Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3586 TO BE ANSWERRED ON 10.08.2023

## AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT INITIATIVE

## 3586. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a) whether there has been any employment generation potential of the various sectors supported under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative and if so, the details of the number of jobs created along with their nature e.g., skilled, semi-skilled, etc.;
- (b) the  details  of  the  skill  development  programmes  and  initiatives  undertaken  to  equip  the workforce with the necessary capabilities to meet the demands of self-reliant sectors and emerging industries; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  ensure  inclusivity  and  equitable  access  to  employment  opportunities  and skill development programmes under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, particularly for marginalized sections of society and economically weaker segments?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  initiative  aimed  to  promote  self-reliance  and  economic growth  in  India  through  various  measures,  including  support  to  different  sectors  of  the  economy, including Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. To promote the growth of entrepreneurship  and  increase  self-employment  opportunities,  Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  is  implementing  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new units in the nonfarm sector.

Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail Margin Money subsidy of 25% of the  project  cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.  For  beneficiaries  belonging  to  Special Categories, such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, Minorities, Women, Transgenders, Ex-servicemen,  Differently  Abled,  beneficiaries  belonging  to  North-Eastern  Region,  Aspirational District,  Hill  and  Border  areas, etc.,  the  Margin  Money  subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of project is Rs. 50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakh in the service sector. The own contribution for beneficiaries belonging to Special Categories is 5% of project cost as compared to 10% for General Category beneficiaries. Around 50% of the units set up under PMEGP belong to SC/ST and Women.

Performance of micro-entrepreneurs under PMEGP during last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Units Assisted |   Estimated Employment Generated |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |            74415 |                           595320 |
| 2021-22 |           103219 |                           825752 |
| 2022-23 |            85167 |                           681336 |

Under  PMEGP,  entrepreneurs  are  provided  with  a  free  Entrepreneurship  Development Programme  (EDP)  training  with  an  objective  to  provide  orientation  and  awareness  pertaining  to various managerial and operational functions like finance, production, marketing, enterprise management,  banking  formalities,  book-keeping,  statutory  compliances  etc.  to  run  their  business effectively.

Besides, Coir Board is implementing various skill development activities across the country under the scheme 'Coir Vikas Yojana-Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana'. These include skill development  activities  including  two  months  training  programmes  with  stipend  in  various  coir processing activities for rural women.

Under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) of KVIC, training along with toolkits is provided to the artisans in the field of bee-keeping, agarbatti, pottery activities, footwear, handmade paper, etc. Training and tool kit is provided to marginalized sections of the society- free of cost to BPL artisans, at  upto  10%  cost  to  SC,  ST  and  artisans  from  NER.  The  details  of  training  provided  under  GVY during last 3 years are as follows:

| Year    |   Bee-keeping | Agarbatti activities   |   Pottery activities |   Leather activities |   Handmade paper Industries |
|---------|---------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2020-21 |          1505 | -                      |                25900 |                    0 |                         840 |
| 2021-22 |          1542 | 1000                   |                14000 |                  690 |                        1806 |
| 2022-23 |          1736 | 465                    |                 5640 |                  610 |                        1001 |
| Total   |          4783 | 1465                   |                45540 |                 1300 |                        3647 |

Ministry of MSME  is also implementing Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) which motivates youth representing different sections of the society including SC/ST/Women, differently abled, Ex-servicemen and BPL persons to consider self- employment or entrepreneurship  as  one  of  the  career  options.  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  promote  new enterprises, build capacity of existing MSMEs and inculcate entrepreneurial culture in the country, through  various  sub-components  such  as  (i)  Entrepreneurship  Awareness  Programme  (EAP),  (ii) Entrepreneurship cum Skill Development Programme (E-SDP), (iii) Advance Entrepreneurship cum Skill  Development  Programme,  (iv)  Management  Development  Programme  (MDP),  (v)  Advance Management Development Programme.

Progress of ESDP scheme so far is as follows:

| Financial Year   |   No. of Programmes conducted |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                           265 |                   9505 |
| 2019-20          |                          6214 |                 242013 |
| 2020-21          |                           530 |                  27604 |
| 2021-22          |                           714 |                  59620 |
| 2022-23          |                          4731 |                 215832 |
| Total            |                         12454 |                 554574 |

In  addition  to  the  above  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS) Scheme, National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS) etc.

PMKVY includes imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across all States/Union Territories (UTs). Under PMKV, since 2015-16 to 31.03.2023, 1.37 crore people have trained.

JSS imparts vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8 th standard and school dropouts upto 12 th standard in the age group  of  15-45  years  giving  priority  to  Women,  SC,  ST,  OBC  and  Minorities.  Under  JSS,  since 2018-19 to 2022-23, 19,62,237 persons have been trained.

NAPS  promotes apprenticeship training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training/Practical  training  at  workplace  in  the  industry.  Under  NAPS,  since  2018-19  to  2022-23, 20,40,259 persons have been trained.

CTS  provides  long  term  training  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  with  an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment to the youth. Under CTS, since 2018-19 to 2021-22, 50,89,060 persons have been trained.

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