Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2182 ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL AREAS

## 2182.   SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote entrepreneurship in rural areas;
- (b) the allocation made by the Government for entrepreneurship activities, State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government 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 STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) 590  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs),  promoted  by  Banks,  are functioning  across  the  country  extending  skill  and  entrepreneurship  development  training programmes to rural poor youth to facilitate them to employ themselves by commencing selfemployment  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  43.32 lakh youth have been trained and 30.41 lakh youth have been settled up-to 30 th November, 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 (from SHG eco-system) 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.  650.00  lakhs.  A  total  of 2,21,072 enterprises across 24 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,  including  Tamil  Nadu,  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, 30.41 lakh youth have been settled, so far. Under SVEP, 2,21,072enterprises have been set up up-to 30 th November, 2022.

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Annexure referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2182 for answer on 20.12.2022 regarding 'Promotion of  Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas'

State/UT-wise  fund  sanctioned  and  central  share  under  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship Programme since inception (as on 30 th November, 2022)

| S.No   | State/UT          | Funds sanctioned (Rs. lakhs)   | Central share (Rs. lakhs)   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 4535.30                        | 2721.18                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 493.92                         | 444.53                      |
| 3      | Assam             | 1571.57                        | 1414.41                     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 6704.21                        | 4022.53                     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 4671.17                        | 2802.70                     |
| 6      | Goa               | 596.73                         | 358.04                      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1617.20                        | 970.32                      |
| 8      | Haryana           | 2967.90                        | 1780.74                     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 558.06                         | 502.25                      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2167.09                        | 1950.38                     |
| 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           | 1076.78                        | 969.10                      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 444.34                         | 399.91                      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 900.03                         | 810.03                      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 1968.09                        | 1771.28                     |
| 20     | Odisha            | 6425.57                        | 3855.35                     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 1535.04                        | 921.02                      |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 3712.50                        | 2227.50                     |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 463.77                         | 417.39                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 2178.40                        | 1307.04                     |
| 25     | Telangana         | 5768.12                        | 3460.87                     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 564.21                         | 507.79                      |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 9705.19                        | 5823.11                     |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 1988.06                        | 1789.26                     |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 8389.13                        | 5033.48                     |
|        | Total             | 99,186.95                      | 63,170.95                   |

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

Fund  sanctioned/released for training of rural poor youth in RSETIs  (as on 30 th November, 2022)

| S.No   | State/UT          | Funds sanctioned/released from FY 2014-15 to FY 2022-23 (Rs. lakhs)   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A&N Islands       | 22.21                                                                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1723.77                                                               |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                                                                  |
| 4      | Assam             | 1107.31                                                               |
| 5      | Bihar             | 2190.44                                                               |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      | 1405.51                                                               |
| 7      | D&N Haveli        | 45.24                                                                 |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 1751.22                                                               |
| 9      | Haryana           | 949.97                                                                |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  | 309.23                                                                |
| 11     | J&K               | 686.15                                                                |
| 12     | Jharkhand         | 1880.27                                                               |
| 13     | Karnataka         | 2572.98                                                               |
| 14     | Kerala            | 747.82                                                                |
| 15     | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                                                                  |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    | 5994.94                                                               |
| 17     | Maharashtra       | 2763.24                                                               |
| 18     | Manipur           | 29.30                                                                 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         | 141.04                                                                |
| 20     | Mizoram           | 39.45                                                                 |
| 21     | Nagaland          | 55.25                                                                 |
| 22     | Odisha            | 3320.76                                                               |
| 23     | Puducherry        | 24.39                                                                 |
| 24     | Punjab            | 1375.84                                                               |
| 25     | Rajasthan         | 1704.10                                                               |
| 26     | Sikkim            | 9.02                                                                  |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        | 1811.10                                                               |
| 28     | Telangana         | 1331.31                                                               |
| 29     | Tripura           | 248.10                                                                |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4846.20                                                               |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       | 630.91                                                                |
| 32     | West Bengal       | 696.51                                                                |
|        | Total             | 40,413.58                                                             |

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

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