Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Women Entrepreneurship
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2083 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## 2083. SHRI RAJU BISTA :

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the programme launched by Government to promote women entrepreneurship across the country State-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) the details of schemes/ programmes implemented in the District of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur;
- (c)  the  details  of  any  Self-help  Groups  capacity  building  programme  undertaken  in  the District of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur; and
- (d)  the  details  of  support  provided  to  women  led  Start-ups  in  the  District  of  Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a)  to  (d):    To  encourage  women  entrepreneurship  within  the  Country,  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  the  pilot  project,  'Economic Empowerment  of  Women  Entrepreneurs  and  Startups  by  Women'  in  collaboration  with Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany. The project pilots incubation  and  acceleration  programmes  for  women  micro  entrepreneurs  to  start  new businesses  and  scale  up  existing  enterprises  in  Assam,  Rajasthan  and  Telangana.  The project  has  the  target  to  pilot  the  incubation  programme  with  250  women  and  the acceleration programme with 100 women. The first cohort of the support programme ended in April-May, 2020 and the second cohort has commenced in July, 2020.

Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is also implementing Pradhan  Mantri  YUVA  (PM  YUVA)  Yojana,a  pilot  scheme, for creating  an  enabling ecosystem  through  entrepreneurship  education,  training,  advocacy  and  easy  access  to entrepreneurship  network.The  scheme  covers  10  States  and  2  Union  Territories  (viz.  i.e. Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Bihar, West  Bengal,  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Maharashtra,  Tamil Nadu,  Telangana,  Kerala,  Delhi  and  Puducherry).   State-wise  details  (including  West Bengal)  of  beneficiaries  (Men  and  Women  separately)  covered  under  Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) and Mentoring Camps organised under the project, are as per  details  at Annexure-I .  In  Kalimpong  district  of  West  Bengal,  a  three  day  Mentoring Camp was organised with 36 flower nursery nanopreneurs (including 24 women participants) towards  creation  of  a  Farmer  Producers  Organisation  (FPO)  with  the  local  support  from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darjeeling.

Further,  Govt.  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSME)  is implementing the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP),  which  has the target to generate self-employment opportunities through establishment  of  micro  enterprises  for  non-farm  sector.  The  maximum  cost  of  projects covered under the Scheme is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the service sector. Benefit can be availed under PMEGP for setting up of new units only. For beneficiaries belonging to special categories (such as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC /minorities/ women, ex-serviceman, physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border  areas,  etc.),  the  margin  money  subsidy  is  35%  in  rural  areas  and  25%  in  urban areas.  The  State-wise  break-up  (including  West  Bengal)  of  micro  units  established  by women under PMEGP, during the period from 2018-19 to 2019-20, is given in Annexure-II . The  details  about  the  beneficiaries  covered  in  the  districts  of  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and

North  Dinajpur  of  West  Bengal  for  the  last  three  years  (i.e.  2017-18  to  2019-20)  are  as under:-:

| Name of the District   |   Number of established pertaining women entrepreneurs |   units to Margin money Subsidy disbursed (Rs. In lakh) |   Employment Opportunities generated |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Darjeeling             |                                                     66 |                                                  152.71 |                                  270 |
| Kalimpong              |                                                     04 |                                                   13.88 |                                   42 |
| North Dinajpur         |                                                     06 |                                                   10.56 |                                   53 |
|                        |                                                     76 |                                                  177.15 |                                  365 |

Furthermore, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Skill development program through Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) enabling a trainee to take Bank credit and start his/her own Micro-enterprise.  RSETIs is a Bank led initiative of Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  set  up  with  dedicated  infrastructure  in  each  district  of  the country sponsored,  managed  and  run  by  Banks  with  active co-operation from the Government  of  India  and  State  Government.  Presently  585  RSETIs  are  functional  in  27 states (except Goa) and 6 UTs (except Delhi, Chandigarh and Daman & Diu). The scheme is applicable to all the categories including women. Any unemployed youth in the age group of 18-45  years,  irrespective  of  caste,  creed,  religion,  gender  and  economic  status,  having aptitude to take up self-employment or wage employment and having some basic knowledge in the related field can undergo training under RSETI. The State/UT-wise total and women candidates trained and settled during the last three years (i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21) is given in Annnexure-III.

