Lok Sabha Question No. 4349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4349

ANSWERED ON 27/03/2023

## SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (NIESBUD)

## 4349.  SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

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 grassroots 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; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to encourage new entrepreneur, particularly in        rural areas under the said programme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. 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 grassroots level through Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP).
- (b) &  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  (MoRD),  Government  of  India  and National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida  (an  autonomous organization  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship) have signed a MoU on March 03, 2022. The MoU came into effect w.e.f. March 3, 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.

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 Livelihood 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 up scaling the scheme.

(d)  &  (e)  MoRD  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  non-agricultural  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. 650.00 lakhs. The project duration is for a period of four years from the date of Detailed Project Report (DPR) approval. A total of 2,31,798 enterprises across 29 States/UTs have been supported so far.

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