Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Promotion of Entrepreneurship among Rural Youth
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 118 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG RURAL YOUTH

## *118. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch any action plan or scheme to promote entrepreneurship among the rural youth of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the salient features of the said action plan/schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 118 due for answer on 09.02.2021

(a)  to  (c)   Presently,  there  is  no  proposal  to  launch  any  action  plan  or  scheme  to  promote entrepreneurship among the rural youth of the country. However, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the following two programmes of Entrepreneurship promotion in rural areas as part of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) :-

1. Skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development  through Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI)
2. Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

## Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI)

Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETI)  is  a  bank  led  programme  for  skill development for self-employment. The Ministry provides funds for training cost of rural poor youths and provide infrastructure funds of Rs. 1 crore each to one RSETI per District. RSETIs provide  training  to  rural  poor  youth  in  58  National  Skills  Qualifications  Framework  (NSQF) aligned courses and 5 Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) courses. There are 585 RSETIs functional in 33 States/UTs. The Physical achievement (number of candidates trained and settled) under RSETIs during the last 5 years and current year is given below:-

| Financial Year            |   Trained |   Settled |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 2015-16                   |    436385 |    300524 |
| 2016-17                   |    445143 |    364536 |
| 2017-18                   |    423343 |    350097 |
| 2018-19                   |    403672 |    296307 |
| 2019-20                   |    384025 |    281645 |
| 2020-21 (till 31.12.2020) |    111367 |     93874 |
| TOTAL                     |   2203935 |   1686983 |

The  Annual  Action  Plan  targets  of  RSETIs  for  Financial  Year  2020-21  is  given  at Annexure.

## Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  (MoRD)  is  implementing  the  Start-up  Village Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP),  as  a  sub-scheme  under  DeendayalAntyodayaYojana  National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). The objective of the scheme is to help the rural poor including youth to set-up enterprises at the village level in non-agricultural sectors.

The salient features of the program are:

- a. SVEP aims to support rural entrepreneurs by developing an eco-system for supporting small businesses in rural areas.
- b. The  eco-system  comprises  of  a  cadre  of  Community  Resource  Persons  -  Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) who will provide business support services to entrepreneurs.
- c. A  dedicated  fund  called  Community  Enterprise  Fund  (CEF)  is  set-up  to  provide  seed capital for enterprises.
- d. A Block Resource Centre (BRC), the dedicated centre at the block level for supporting enterprise promotion is established in each block.
- e. An  exclusive  team  comprising  of  block  anchors,  mentors  and  Block  Programme Managers  (BPM)  -  SVEP  at  the  block  level  with  a  clear  understanding  of  business dynamics and entrepreneurship helps in implementing SVEP.

As  per  the  SVEP  guidelines,  States  have  to  submit  supplementary  Annual  Action  Plans (AAPs) for identified blocks. Once approved, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) is prepared for the  block  which  provides,  among  other  things,  the  details  regarding  the  potential  number  of enterprises to be formed over the 4-year project period.

As on 31st December, 2020, 182 projects have been approved across 29 States/UTs in the country.  147  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  have  been  approved  to  support  2.29  lakh enterprises. As on 31st December,2020, 1,25,595 enterprises have been supported.

SVEP does not have a State wise allocation of funds. Supplementary AAPs are submitted by States/UTs. Once approved, funds are released in three installments of 25%, 50% and 25% respectively for implementation of projects.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  STARRED  QUESTION  NO  118  FOR REPLY IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2021

| Annual Action Plan 2020-21   | Annual Action Plan 2020-21   | Annual Action Plan 2020-21              |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                       | Name of the State/UT         | Target: No. of candidates to be trained |
| 1                            | Andhra Pradesh               | 10810                                   |
| 2                            | Arunachal Pradesh            | 360                                     |
| 3                            | Assam                        | 13335                                   |
| 4                            | Bihar                        | 27050                                   |
| 5                            | Chattisgarh                  | 12680                                   |
| 6                            | Gujarat                      | 20727                                   |
| 7                            | Haryana                      | 15170                                   |
| 8                            | Himachal Pradesh             | 5941                                    |
| 9                            | Jharkhand                    | 17610                                   |
| 10                           | Karnataka                    | 25453                                   |
| 11                           | Kerala                       | 9875                                    |
| 12                           | Madhya Pradesh               | 34120                                   |
| 13                           | Maharashtra                  | 26392                                   |
| 14                           | Manipur                      | 490                                     |
| 15                           | Meghalaya                    | 1965                                    |
| 16                           | Mizoram                      | 750                                     |
| 17                           | Nagaland                     | 400                                     |
| 18                           | Odisha                       | 21961                                   |
| 19                           | Punjab                       | 10090                                   |

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| 20   | Rajasthan                   |   28898 |
|------|-----------------------------|---------|
| 21   | Sikkim                      |     390 |
| 22   | Tamil Nadu                  |   23200 |
| 23   | Telangana                   |    6855 |
| 24   | Tripura                     |    2490 |
| 25   | Jammu &Kashmir              |    7810 |
| 26   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |     402 |
| 27   | D &NHaveli                  |     750 |
| 28   | Ladakh                      |     610 |
| 29   | Lakshadweep                 |     160 |
| 30   | Pondicherry                 |     750 |
| 31   | Uttar Pradesh               |   52925 |
| 32   | Uttarakhand                 |    6895 |
| 33   | West Bengal                 |   12885 |
|      | GRAND TOTAL                 |  400199 |