Lok Sabha Question No. 3484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Units
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## RURAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  boost  women  participation  in  rural manufacturing and industrial units;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of jobs created during each of the last three years and if not, the reason therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  special  financial  assistance  to  women  for setting up their own manufacturing and industrial units; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 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  non-farm  sector  across  the  country.  It  aims  to provide  employment  opportunities  to  traditional  artisans/  rural  and  urban  unemployed  youth  at their doorstep.

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 Northeastern Region, Aspirational District, Hill and Border areas, etc., the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban area. The maximum cost of project is Rs.50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and  Rs.20  lakh  in  the  service  sector.  Besides,  own  contribution  for  beneficiaries  belonging  to Special Categories which includes Women is 5% of project cost as compared to 10% for General Category beneficiaries.

Details of number  of micro units assisted, Margin Money  (MM)  disbursed  and employment generated in the women owned units under PMEGP during last three years is given at Annexure-I.

Besides, Ministry of MSME is also implementing Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY), a women entrepreneurship and training oriented scheme, under the umbrella scheme 'Coir Vikas Yojana', exclusively  for  woman  artisans.  Under  the  scheme,  two  months  training  programme  is  also provided with a stipend of Rs.3,000/ per month.

The number of women trained and financial assistance for stipend under MCY during the last three years is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)to(d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3484 for answer on 10.08.2023.

Details of number of micro units assisted, MM disbursed and estimated employment generated in the women owned units under PMEGP during last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Total No. of Projects |   Margin Money Subsidy (Rs. In lakh) |   Estimated employment generated |
|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                   27285 |                              88674.2 |                           218280 |
| 2021-22 |                   39156 |                             124451   |                           313248 |
| 2022-23 |                   32626 |                             117572   |                           261008 |

## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)to(d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3484 for answer on 10.08.2023.

The number of women trained and financial  assistance for  stipend  under  MCY  during  the  last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Women trained underMCY |   Stipend provided (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                     3591 |                              2.15 |
| 2021-22 |                     2331 |                              1.39 |
| 2022-23 |                     1301 |                              0.78 |