Lok Sabha Question No. 357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: MSME Scheme in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## MSME SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 357.           SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

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

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  MSME  scheme  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  particularly  women, under the component - Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana, district-wise;
- (b) the funds spent under the said scheme in the State of Andhra Pradesh, component-wise; and
- (c) the measures being taken to ensure convergence between SFURTI and Coir Vikas Yojana?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Coir  Board  is  implementing  Skill  Upgradation  and  Mahila  Coir  Yojana  for  promotion and development of Coir Industry all over the country including Andhra Pradesh under the Umbrella Scheme  -  Coir  Vikas  Yojana.    There  are  total  2808  beneficiaries,  among  them  2315  are  women beneficiaries trained/undergone various training programmes conducted by Coir Board in the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Scheme from 2019-20 onwards.

The district-wise details of training/ programmes indicating the number of beneficiaries and the funds spent under the component in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years and current year (up to 30.11.2022) are at Annexure.

- (c): Under the Coir Vikas Yojana, Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana, Awareness Programmes and  Workshop  are  being  undertaken.  The  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheme  while  giving  the  training Programme  will  get  more  Skill  for  the  production  of  Value  added  Coir  Products  and  also  given awareness about the SFURTI Scheme. These beneficiaries are promoted to avail the benefit of SFURTI Scheme.  Accordingly  at  present  three  Coir  SFURTI  Clusters  have  been  sanctioned  in  the  state  of Andhra  Pradesh,  that  is  at  Viziayanagaram,  Kadiyapulanka  and  Amalapuram.    Out  of  which Viziayanagaram and Kadiyapulanka are functional and Amalapuram is under implementation

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|                                                                 |                              |                               |                             |                          |                             | 2020-21                       |                              |                          |                              |                             |                                                                    |                          |                                |                             |                            | ANNEXURE                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                                                                 |                              |                               |                             | 2019-20                  | 2019-20                     | 2019-20                       | 2019-20                      | 2019-20                  | 2021-22                      | 2021-22                     | 2021-22                                                            | 2021-22                  | 2022-23 (As on 30/11/2022)     | 2022-23 (As on 30/11/2022)  | 2022-23 (As on 30/11/2022) | 2022-23 (As on 30/11/2022) |
| Activity                                                        | Total no. of benefi ciarie s | No. of wome n benefi ciarie s | District                    | Financia l (Rs in lakhs) | Total no. of benefici aries | No. of wome n benefi ciarie s | District                     | Financia l (Rs in lakhs) | Total no. of benef iciari es | No. of women beneficiar ies | District                                                           | Financ ial (Rs in lakhs) | Tot al no. of ben efici arie s | No. of women benefici aries | District                   | Financial (Rs in lakhs)    |
| Training on Value Added Product                                 | 180                          | 180                           | East Godavari& Srikakulam   | 14.9                     | 240                         | 240                           | East Godavari & Srikakulam   | 19.92                    | 200                          | 197                         | East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Chittoor & Visakhapatna m | 16.6                     | 40                             | 40                          | East Godavari& Chittoor    | 2.97                       |
| Training on Mahila Coir Yojana (Exclusively for women artisans) | 200                          | 200                           | East Godavari& Srikakulam   | 14.9                     | 240                         | 240                           | East Godavari & Srikakulam   | 19.92                    | 198                          | 198                         | East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Chittoor & Visakhapatna   | 16.4 8                   | 40                             | 40                          | East Godavari              | 2.94                       |
| Entrepreneurship Development Programme                          | 182 (3 batche s)             | 135                           | Vizianagara m& Srikakulam   | 2.42                     | 65 (1 batch)                | 48                            | East Godavari                | 0.6                      | 65 (1 batch )                | 25                          | Srikakulam                                                         | 0.66                     | 0 0                            |                             |                            | 0                          |
| Awareness Programme                                             | 300 (4 batche s)             | 210                           | East Godavari& Srikakulam   | 1.1                      | 176 (3 batches)             | 176                           | East Godavari &West Godavari | 0.75                     | 175 (3 batch es)             | 64                          | East Godavari, Chittoor & Visakhapatna m                           | 0.68                     | 62 (1 batc h) 62               |                             | East Godavari              | 0.186                      |
| Workshop                                                        | 213 (3 batche s)             | 172                           | Vizianagara m&West Godavari | 1.95                     | 149 (2 batches)             | 48                            | East Godavari                | 0.82                     | 60 (2 batch es)              | 23                          | Srikakulam& Chittoor                                               | 0.66                     | 0                              | 0                           | 0                          |                            |
| Certificate Course of Coir Artisan in Coir Technology           | 0                            | 0                             |                             | 0                        | 3                           | 0                             |                              | 0.58                     | 18                           | 15                          |                                                                    | 2.62                     | 0                              | 0                           |                            | 0                          |
| Diploma Course in Coir Technology                               | 0                            | 0                             |                             | 0                        | 0                           | 0                             |                              | 0                        | 2                            | 2                           |                                                                    | 0.4                      | 0                              | 0                           |                            | 0                          |
| Total                                                           | 1075                         | 897                           |                             |                          | 873                         | 752                           |                              |                          | 718                          | 524                         |                                                                    |                          | 142                            | 142                         |                            |                            |