       2920 |                          965 |                                                      1343.36 |
| 2020-21 |                                       1505 |                          262 |                                                       747.35 |
| 2021-22 |                                       1450 |                          332 |                                                      1366    |

4. Further, KVIC, through its training centres and other promotional schemes, is conducting Skill Development Programme (SDP) and Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAP) in the country for unemployed youths to generate self-employment opportunities in traditional industries. Details  of  Scheduled  Tribes  candidates  trained  under  capacity  building  during  last  five  years  is given below:

| Year    |   Number of ST candidates trained |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                              5193 |
| 2018-19 |                              6243 |
| 2019-20 |                              6358 |
| 2020-21 |                              6270 |
| 2021-22 |                              5267 |

## 5. National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH)

Ministry of MSME is implementing National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) scheme, which aims at capacity enhancement of SC/ST entrepreneurs and promoting entrepreneurship culture amongst the SC / ST population.

- i. Under  the  scheme,  159  ST  MSEs  have  been  supported  with  Special  Credit  Linked Capital  Subsidy  for  procurement  of  Plants  and  Machineries  involving  subsidy  of Rs.20.56 cr.
- ii. Under  Special  Marketing  Assistance  Scheme  (SMAS),  1721  ST  MSMEs  have participated in various domestic / international exhibitions to showcase their products / services for market linkages.
- iii. Total 8254 ST existing/aspiring entrepreneurs have been trained to promote entrepreneurship  amongst  aspiring  entrepreneurs  and  build  capacities  of  existing entrepreneurs in various sectors through different training institutions at 162 locations in 26 States / UTs across the country.
- iv. 5354 ST entrepreneurs have been assisted for enrolment of B2 portal 'MSME Mart' and 668 ST MSE for registration under Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) of NSIC by way of subsidy.
- v. In addition, under the scheme, assistance in reimbursement is given to ST entrepreneurs  on  bank  loan  processing  fee,  bank  charges  on  performance  bank guarantees, testing fee, annual membership for export promotion council, government promoted e-commerce portals, etc.
- vi. Besides, assistance is also provided to ST entrepreneurs for participation in short term training courses from top 50 NIRF ranked Management Institutes.
6. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Janajatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)  which  inter  alia comprises  the  component  of   Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through 'Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP'.  Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme.  One of the sub-components of PMJVM is the Van Dhan Yojana (VDY).

Since the launch of Van Dhan Yojana from August, 2019, TRIFED has sanctioned more than 3225 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (55036 Van Dhan Self Help Groups) associated with more than  9.63  lakhs  beneficiaries  in  the  country.    It  is  envisaged  that  it  would  play  a  vital  role  in improving overall economy of tribal community in the country.

Under  Tech  for  Tribals  Initiative,  TRIFED  has  also  initiated  entrepreneurship  training programmes  to  Van  Dhan  beneficiaries,  through  Entrepreneurship  and  Skill  Development Programme (ESDP) scheme of Ministry of MSME. Under ESDP, 415 training batches have been organized during FY 2019-20 to 2021-22 in 15 States benefiting 10375 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)  beneficiaries through imparting of skill up-gradation for sustainable enterprise Development. Total amount of  Rs.18.46 cr. has been sanctioned for this training component.

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