The physical achievement of women (no. of women candidates trained and settled) in Darjeeling and North Dinajpur under the Scheme during the last three years and current year is given below:-

| Financial Year      | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2019-20                  | 2019-20                  | 2020-21 (as on January, 2021)   | 2020-21 (as on January, 2021)   |
|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Name of the RSETI   | Women Candidates Trained | Women Candidates Settled | Women Candidates Trained | Women Candidates Settled | Women Candidates Trained        | Women Candidates Settled        |
| CBI Darjeeling      | 324                      | 113                      | 482                      | 235                      | 64                              | 293                             |
| UNBI Uttar Dinajpur | 454                      | 258                      | 416                      | 385                      | 88                              | 186                             |

In  addition  to  the  above,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  also  implementing Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) which aims at  eliminating  rural  poverty  through  promotion  of  multiple  livelihoods  for  each  rural  poor household.   Out  of  the  SHG  beneficiaries  of  60,18,886  covered  under  NRLM  Pan-India, 5,54,200 are from West Bengal (Darjeeling GT Area including Kalimpong - 5315 and Uttar Darjeeling -7,898). Under the Sub-scheme i.e. Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) covered under DAY-NRLM, a total of 194,144 enterprises have been set-up ( up to 31st January, 2021) Pan-India including 5953 in West Bengal (Darjeeling GT Area including Kalimpong - 195 and Uttar Darjeeling - 3).

## Annexure-I referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2083 to be answered on 08.03.2021

|    | Entrepreneurship Development Program under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)   | Entrepreneurship Development Program under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)   | Entrepreneurship Development Program under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)   | Entrepreneurship Development Program under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)   |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | State                                                                | Gender                                                               | Gender                                                               | Gender                                                               |
|    |                                                                      | Men                                                                  | Women                                                                |                                                                      |
| 1  | Assam                                                                | 280                                                                  | 749                                                                  | 1029                                                                 |
| 2  | Bihar                                                                | 752                                                                  | 601                                                                  | 1353                                                                 |
| 3  | Delhi                                                                | 527                                                                  | 478                                                                  | 1005                                                                 |
| 4  | Kerala                                                               | 1143                                                                 | 674                                                                  | 1817                                                                 |
| 5  | Maharashtra                                                          | 1038                                                                 | 495                                                                  | 1533                                                                 |
| 6  | Meghalaya                                                            | 196                                                                  | 153                                                                  | 349                                                                  |
| 7  | Puducherry                                                           | 113                                                                  | 1                                                                    | 114                                                                  |
| 8  | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 451                                                                  | 24                                                                   | 475                                                                  |
| 9  | Telangana                                                            | 1348                                                                 | 778                                                                  | 2126                                                                 |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 3648                                                                 | 662                                                                  | 4310                                                                 |
| 11 | Uttarakhand                                                          | 717                                                                  | 372                                                                  | 1089                                                                 |
| 12 | West Bengal                                                          | 1727                                                                 | 781                                                                  | 2508                                                                 |
|    | Total                                                                | 11940                                                                | 5768                                                                 | 17708                                                                |
|    | Mentoring Camp under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)                         | Mentoring Camp under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)                         | Mentoring Camp under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)                         | Mentoring Camp under Pilot Project (PM YUVA)                         |
|    |                                                                      | Gender                                                               | Gender                                                               |                                                                      |
|    | State                                                                | Men                                                                  | Women                                                                |                                                                      |
| 1  | Assam                                                                | 19                                                                   | 210                                                                  | 229                                                                  |
| 2  | Bihar                                                                | 20                                                                   | 67                                                                   | 87                                                                   |
| 3  | Delhi                                                                | 55                                                                   | 107                                                                  | 162                                                                  |
| 4  | Kerala                                                               | 17                                                                   | 142                                                                  | 159                                                                  |
| 5  | Maharashtra                                                          | 2                                                                    | 242                                                                  | 244                                                                  |
| 6  | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 35                                                                   | 105                                                                  | 140                                                                  |
| 7  | Telangana                                                            | 3                                                                    | 81                                                                   | 84                                                                   |
| 8  | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 44                                                                   | 160                                                                  | 204                                                                  |
| 9  | Uttarakhand                                                          | 30                                                                   | 71                                                                   | 101                                                                  |
| 10 | West Bengal                                                          | 97                                                                   | 221                                                                  | 318                                                                  |
|    |                                                                      | 322                                                                  | 1406                                                                 | 1728                                                                 |

## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No  2083  to  be answered on 08.03.2021

