Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Skill Loan Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Sunil Kumar Soni, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## SKILL LOAN SCHEME

## †109. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) whether the Skill Loan Scheme was launched in July 2015 and if so, the status thereof till date;
- (b) the total number of persons in the country, who have benefitted from this scheme;
- (c) the State-wise details thereof including Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) the  district-wise  details  of  Chhattisgarh  State  including Lok Sabha  Constituencies  of Durg and Bilaspur?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The  Government  of  India  had  launched  Skill  Loan  Scheme  on  15 th July,  2015  to provide loan facility to aspirants wanting to do skill development courses aligned to National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). Any Indian National who has secured admission in a course run by Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics or in a school recognised by Central or State education Boards or in a college affiliated to recognised university, training partners affiliated to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Sector Skill Councils, State  Skill  Mission,  State  Skill  Corporation,  etc.  can  avail  loan  for  the  purpose.  Amount  of loan varies from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 150, 000/- depending on the course and has a repayment period of 3 to 7 years.
- (b) Under the Scheme, as on 31.10.2021, 6018 persons have been benefitted.
- (c) The  State-wise  and  Union  Territory-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  and amount sanctioned under the scheme are given at Annexure I.
- (d) The district-wise details of number of beneficiaries and amount sanctioned in the State of Chhattisgarh under the scheme are given at Annexure II.

Annexure I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No.  109  to  be  answered  on  29.11.2021 regarding 'SKILL LOAN SCHEME '

State  Wise  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  and amount sanctioned under the Skill Loan Scheme as on 31.10.2021.

| S.No.   | States/UTs Name        |   Number of Beneficiaries | Sanctioned Amount (Rs. In Lakh)   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         |                       111 | 126.98                            |
| 2       | Assam                  |                       129 | 149.75                            |
| 3       | Bihar                  |                        57 | 73.05                             |
| 4       | Chandigarh             |                        14 | 16.27                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh           |                        90 | 71.64                             |
| 6       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                         2 | 2.64                              |
| 7       | Daman and Diu          |                         1 | 1.50                              |
| 8       | Delhi                  |                       164 | 181.65                            |
| 9       | Goa                    |                        53 | 68.50                             |
| 10      | Gujarat                |                       222 | 305.66                            |
| 11      | Haryana                |                       202 | 264.02                            |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh       |                        49 | 46.85                             |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir      |                        26 | 36.18                             |
| 14      | Jharkhand              |                        75 | 80.85                             |
| 15      | Karnataka              |                       460 | 467.00                            |
| 16      | Kerala                 |                      1533 | 1,755.54                          |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh         |                       203 | 206.45                            |
| 18      | Maharashtra            |                       815 | 929.65                            |
| 19      | Meghalaya              |                        36 | 36.69                             |
| 20      | Mizoram                |                         3 | 2.58                              |
| 21      | Nagaland               |                         4 | 5.12                              |
| 22      | Odisha                 |                        54 | 63.23                             |
| 23      | Puducherry             |                         7 | 7.64                              |
| 24      | Punjab                 |                       287 | 368.32                            |
| 25      | Rajasthan              |                        81 | 100.23                            |
| 26      | Sikkim                 |                         2 | 2.80                              |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu             |                       292 | 264.26                            |
| 28      | Tripura                |                         1 | 0.80                              |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh          |                       215 | 218.94                            |
| 30      | Uttarakhand            |                        50 | 62.45                             |
| 31      | West Bengal            |                       780 | 519.85                            |
|         | Grand Total            |                      6018 | 6,437.13                          |

The  district-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  and  amount  sanctioned  in  the State of Chhattisgarh under the Skill Loan Scheme as on 31.10.2021.

| S.No.       | Districts Name        |   Number of beneficiaries |   SanctionedAmount (Rs. In Lakh) |
|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1           | Balod                 |                         1 |                             0.42 |
| 2           | Balrampur             |                         2 |                             1.39 |
| 3           | Bijapur               |                         1 |                             1.2  |
| 4           | Bilaspur              |                        18 |                            12.67 |
| 5           | Dhamtari              |                         1 |                             1.5  |
| 6           | Durg                  |                        34 |                            22.12 |
| 7           | Janjgir - Champa      |                         5 |                             3.75 |
| 8           | Kabeerdham (Kawardha) |                         1 |                             1.5  |
| 9           | Kondagaon             |                         1 |                             1.5  |
| 10          | Korba                 |                         3 |                             3.24 |
| 11          | Koriya                |                         1 |                             1.5  |
| 12          | Mahasamund            |                         1 |                             1.5  |
| 13          | Raigarh               |                         8 |                             5.21 |
| 14          | Raipur                |                         5 |                             6.94 |
| 15          | Rajnandgaon           |                         5 |                             3.56 |
| 16          | Surguja               |                         3 |                             3.64 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total           |                        90 |                            71.64 |

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