Lok Sabha Question No. 5276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: NIESBUD
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5276

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2022 NIESBUD

## 5276.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a) whether  the  National  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business Development (NIESBUD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to  promote  entrepreneurship  at  the  grass  roots level through Start-up village Entrepreneurship Programme(SVEP);
- (b) if so, the details along with the terms and conditions of the said MoU;
- (c) the facilities and support likely to be provided by the Government to the rural youth under the said MoU;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  any  financial  assistance  to village entrepreneurs for starting their enterprises and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government  to  encourage  new entrepreneur, particularly in rural areas under the said programme; and
- (f) the details of  other  steps taken/being taken by the Government to generate additional employment in the rural areas of the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small  Business  Development (NIESBUD),  Noida (an autonomous  organization under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) and Ministry of Rural Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 3 rd March, 2022 to promote employment opportunities  in  rural  India  through  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP).
- (b) The MoU came into effect on 3 rd March, 2022 and shall be valid for a period of four years. The parties may further extend the period on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed.

(c)        The National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)  will  act  as  National  Resource  Organisation  (NRO)  for  Start-up  Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and support the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs) for implementation of the scheme. In addition, SRLMs can also engage the NRO for activities related to enterprise promotion like training etc. The NRO is expected to have a two-pronged role in the implementation of the SVEP.

i. Implementation  Role: Directly  implement  the  SVEP  in  the  blocks  as implementing partners with the States.

ii. Programme Scale-up Role: Based on the experience of implementation of  the  SVEP  in  the  blocks  and  their  prior  experience  in  implementation  of entrepreneurship development programmes, NIESBUD will help in upscaling the scheme.

(d)  &  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Start-up  Village Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  as  a  sub-scheme  under  the  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)  with the objective  to  help  the  rural  poor  to  set-up  enterprises  at  the  village  level  in  nonagricultural  sectors.  The  beneficiaries  of  the  project  are  from  the  Self  Help  Group (SHG)  eco-system  of  DAY-NRLM.  The  operational  unit  of  the  project  is  Block.  A maximum  of  2,400  enterprises  can  be  supported  in  one  Block  with  the  approved funds.  It  supports  existing  enterprises  as  well  as  setting  up  of  new  enterprises. Besides  helping  the  rural  entrepreneurs  to  access  finance,  a  cadre  of  Community Resource  Persons-  Enterprise  Promotion  (CRP-EP)  is  also  promoted  to  provide business support services to enterprises. The maximum budget for one Block under SVEP is Rs. 597.76 lakhs. The project duration is for a period of 4 years from the date  of  DPR  approval.  A  total  of  1,92,168  enterprises  across  23  States/UTs  have been supported so far.

(f)         Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)    is  implementing Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  since  2008-09 through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  as  nodal  agency  at  the national level for generating employment opportunities in the country by setting up micro-enterprises in non-farm sector. Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money subsidy of 25 % of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in  urban areas. For Special Categories such as SC/ST/OBC/ minorities/women/exserviceman/physically  handicapped  /NER/Hill  and  Border  areas,  etc.,  the  Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. Maximum project cost for manufacturing unit is Rs.25 lakh and for service sector is Rs.10 lakh.

Further, to boost the Entrepreneurial culture in India,  588 Rural Self Employment Training  Institutes  (RSETIs) are  functioning  across  the  country  under the  ageis  of  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  extending  skill  and  entrepreneurship development training  programmes  to  rural  un-employed  youth  to  facilitate  them  to employ themselves by commencing self-employment units/activities. Government is reimbursing cost of training imparted by the RSETIs to the rural youth through the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs).

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