State-wise  break-up  (including  West  Bengal)  of  micro  units  established  by  women  under PMEGP

|    | State/UT        | No. of projects ( women)   | No. of projects ( women)   |
|----|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|    |                 | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    |
| 1  | Andaman Nicobar | 51                         | 17                         |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh  | 1101                       | 1113                       |
| 3  | Arunachal       | 99                         | 77                         |
| 4  | Assam           | 999                        | 798                        |
| 5  | Bihar           | 861                        | 582                        |
| 6  | Chandigarh-UT   | 13                         | 8                          |
| 7  | Chattisgarh     | 726                        | 670                        |
| 8  | Delhi           | 54                         | 41                         |
| 9  | Goa             | 30                         | 36                         |
| 10 | Gujarat*        | 2382                       | 2719                       |
| 11 | Haryana         | 547                        | 592                        |
| 12 | Himachal        | 528                        | 447                        |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir | 2449                       | 1861                       |
| 14 | Jharkhand       | 428                        | 451                        |
| 15 | Karnataka       | 1086                       | 1167                       |
| 16 | Kerala          | 1052                       | 1003                       |
| 17 | Ladakh          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 18 | Lakshadweep     | 0                          | 0                          |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh  | 738                        | 627                        |
| 20 | Maharashtra**   | 1965                       | 1636                       |
| 21 | Manipur         | 533                        | 518                        |
| 22 | Meghalaya       | 126                        | 117                        |
| 23 | Mizoram         | 542                        | 389                        |
| 24 | Nagaland        | 535                        | 481                        |
| 25 | Odisha          | 1185                       | 1160                       |
| 26 | Puducherry      | 29                         | 21                         |
| 27 | Punjab          | 703                        | 681                        |
| 28 | Rajasthan       | 524                        | 732                        |
| 29 | Sikkim          | 27                         | 29                         |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu      | 2463                       | 2841                       |
| 31 | Telangana       | 668                        | 735                        |
| 32 | Tripura         | 248                        | 219                        |
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh   | 1433                       | 1574                       |
| 34 | Uttarakhand     | 499                        | 467                        |
| 35 | West Bengal     | 810                        | 911                        |
|    | Total           | 25434                      | 24720                      |

## Annexure-III  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No  2083  to  be answered on 08.03.2021

State/UT wise Progress of Women under RSETI (as on 31.01.2021)

