Lok Sabha Question No. 463 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 463

ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL AREAS

## *463.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote entrepreneurship in the rural areas;
- (b) the allocation made by the Government for entrepreneurship activities, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Ministry or any body under its administrative control has tried to gauge the efficacy and impact of these efforts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the quantifiable impact of efforts made by the Government in this sphere?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  (a)  to  (d)  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022.

- (a) 588  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs),  promoted  by  Banks,  are functioning  across  the  country  extending  skill  and  entrepreneurship  development  training programmes  to  rural  poor  un-employed  youth  to  facilitate  them  to  employ  themselves  by commencing  self-employment  units/activities.  This  Ministry  is  reimbursing  cost  of  training imparted by the RSETIs to the rural poor youth through the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs), besides providing infrastructure grants to the Institutions.  Since inception, a total of 40.31 lakh youths have been trained and 28.40 lakh youths have been settled up-to 28 th February, 2022.

The Ministry is also 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 operational unit of the project is Block. A maximum of 2,400 enterprises can be supported in one Block with the approved funds. The maximum budget for one Block under SVEP is Rs. 597.76 lakhs. A total of 1,97,168 enterprises across 23 States/UTs have been supported so far.

- (b) The State-wise funds sanctioned/released for training of rural poor candidates in RSETIs is placed at Annexure.The State-wise funds sanctioned under SVEP are also placed at Annexure.
- (c) A  short  study  on  'Impact  of  RSETI  Training  on  Repayment  Behaviour  of  Bank Borrowers' was conducted by the National Academy of RUDSETI, Bengaluru in July 2020.The major findings are as follows:
- i. 85% of loan proposals received by the Banks from RSETIs are getting sanctioned.
- ii. Around 95% of loans given to RSETI trainees are regular in repayment.

The mid-term review of the SVEP was done during the year 2018-19 by Quality Council of India (QCI); the key findings are as follows:

- i. 82% of entrepreneurs across the blocks reported being from SC, ST and OBC categories.
- ii. 75% of the enterprises were owned and managed by women.
- iii. 57% of the total household income is through the enterprises promoted under SVEP.
4. (d) Under  RSETIs,  28.40  lakh  youths  have  been  settled,  so  far.  Under  SVEP,  1,97,168 enterprises have been set up up-to 28 th February, 2022.

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Annexure referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha *Starred Question No. 463 for answer on 05.04.2022 regarding 'Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas '

State-wise fund sanctioned and central share under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme since inception (as on 28 th February, 2022)

| S.No   | State/UT          | Funds sanctioned (Rs. lakhs)   | Central share (Rs. lakhs)   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 4535.30                        | 2721.18                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 30.00                          | 27.00                       |
| 3      | Assam             | 1571.57                        | 1414.41                     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 6704.21                        | 4022.53                     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 3626.17                        | 2175.70                     |
| 6      | Goa               | 30.00                          | 18.00                       |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1617.20                        | 970.32                      |
| 8      | Haryana           | 2967.90                        | 1780.74                     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 30.00                          | 27.00                       |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1111.09                        | 999.98                      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 7056.03                        | 4233.62                     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 1196.73                        | 718.04                      |
| 13     | Kerala            | 8386.29                        | 5031.77                     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 7350.52                        | 4410.31                     |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 4195.00                        | 2517.00                     |
| 16     | Manipur           | 565.40                         | 508.86                      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 444.34                         | 399.91                      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 900.03                         | 810.03                      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 1172.37                        | 1055.13                     |
| 20     | Odisha            | 5310.51                        | 3186.31                     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 1016.59                        | 609.95                      |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2680.50                        | 1608.30                     |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 463.77                         | 417.39                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1078.40                        | 647.04                      |
| 25     | Telangana         | 5768.12                        | 3460.87                     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 564.21                         | 507.79                      |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 9705.19                        | 5823.11                     |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 981.10                         | 882.99                      |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 5570.13                        | 3342.08                     |
|        | Total             | 86,628.67                      | 54,327.37                   |

| S.No   | State/UT                 | Funds sanctioned/released released from FY 2014-15 to FY 2021-22 (Rs. lakhs)   |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 22.21                                                                          |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           | 1323.77                                                                        |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.00                                                                           |
| 4      | Assam                    | 1019.31                                                                        |
| 5      | Bihar                    | 2190.44                                                                        |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh             | 1223.26                                                                        |
| 7      | D&N Haveli               | 45.24                                                                          |
| 8      | Gujarat                  | 1751.22                                                                        |
| 9      | Haryana                  | 619.97                                                                         |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh         | 210.23                                                                         |
| 11     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 686.15                                                                         |
| 12     | Jharkhand                | 1450.20                                                                        |
| 13     | Karnataka                | 2231.98                                                                        |
| 14     | Kerala                   | 593.82                                                                         |
| 15     | Lakshadweep              | 0.00                                                                           |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh           | 5694.94                                                                        |
| 17     | Maharashtra              | 2499.24                                                                        |
| 18     | Manipur                  | 29.30                                                                          |
| 19     | Meghalaya                | 130.04                                                                         |
| 20     | Mizoram                  | 39.45                                                                          |
| 21     | Nagaland                 | 33.25                                                                          |
| 22     | Odisha                   | 2435.69                                                                        |
| 23     | Puducherry               | 24.39                                                                          |
| 24     | Punjab                   | 1177.83                                                                        |
| 25     | Rajasthan                | 1704.10                                                                        |
| 26     | Sikkim                   | 9.02                                                                           |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu               | 1707.35                                                                        |
| 28     | Telangana                | 1331.31                                                                        |
| 29     | Tripura                  | 182.10                                                                         |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh            | 4846.20                                                                        |
| 31     | Uttarakhand              | 553.91                                                                         |
| 32     | West Bengal              | 542.51                                                                         |
| Total  |                          | 36,308.43                                                                      |

Remark: RSETIs is a demand driven programme, hence allocations are not being made.