Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: National SC-ST Hub Scheme
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *80 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2025

## NATIONAL SC-ST HUB SCHEME

*80.    SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL: SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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

- (a) the  details  and  eligibility  criteria  laid  down  under  the  National  SC-ST  Hub  Scheme  being implemented by the Government;
- (b) the total number of beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category extended assistance and imparted training till June, 2025, State-wise including Chhattisgarh, Shahdol Lok Sabha Constituency and Palghar district, Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  to  spread  awareness  about  the  said  scheme among the entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  initiative  taken  by  the  Government  under  the  scheme  for  beneficiaries  in  Rajsamand, Nathdwara, Kumbhalgarh, Bhim, Beawar, Jaitaran, Merta City and Degana in Rajasthan; and
- (e) whether the Government has set up National SC-ST Hub Offices in various States in the country, particularly in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) to (e) of LOK SABHASTARRED QUESTION NO. *80 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2025

(a): The  National  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled  Tribe  Hub  (NSSH)  scheme  seeks  to  promote entrepreneurship amongst the SCs/STs and to facilitate fulfilment of the mandated 4% procurement from SC/ST Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises. To achieve this objective, several steps have been taken up, such as subsidy upto Rs. 25 lakh through  Special  Credit  Linked  Capital  subsidy  on  institutional  finance  for  procurement  of  Plant  & Machinery; skilling and capacity building programs; market linkages through Special Market Assistance Scheme; and to enhance competitiveness, testing charges, membership fee of Export Promotion Councils and Government promoted e-commerce portals are provided.

To avail the benefit of NSSH Scheme, entrepreneur should be a SC/ST. Further, in the case of proprietary MSE, the proprietor shall be SC/ST; in the case of partnership MSE, the SC/ST partners shall be holding at least 51% shares of the unit and in the case of private limited companies, at least 51% of shares shall be held by SC/ST promoters.

(b): The NSSH Scheme has facilitated 1,45,200 SC/ST beneficiaries through its various activities till June 2025. State/UT-wise number of SC/ST beneficiaries is enclosed at Annexure-I .  Further, under the capacity building programme 44097 SC/ST candidates have been trained till June 2025. State/UT-wise details are enclosed at Annexure-II .

A total of 1418 SC/ST beneficiaries from Chhattisgarh have availed benefit of NSSH Scheme. 34 SC/ST beneficiaries from Shahdol district and 287 SC/ST beneficiaries from Palghar district have availed the benefits of various components of the scheme.

(c) and (d): To spread awareness about NSSH Scheme, conclaves, vendor development programmes and awareness workshops are organized at various locations in the country including Rajasthan. These events  are  organised  in  places/regions  where  SC/ST  population  is  significant.  In  the  event,  all  key stakeholders including financial institutions, CPSEs, industry associations, Government e-Market (GeM), Udyam Registration and other Government departments/bodies create awareness about their schemes/initiatives and provide on spot handholding support to the participants.

To create publicity and wider dissemination, particularly focusing on the intended audience, the scheme  actively  use  social  media  platforms.  Success  stories  and  Scheme  guidelines'  are  shared  in regional languages for greater awareness.

The  number  of  SC/ST  entrepreneurs  availed  benefit  under  the  scheme  from  Rajsamand,  Nathdwara, Kumbhalgarh, Bhim, Beawar, Jaitaran, Merta City and Degana are as under:

| District   | City        | No. of beneficiaries   |
|------------|-------------|------------------------|
| Rajsamand  | Nathdwara   | 10                     |
| Rajsamand  | Kumbhalgarh | 10                     |
| Rajsamand  | Bhim        | 10                     |
| Beawar     | Jaitaran    | -                      |
| Nagaur     | Degana      | 310                    |
| Nagaur     | Merta       | 310                    |

(e): To extend handholding support, 15 National SC-ST Hub Offices (NSSHOs) are functioning across the country; i.e. at Agra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bodhgaya, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Sindhudurg, and Surat. For Karnataka, NSSHO Bengaluru provides support to SC/ST entrepreneurs.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *80 for answer on 24.07.2025

## STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF SC/ST BENEFICIARIES UNDER NSSH SCHEME TILL JUNE 2025

|   S. No. | State/UT                                 |   No. beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                  30 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |                2856 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                 853 |
|        4 | Assam                                    |                7752 |
|        5 | Bihar                                    |                2917 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                               |                 104 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                             |                1418 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                  32 |
|        9 | Delhi                                    |                3357 |
|       10 | Goa                                      |                  21 |
|       11 | Gujarat                                  |                7304 |
|       12 | Haryana                                  |                1702 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |                1190 |
|       14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |                 227 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                                |                7644 |
|       16 | Karnataka                                |               11786 |
|       17 | Kerala                                   |                 780 |
|       18 | Ladakh                                   |                   8 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                              |                   2 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |                5068 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                              |               20569 |
|       22 | Manipur                                  |                 963 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                                |                 771 |
|       24 | Mizoram                                  |                 513 |
|       25 | Nagaland                                 |                1686 |
|       26 | Odisha                                   |                6170 |
|       27 | Puducherry                               |                 213 |
|       28 | Punjab                                   |                5447 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                                |                3417 |

| 30.   | Sikkim        |    157 |
|-------|---------------|--------|
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |  11747 |
| 32.   | Telangana     |   6317 |
| 33.   | Tripura       |    644 |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |  22547 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |   1132 |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |   7856 |
|       | Grand Total   | 145200 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *80 for answer on 24.07.2025

## STATE/UT-WISE  NUMBER  OF  SC/ST  CANDIDATES  TRAINED  UNDER  CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME OF NSSH SCHEME TILL JUNE 2025

|   S. No. | State/UT                                 |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                     30 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |                   2001 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                    315 |
|        4 | Assam                                    |                   3697 |
|        5 | Bihar                                    |                    889 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                               |                      4 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                             |                   1211 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                     15 |
|        9 | Delhi                                    |                    519 |
|       10 | Goa                                      |                      1 |
|       11 | Gujarat                                  |                   2191 |
|       12 | Haryana                                  |                    572 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |                    244 |
|       14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |                    197 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                                |                   1106 |
|       16 | Karnataka                                |                    337 |
|       17 | Kerala                                   |                    457 |
|       18 | Madhya Pradesh                           |                   3968 |
|       19 | Maharashtra                              |                   5170 |
|       20 | Manipur                                  |                    289 |
|       21 | Meghalaya                                |                    420 |
|       22 | Mizoram                                  |                     37 |
|       23 | Nagaland                                 |                   1108 |
|       24 | Odisha                                   |                   1320 |
|       25 | Puducherry                               |                     16 |
|       26 | Punjab                                   |                   1624 |
|       27 | Rajasthan                                |                    935 |
|       28 | Sikkim                                   |                      2 |
|       29 | Tamil Nadu                               |                   1051 |

| 30.   | Telangana     |   4271 |
|-------|---------------|--------|
| 31.   | Tripura       |    518 |
| 32.   | Uttar Pradesh |   7958 |
| 33.   | Uttarakhand   |    899 |
| 34.   | West Bengal   |    725 |
|       | Grand Total   |  44097 |