Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Udyam Sakhi Portal
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ajay Nishad, Ashok Kumar Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## UDYAM SAKHI PORTAL

## 3214. SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI ASHOK KUMAR YADAV:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  'Udyam  Sakhi  Portal'  launched  by  the  Government  has  been  able  to  make  women  selfreliant;
- (b) if so, the details of women beneficiaries under Udyam Sakhi Portal in the country especially in Bihar;
- (c) the types of services offered to beneficiaries on said portal and the number of beneficiaries of Darbhanga and Madhubani in Bihar benefitted from each service;
- (d) the details of funds spent by the Government on said initiative in Bihar, district-wise since 2018;
- (e) the  details  of  the  women  beneficiaries  benefitted  from  Udyam  Sakhi  Portal  belonging  to  Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes and General Category persons in Bihar;
- (f) the manner in which the social enterprises are being promoted by the said portal; and
- (g) whether it has been successful in removing the social inequality and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) & (b): The Udyam Sakhi Portal ( https://udyam-sakhi.com/ ) was launched in March, 2018  to provide information  regarding  the  financial  schemes,  policies  and  programmes  of  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to existing and prospective women entrepreneurs.  The portal helps women to start, build and grow their businesses.  A total of 4207 women have so far registered on the portal, out of which 943 women belong to the State of  Bihar.

(c) & (d): The Udyam Sakhi Portal is a platform for providing information relating to (i) Financial Schemes of Ministry of MSME /other Central Ministries, such as Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP); Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE); MUDRA; etc. (ii) Policies and Programmes of Ministry of MSME & other Central Ministries. (iii) Preparation of Business plan; (iv) Details of Nodal  offices  /  supporting  organisations  of  Ministry  of  MSME  in  the  respective  States  and the  Country; (v) Information about exhibitions, trade fairs & international events organised/supported by Ministry of MSME, etc.

The number of registered beneficiaries from Darbhanga and Madhubani in the State of Bihar is Nil and 607 respectively. An expenditure of Rs. 43.52 lakhs was incurred for development of the Udyam Sakhi portal.

- (e): The category wise details of women registered on Udyam Sakhi Portal, from  the state of Bihar, as on 01.08.2022,  is as under :

|   Gen |   OBC |   SC |   ST |
|-------|-------|------|------|
|   117 |   186 |  195 |  445 |

(f) & (g): The Udyam Sakhi Portal helps in disseminating information on Government's schemes, policies and activities to women entrepreneurs, thus helping  in women empowerment.