Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Assistance under SVEP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Veena Devi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1948

## ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## ASSISTANCE UNDER SVEP

## 1948. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP)  is  being  implemented  in  Bihar  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of village entrepreneurship who have been provided  assistance  for  setting  up  of  local  enterprise  along with the details of employment generated thereunder, districtwise particularly in Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts;
- (c) whether any new scheme has been implemented/proposed in the  cooperative  sector  in  Vaishali  district  of  Bihar  and  if  so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any separate scheme is proposed to benefit the rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- a): Yes Sir, Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is being implemented in Bihar since July, 2016. As on date, 22 SVEP blocks  have  been   approved  in  Bihar.  The  details  of  Districts  and blocks approved under SVEP is  placed at Annexure-I.
- (b): The number of enterprises  supported under SVEP along with the  details  of  employment  generated,  district-wise  particularly  in Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar is placed at Annexure-II.
- (c): The  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented/proposed  in the cooperative sector across the country including Vaishali district of Bihar are as follows:
- i) Computerization of PACS Project:The Centrally sponsored project for Computerization of 63,000 functional Primary Agricultural Credit Societies  (PACS)/  Large  Area  Multi-Purpose  Cooperative  Societies (LAMPS) / Farmers Service Societies (FSS) across the country with a total  financial  outlay  of  Rs.  2,516  crores  is  under  implementation. Proposals  for  computerization  of  60,685  PACS  received  from  28 States and Union Territories, including 4,495 PACS from Bihar, have been sanctioned.
- ii)  World's  Largest  Grain  Storage  Plan  in  Cooperative  Sector:The Government  of  India,  on  31.05.2023,  has  approved  the  'World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector', to be rolled out as a Pilot Project. The  Plan  entails creation of various agri infrastructure  at  PACS  level,  including  warehouses,  custom  hiring centers, processing units, Fair Price Shops, etc. by leveraging the 'whole-of-Government' approach.
- iii)  Establishing two lakh new multipurpose PACS or primary Dairy/ Fishery Cooperative Societies: The Government, on 15.02.2023, has approved the plan for establishing two lakh new multipurpose PACS or  primary  Dairy/  Fishery  Cooperative  Societies,  covering  all  the Panchayats/ villages in the country in the next five years, with the support of NABARD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and National Fishery Development Board (NFDB).
- (d): No  Sir.  There  is  no  such  proposal  for  separate  scheme  for benefit of  rural areas.

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Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1948 to be answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Assistance under SVEP'

The details of approved Districts and Blocks under SVEP in Bihar:

|   No. | District                   | Block       |
|-------|----------------------------|-------------|
|     1 | Begusarai                  | Barauni     |
|     2 | Bhagalpur                  | Jagdishpur  |
|     3 | Bhagalpur                  | Kharik      |
|     4 | Darbhanga                  | Bahadurpur  |
|     5 | Gaya                       | Barachatti  |
|     6 | Gaya                       | Bodh Gaya   |
|     7 | Gaya                       | Dobhi       |
|     8 | Gaya                       | Mohanpur    |
|     9 | Khagaria                   | Khagaria    |
|    10 | Madhubani                  | Pandaul     |
|    11 | Madhubani                  | Rajnagar    |
|    12 | Munger                     | Kharagpur   |
|    13 | Muzaffarpur                | Bochaha     |
|    14 | Muzaffarpur                | DholiMoraul |
|    15 | Muzaffarpur                | Musahri     |
|    16 | Nalanda                    | Biharsharif |
|    17 | Nawada                     | Nawada      |
|    18 | Patna                      | Bihta       |
|    19 | Patna                      | Dhanarua    |
|    20 | PurbiChamparanChakia-Pipra |             |
|    21 | Vaishali                   | Jandaha     |
|    22 | Vaishali                   | Mahua       |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1948 to be answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Assistance under SVEP'

The  details of no. of enterprises supported  and  approximate employment generated:

|   S.No. | District       | No. of enterprises supported   |   Approximate employment generated |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | Muzaffarpur    | 6575                           |                              13610 |
|       2 | Vaishali       | 1885                           |                               3901 |
|       3 | Begusarai      | 0                              |                                  0 |
|       4 | Bhagalpur      | 1,521                          |                               3148 |
|       5 | Darbhanga      | 0                              |                                  0 |
|       6 | Gaya           | 5701                           |                              11801 |
|       7 | Khagaria       | 0                              |                                  0 |
|       8 | Madhubani      | 1543                           |                               3194 |
|       9 | Munger         | 0                              |                                  0 |
|      10 | Nalanda        | 1179                           |                               2441 |
|      11 | Nawada         | 0                              |                                  0 |
|      12 | Patna          | 4026                           |                               8334 |
|      13 | PurbiChamparan | 0                              |                                  0 |

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