Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Promotion of Women Self Help Groups
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3397 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## PROMOTION OF WOMEN SELF HELP GROUPS

## 3397.   SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the list of schemes for the development and promotion of women Self Help Groups (SHGs);
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the delivery of such schemes and services to womens' SHGs; and
- (c) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for the development of SHGs in the State of Tamil Nadu for Coimbatore and Pollachi districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Deendayal AntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is being implemented across the country in a mission mode since 2011 with the aim to bring at  least  one  woman  member  from  each  rural  poor  household  into  the  fold  of  Self  Help Groups (SHGs) and to support them to take economic activities. As on 28th February, 2023 about 8.93 crore Women households have been mobilized into 82.61 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs).  Under  DAY-NRLM,  various  sub-schemes  namely  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), MahilaKisanSashaktikaranPariyojana (MKSP), Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) and National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP), which are being implemented for providing support to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) members.
- (b) The  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  of  the  scheme  for  each  State/UTs  is  approved  in consultation  with  the  respective  State/UTs   before  the   start   of  every  Financial  Year  by Empowered Committee (EC) of the Ministry of Rural Development. Based on the AAP, the scheme  is  being  implemented  through  State  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (SRLMs).  The Ministry releases the funds to state as per their approved allocation. The Ministry has  also started the implementation of e-FMAS (electronic fund management and accounting system) to do expenditure and monitoring of all component of expenditure for optimum utilization of resources. Further, the scheme is  monitored  through periodic review meetings, Performance Review Committee meetings, Common Review Missions, National Level Monitors & also through data of Monitoring Information System (MIS) and Public Fund Management System (PFMS). In addition continuous hand-holding support is provided  to SRLMs to overcome any issue faced by them during the implementation of scheme. The capacity building is one of the key component under DAY-NRLM. So the Ministry facilitates capacity building of all stakeholders, including SHG members.
- (c) The details of fund  allocated/release and utilized for the development of SHGs under NRLM in  Coimbatore  district of Tamil Nadu is  as under:-

(Rs. In lakhs)

|   S.No. | Year                           |   Funds Allocated/Released |   Utilization |
|---------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------|
|       1 | 2021-22                        |                    2068.44 |       1332.56 |
|       2 | 2022-23(As on 16th March 2023) |                    1640.58 |       1333.21 |

*Pollachi is not a separate district but falls under Coimbatore District

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