Lok Sabha Question No. 1327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Job Opportunity for Tribals under MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR TRIBALS UNDER MSME SECTOR

1327. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any  proposal  to  create  job  opportunities  for  the  tribals  under MSME Sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the tribals would be provided jobs within their villages and nearby areas or elsewhere and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the broad Micro or Small Scale Industries to be set up in the tribal dominated villages?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  is implementing Prime Minister's Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP)  for  assisting entrepreneurs  in  setting  up  of  new  units  in  the  non-farm  sector.  It  aims  to  bring  together  widely dispersed  traditional  artisans/  rural  and  urban  unemployed  youth  and  give  them  self-employment opportunities  to  the  extent  possible,  at  their  doorstep  and  also  help  in  arresting  migration  of  rural youth to urban areas.

Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail Margin Money subsidy of 25% of the  project  cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.    For  beneficiaries  belonging  to  Special Categories, such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, Minorities, Women, Transgenders, Ex-servicemen,  Differently-Abled,  beneficiaries  belonging  to  North  Eastern  Region,  Aspirational District, Hill and Border areas, etc., the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of project is Rs.50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakh in the service sector. The own contribution for beneficiaries belonging to Special Categories which includes  Scheduled  Tribes  is  5%  of  project  cost  as  compared  to  10%  for  General  Category beneficiaries.

The beneficiaries of the scheme, including those belonging to Scheduled Tribes, have been assisted in setting up micro-enterprises in diverse sectors such as (i) Food processing, (ii) Textiles, (iii)  Metal  works,  (iv)  Woodworks,  (v)  Jewellery,  (vi)  Coir  products,  (vii)  Construction,  (viii) Ayurvedic and Herbal Products, etc.

Performance  of  Scheduled  Tribe  beneficiaries  across  India  during  last  three  years  under PMEGP is given below:

| Year    |   Margin Money Disbursed (Rs. in Lakhs) |   Units Assisted |   Estimated Employment Generated |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                 12234.3 |             6021 |                            48168 |
| 2020-21 |                                 12711.2 |             5497 |                            43976 |
| 2021-22 |                                 16396.4 |             7225 |                            57800 |

The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  also  implementing  following  schemes  to  create  job opportunities for Scheduled Tribes in all States / UTs with notified STs.

Under the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Janajatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM), Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds for procurement of minor forest produce (MFP) on minimum support price to provide a safety net to the tribals in the trade of minor forest produces.  Further, Van Dhan Vikas Kendra  are  set  up  through  Tribal  Co-Operative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India (TRIFED), which targets employment generation for tribals by harnessing the wealth of forest i.e. Van Dhan. Under this  programme, tribal  community  owned  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  centric multi-purpose  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  (VDVKs)  are  set-up  in  the  areas  with  significant  tribal population.  The  Kendras  act  as  common  facility  centres  for  procurement  cum  value  addition  to locally available Minor Forest Produce, increasing the income of the gatherers. During the last three years,  MFPs  worth  Rs.  342  cr.  have  been  procured  in  the  tribal  areas  of  16  States  which  have benefitted more than 10 Lakhs MFP gatherers. TRIFED has also sanctioned 3,225 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) associated with 9.63 Lakh beneficiaries in 25 States and 3 UTs.

Under  the  component  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and  Marketing  of  Tribal Products/Produce'  of  the  PMJVM  Scheme,  TRIFED  undertakes  activities  in  providing  Scheduled Tribes with sustainable livelihood through institutional support in marketing of tribal artefacts and products and skill development of tribal artisans.

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