| SI.   | State/UT                    | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21till Jan 2021   | 2020-21till Jan 2021   | 2020-21till Jan 2021   | 2020-21till Jan 2021   |
|-------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| N o.  | State/UT                    | Total     | Total     | Women     | Women     | Total     | Total     | Women     | Women     | Total                  | Total                  | Women                  | Women                  |
| N o.  | State/UT                    | Traine d  | Settle d  | Train ed  | Settle d  | Traine d  | Settle d  | Train ed  | Settle d  | Traine d               | Settle d               | Train ed               | Settle d               |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 494       | 270       | 312       | 142       | 489       | 316       | 352       | 213       | 285                    | 77                     | 257                    | 72                     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 10645     | 8790      | 6284      | 5393      | 9884      | 7179      | 6485      | 4515      | 2025                   | 2346                   | 1410                   | 1666                   |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 360       | 70        | 234       | 30        | 211       | 294       | 105       | 133       | 9                      | 57                     | 5                      | 23                     |
| 4     | Assam                       | 13087     | 9678      | 8299      | 5784      | 11922     | 7680      | 8387      | 5325      | 3857                   | 2035                   | 2993                   | 1341                   |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 26688     | 19255     | 16706     | 12637     | 24961     | 18393     | 14648     | 11450     | 8760                   | 6376                   | 4776                   | 3630                   |
| 6     | Chattisgarh                 | 12735     | 9981      | 8945      | 6608      | 12146     | 8209      | 9348      | 6344      | 4093                   | 3158                   | 3881                   | 2664                   |
| 7     | D & N Haveli                | 775       | 553       | 584       | 398       | 763       | 509       | 557       | 383       | 436                    | 214                    | 369                    | 205                    |
| 8     | Goa                         | 0         | 0         |           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 9     | Gujarat                     | 21470     | 16751     | 18999     | 15004     | 20447     | 14321     | 17688     | 12861     | 5952                   | 5056                   | 5708                   | 4590                   |
| 10    | Haryana                     | 15267     | 8702      | 8662      | 4453      | 14391     | 10266     | 9374      | 6417      | 7254                   | 4382                   | 5360                   | 2972                   |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh            | 5499      | 4085      | 4188      | 3009      | 4949      | 3541      | 4073      | 2661      | 2020                   | 1202                   | 1794                   | 1000                   |
| 12    | Jammu & Kashmir             | 9306      | 6726      | 4639      | 3284      | 8662      | 7022      | 4618      | 3662      | 2766                   | 2109                   | 1731                   | 1118                   |
| 13    | Jharkhand                   | 17969     | 12033     | 14246     | 9457      | 15911     | 12630     | 12762     | 10769     | 7203                   | 4674                   | 5748                   | 3702                   |
| 14    | Karnataka                   | 26041     | 20434     | 15171     | 11456     | 24676     | 20257     | 14775     | 12445     | 9480                   | 8504                   | 4975                   | 5060                   |
| 15    | Kerala                      | 10532     | 9422      | 8008      | 7541      | 10236     | 9610      | 7941      | 7402      | 2653                   | 2445                   | 2131                   | 1967                   |
| 16    | Lakshadwe ep                | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 36        | 0         | 36        | 0         | 115                    | 49                     | 115                    | 49                     |
| 17    | Madhya Pradesh              | 35194     | 22858     | 23736     | 14609     | 31521     | 20982     | 21362     | 14353     | 11540                  | 10115                  | 9384                   | 7535                   |
| 18    | Maharashtr a                | 25671     | 19612     | 16386     | 12543     | 24614     | 19668     | 17601     | 14249     | 10862                  | 6811                   | 8918                   | 5350                   |
| 19    | Manipur                     | 382       | 268       | 324       | 214       | 495       | 351       | 306       | 247       | 192                    | 218                    | 84                     | 183                    |
| 20    | Meghalaya                   | 1470      | 1287      | 908       | 866       | 1629      | 989       | 1087      | 628       | 683                    | 563                    | 540                    | 403                    |
| 21    | Mizoram                     | 502       | 365       | 333       | 268       | 939       | 957       | 556       | 548       | 222                    | 135                    | 96                     | 29                     |
| 22    | Nagaland                    | 355       | 517       | 274       | 330       | 356       | 202       | 209       | 126       | 90                     | 77                     | 68                     | 31                     |
| 23    | Odisha                      | 21803     | 17117     | 17589     | 14194     | 20489     | 14933     | 17269     | 12953     | 10497                  | 7448                   | 9728                   | 6694                   |
| 24    | Pondicherr y                | 850       | 626       | 520       | 398       | 762       | 543       | 541       | 388       | 478                    | 69                     | 352                    | 47                     |
| 25    | Punjab                      | 10516     | 6797      | 7627      | 4704      | 9280      | 5605      | 6775      | 3907      | 4155                   | 3109                   | 3283                   | 2270                   |
| 26    | Rajasthan                   | 28602     | 21552     | 21052     | 15947     | 27023     | 18789     | 21310     | 14620     | 12073                  | 7406                   | 10383                  | 5759                   |
| 27    | Sikkim                      | 389       | 206       | 264       | 114       | 364       | 489       | 223       | 350       | 72                     | 99                     | 50                     | 36                     |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu                  | 24226     | 19796     | 14843     | 11510     | 27112     | 17790     | 19715     | 12157     | 9961                   | 6820                   | 8060                   | 4914                   |
| 29    | Telangana                   | 6864      | 5669      | 3331      | 2903      | 6435      | 5714      | 3765      | 3049      | 2282                   | 1331                   | 1263                   | 881                    |
| 30    | Tripura                     | 2788      | 2345      | 1425      | 1309      | 2533      | 1775      | 1493      | 936       | 1093                   | 623                    | 826                    | 301                    |
| 31    | UT Ladakh                   | 0         | 0         |           | 0         | 603       | 233       | 235       | 101       | 154                    | 211                    | 126                    | 71                     |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh               | 52721     | 36600     | 34636     | 23416     | 50845     | 38051     | 35508     | 27717     | 23382                  | 15874                  | 18411                  | 11060                  |
| 33    | Uttarakhan d                | 7322      | 5524      | 5520      | 3894      | 6765      | 5387      | 5134      |           | 5209                   | 3209                   | 3930                   | 2450                   |
|       |                             |           | 8418      |           |           |           |           |           | 4125      |                        | 2129                   |                        | 1796                   |
| 34    | West Bengal                 | 13149     |           | 9755      | 6278      | 12576     | 8960      | 9897      | 6976      | 2656                   |                        | 2256                   |                        |

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