Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Vishnu Dutt Sharma

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1064 ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## START-UP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

## 1064.   SHRI  KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP);
- (b) whether SVEP is being implemented in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State and districtwise particularly in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of village entrepreneurs who have been supported to set up local enterprises and the details of rural entrepreneurs who have been provided finance along with employment generated, State and district-wise, particularly in Panna, Chhatarpur and Katni districts of Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; and
- (f) the other benefits which have been proposed or planned under the Scheme, if any, so as to expand its reach to more rural youth?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), the sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) has the objective of helping members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) or their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. The salient features of the programme are:
1. SVEP aims to support rural entrepreneurs by developing an eco-system for supporting small businesses in rural areas. The block  is the  unit of implementation of SVEP.
2. The eco-system comprises of a cadre of Community Resource Person - Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) who will provide business support services to entrepreneurs.
3. A dedicated fund called Community Enterprise Fund (CEF) is set-up to provide seed capital for enterprises.
4. A  Block  Resource  Centre  (BRC),  the  dedicated  centre  at  the  block  level  for supporting enterprise promotion is established in each SVEP block.
5. 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.
6. The maximum budget for one SVEP block is ₹ 6.50 Cr (Central and  State Share). The project duration for SVEP is for a period of 4 years from the approval of Detailed project report (DPR).
- (b) SVEP  is  a  demand  based  sub  scheme  of  DAY-NRLM  and  there  is  no  specific allocation for any State/UT. States/UTs submit the supplementary AAP for approval of SVEP

Blocks. These AAPs are evaluated as per the scheme guidelines and presented to Empowered Committee (EC) for consideration. The SVEP programme is being implemented across 29 States/UTs in the country.

- (c) Total no. of SVEP Blocks approved in 29 States/UTs and district-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are attached at Annexure-I in table 1 and table 2.
- (d) Does not arise

(e) The  number  of  village  entrepreneurs  who  have  been  supported  to  set  up  local enterprises and the details of rural entrepreneurs who have been provided finance along with employment  generated,  State  and  district-wise  and  details  of  SVEP  blocks  in  Madhya Pradesh  and  Andhra  Pradesh  is  attached  at  Annexure-II   in  table  1  and  table  2.  In  Panna, Chhatarpur  and  Katni  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  no  enterprises  have  been  set  up  under SVEP.

- (f) No other benefits are planned under the SVEP scheme .

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Annexure referred in reply to lok sabha unstarred question no. 1064 part(c) to be answered on 13.12.2022 regarding 'start-up village entrepreneurship programme'

Table-1

## as on 30 th November 2022

| No   | States             |   No. of Districts |   Total SVEP Blocks Approved |
|------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh     |                  5 |                            8 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh  |                  2 |                            1 |
| 3    | Assam              |                  8 |                            8 |
| 4    | Bihar              |                 13 |                           22 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh       |                  9 |                           15 |
| 6    | Goa                |                  2 |                            1 |
| 7    | Gujarat            |                  3 |                            3 |
| 8    | Haryana            |                  6 |                            6 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh   |                  1 |                            1 |
| 10   | Jammu&Kashmir (UT) |                  9 |                            8 |
| 11   | Jharkhand          |                  9 |                           16 |
| 12   | Karnataka          |                  6 |                            8 |
| 13   | Kerala             |                 14 |                           33 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh     |                 13 |                           14 |
| 15   | Maharashtra        |                  5 |                            8 |
| 16   | Manipur            |                  2 |                            2 |
| 17   | Meghalaya          |                  1 |                            1 |
| 18   | Mizoram            |                  4 |                            4 |
| 19   | Nagaland           |                  3 |                            4 |
| 20   | Odisha             |                 12 |                           12 |
| 21   | Punjab             |                  3 |                            3 |
| 22   | Rajasthan          |                  9 |                           13 |
| 23   | Sikkim             |                  1 |                            1 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu         |                  4 |                            4 |
| 25   | Telangana          |                 19 |                           20 |
| 26   | Tripura            |                  3 |                            3 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh      |                 18 |                           19 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand        |                  4 |                            4 |
| 29   | West Bengal        |                 16 |                           16 |
|      | Total              |                204 |                          258 |

Annexure referred in reply to lok sabha unstarred question no. 1064 part(c) to be answered on 13.12.2022 regarding 'start-up village entrepreneurship programme'

## Table -2

## Details of Districts and blocks in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

## as on 30th November 2022

|   No. | State          | District      | Block            |
|-------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor      | Kuppam           |
|     2 | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor      | Srikalahasti     |
|     3 | Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam      | Markapur         |
|     4 | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam    | Narasannapeta    |
|     5 | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam    | Rajam            |
|     6 | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram  | Cheepurupalle    |
|     7 | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram  | Srungavarapukota |
|     8 | Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari | Tanuku           |
|     1 | Madhya Pradesh | Alirajpur     | Sondwa           |
|     2 | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat      | Lalbarra         |
|     3 | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani       | Rajpur           |
|     4 | Madhya Pradesh | Dindori       | Samnapur         |
|     5 | Madhya Pradesh | Guna          | Aron             |
|     6 | Madhya Pradesh | Jhabua        | Thandla          |
|     7 | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla        | Bijadandi        |
|     8 | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh       | Khilchipur       |
|     9 | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh       | Zirapur          |
|    10 | Madhya Pradesh | Sagar         | Rehli            |
|    11 | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol       | Sohagpur         |
|    12 | Madhya Pradesh | Sheopur       | Karahal          |
|    13 | Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri      | Pichhore         |
|    14 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi         | Majhauli         |

Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 1064 part(e) to be answered on 13.12.2022 regarding 'Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme'

Table-1

as on 30th November 2022

| No.   | State              | Total Enterprises supported for Business development &Seed Capital (CEF)   |   Approximate Employment Generated |
|-------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh     | 17,493                                                                     |                              36211 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                                                                          |                                  0 |
| 3     | Assam              | 3,171                                                                      |                               6564 |
| 4     | Bihar              | 22,418                                                                     |                              46405 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh       | 14,824                                                                     |                              30686 |
| 6     | Goa                | 0                                                                          |                                  0 |
| 7     | Gujarat            | 5,918                                                                      |                              12250 |
| 8     | Haryana            | 8,850                                                                      |                              18320 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                                                                          |                                  0 |
| 10    | Jammu&Kashmir (UT) | 2,262                                                                      |                               4682 |
| 11    | Jharkhand          | 18,178                                                                     |                              37628 |
| 12    | Karnataka          | 0                                                                          |                                  0 |
| 13    | Kerala             | 27,005                                                                     |                              55900 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh     | 21,599                                                                     |                              44710 |
| 15    | Maharashtra        | 4,506                                                                      |                               9327 |
| 16    | Manipur            | 1,145                                                                      |                               2370 |
| 17    | Meghalaya          | 821                                                                        |                               1699 |
| 18    | Mizoram            | 957                                                                        |                               1981 |
| 19    | Nagaland           | 4,025                                                                      |                               8332 |
| 20    | Odisha             | 12,910                                                                     |                              26724 |
| 21    | Punjab             | 1,971                                                                      |                               4080 |
| 22    | Rajasthan          | 8,523                                                                      |                              17643 |
| 23    | Sikkim             | 26                                                                         |                                 54 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu         | 3,960                                                                      |                               8197 |
| 25    | Telangana          | 10,788                                                                     |                              22331 |
| 26    | Tripura            | 0                                                                          |                                  0 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh      | 17,105                                                                     |                              35407 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand        | 1,788                                                                      |                               3701 |
| 29    | West Bengal        | 10,829                                                                     |                              22416 |
|       | Total              | 2,21,072                                                                   |                             457619 |

Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 1064 part(e) to be answered on 13.12.2022 regarding 'Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme'

## District-wise details in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Table-2

as on 30th November 2022

| No.   | State          | District      | Block            | Total Enterprises supported for Business development& Seed Capital(CEF)   |   Approximate employment generated |
|-------|----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor      | Kuppam           | 3,176                                                                     |                               6574 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor      | Srikalahasti     | 1,596                                                                     |                               3304 |
| 3     | Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam      | Markapur         | 2137                                                                      |                               4424 |
| 4     | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam    | Narasannapeta    | 2,096                                                                     |                               4339 |
| 5     | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam    | Rajam            | 1,965                                                                     |                               4068 |
| 6     | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram  | Cheepurupalle    | 2,413                                                                     |                               4995 |
| 7     | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram  | Srungavarapukota | 2,388                                                                     |                               4943 |
| 8     | Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari | Tanuku           | 1,722                                                                     |                               3565 |
|       | Total          |               |                  | 17,493                                                                    |                              36211 |
| 1     | Madhya Pradesh | Alirajpur     | Sondwa           | 373                                                                       |                                772 |
| 2     | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat      | Lalbarra         | 781                                                                       |                               1617 |
| 3     | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani       | Rajpur           | 2,188                                                                     |                               4529 |
| 4     | Madhya Pradesh | Dindori       | Samnapur         | 1,354                                                                     |                               2803 |
| 5     | Madhya Pradesh | Guna          | Aron             | 1,974                                                                     |                               4086 |
| 6     | Madhya Pradesh | Jhabua        | Thandla          | 473                                                                       |                                979 |
| 7     | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla        | Bijadandi        | 721                                                                       |                               1492 |
| 8     | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh       | Khilchipur       | 2,114                                                                     |                               4376 |
| 9     | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh       | Zirapur          | 2,406                                                                     |                               4980 |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh | Sagar         | Rehli            | 2,490                                                                     |                               5154 |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol       | Sohagpur         | 1,495                                                                     |                               3095 |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh | Sheopur       | Karahal          | 2,038                                                                     |                               4219 |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri      | Pichhore         | 1,932                                                                     |                               3999 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi         | Majhauli         | 1,260                                                                     |                               2608 |
|       | Total          |               |                  | 21,599                                                                    |                              44710 |

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