Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: DAY-NRLM in Odisha
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 920

ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## DAY-NRLM IN ODISHA

## 920. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Women Self Help Groups which have been assisted in Odisha under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM);
- (b) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised so far in Odisha for implementation of  DAY-NRLM during the last five years;
- (c) the details of funds regarding Revolving Fund, Community Investment Fund, Salary of Community Resource Person and interest subsidy for loan under the scheme in Odisha, year-wise; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Ministry   is  implementing  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY - NRLM) across the country (except Delhi &Chandigarh) with the  objective  of  organizing  the  rural  poor  women  into  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  and continuously nurturing and supporting them till they attain appreciable increase in incomes over a period of time and improve their quality of life and come out of abject poverty. As on 31 st January 2023, 54.31 lakh women from rural households have been mobilised into 5.27 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Odisha  State under DAY-NRLM.
- (b) The details of Central funds allocated, released and utilised in Odisha for implementation of DAY-NRLM during the last five years is as below:

(Rs In lakhs)

|         |   Central Share Allocation(NRLM) |   Centreal Release(NRLM) |   Utilisation* |
|---------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
| 2017-18 |                          12185.5 |                  12001.6 |        31037.9 |
| 2018-19 |                          16939.1 |                  20244.2 |        34231.2 |
| 2019-20 |                          23380.7 |                  30687   |        48916.1 |
| 2020-21 |                          26368.3 |                  38907   |        63825.2 |
| 2021-22 |                          49346.9 |                  61683.6 |        81142.2 |

*Expenditure  also includes State share, Opening balance and misc. receipts

(Rs In Lakhs)

|         | Central Share Allocation(NRLP**/NRETP***)   | Centreal Release(NRLP/NRETP) Utilisation*   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 4368.99                                     | 4342.2010754.01                             |
| 2018-19 | -                                           | -1105.90                                    |
| 2019-20 | 3248.00                                     | 3248.002051.63                              |
| 2020-21 | 2408.00                                     | 2408.004570.73                              |
| 2021-22 | 6000.00                                     | 4500.005238.66                              |

*Expenditure  includes State share, opening balance and misc. Receipts

**National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) is closed on 30th June, 2018 hence no funds have been allocated for that year

***National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) commenced in the year 2019

(c)  The  year-wise   details  of   Revolving  fund(RF)&Community  Investment  Fund(CIF) provided to  SHGs,  honorarium  paid  to   Community  Resource  Persons  (CRPs)  and  interest subsidy  to SHGs for bank loan under DAY-NRLM  in Odisha State is given below:

| Year                        | RF to SHGs   | RF to SHGs       | CIF to SHGs   | CIF to SHGs      | Honorarium of CRPs (Amount. in Lakh)   | Interest Subsidy to SHGs (Amount. in Lakh)   |
|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year                        | No. of SHGs  | Amount (in Lakh) | No. of SHGs   | Amount (ln Lakh) |                                        |                                              |
| 2018-19                     | 58,043       | 8,746.29         | 36,698        | 26,460.88        | 2914.92                                | 1705.27                                      |
| 2019-20                     | 7,826        | 1,270.32         | 38,276        | 29,078.52        | 5405.81                                | 843.97                                       |
| 2020-21                     | 21,024       | 3,159.15         | 43,866        | 32,151.94        | 7044.3                                 | 2565.79                                      |
| 2021-22                     | 19,043       | 2,861.95         | 51,779        | 40,234.74        | 8307.43                                | 1055.99                                      |
| 2022-23 as on 31- 01 -2023. | 14,275       | 2,173.00         | 38,012        | 32,696.82        | 17510.85                               | 1384.52                                      |

## (d) Other steps taken by the Ministry  under DAY-NRLM  in odisha State are as under :

## i) Social Security:

In  order  to  protect  SHG  members  from  various  vulnerabilities,  the  Mission  facilitates  to cover SHG members under relevant social security schemes. As on 31 st January 2023, 45.80 Lakh  SHG  members  have  been  covered  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana (PMSBY), 29.06 Lakh SHG members have been covered under  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  40.30  Lakh  SHG  members  have  been  covered  under  Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana(State Government health scheme) .

## ii) Farm Livelihood interventions:

-  The Mission promotes sustainable agriculture practices to enhance crop productivity by providing  training and capacity building of SHGs members involved in  farming. As on 31 st January 2023, 18.21 lakh women farmers from    SHGs ecosystem  have been covered under this  intervention.
-  Agri Nutri Garden:11.61 Lakh households have been facilitated   for promotion of Agri Nutri Garden

## iii) Non-Farm Livelihood :

Start Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), the sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)  supports the SelfHelp  Group  (SHG)  or   their  family  members  to  set-up  small  enterprises  in  the  non-farm sector. In Odisha, SVEP is being  implemented in 12 blocks -  Angul, Bhograi, Bangomunda, Badamba,  Rangeilunda,  Danagadi,  Mahakalapada,  Morada,  Umerkote,  Ranapur,  Sadar, Kuarmunda.  Till  31 st December,  2022,  a  total  of  12,910  enterprises  have  been  supported under the SVEP scheme.

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