Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Awareness Camps of Women-led SHGs
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 742

## ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## AWARENESS CAMPS OF WOMEN-LED SHGS

## 742.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current rural development schemes in the country in which Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are involved, State/UT and scheme-wise;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned and utilized during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any awareness camps for women-led SHGs to increase their knowledge about business and operations; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter-alia,  is  implementing Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)  in  which  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  are  involved.  These Schemes are implemented through State Governments/UT Administrations.  In  addition,  SHGs  are  being  involved  by  other Departments/Ministries and State Government Departments dealing with rural development from time to time.

DAY-NRLM  is  being  implemented  across  the  country  in  a  mission mode since 2011 with the aim to bring at least one woman member from each rural poor household, as per the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data and process of Participatory Identification of Poor (PIP), into the fold of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and to support them to take economic activities. As on 30 th  June 2023 about 9.21 crore poor women households have been mobilized into 85.14 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs). The State/UT wise details of the number of households mobilized into SHGs since 2011 under the Mission is attached at Annexure-I.

Under  MGNREGA,  SHG  members  are  involved  in  the  planning  of works through participation in Gram Sabha projects, play the role of Social  Auditors  and  are  also  engaged  as  worksite  supervisors (mates). In addition, efforts are being made to progressively engage Federations  of  Women  Self-help  Groups  as  Project  Implementing Agencies (PIA) at the Gram Panchayat / Block / District level.

(b) The details of funds sanctioned and utilised during each of the last five years under National Rural Livelihoods Mission(NRLM)& National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) , Statewise is given at Annexure-II

(c) Yes Sir,

(d) DAY- NRLM is supporting the SHGs in  enhancing their  capacity by providing various types of  trainings on educational/awareness as per the need of the SHGs in fields of -Institution building (strengthening & Governance),  Visioning and Business development plan ,  Health, Gender, Financial management , Financial Inclusion, Livelihoods promotion, marketing,  etc.

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## Annexure I -referred in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 742 for answer on 25.07.2023 regarding 'Awareness Camps of Womenled SHGs'

## State/UT wise details of the number of households mobilized into SHGs since 2011-12

| Sl No            | State/UTs      | SHGs Formed   | Households Mobilised into SHGs   |
|------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh | 853158        | 8931449                          |
| 2                | Assam          | 344109        | 3848720                          |
| 3                | Bihar          | 1096939       | 12674972                         |
| 4                | Chhattisgarh   | 263465        | 2839367                          |
| 5                | Gujarat        | 271941        | 2696247                          |
| 6                | Jharkhand      | 279334        | 3281022                          |
| 7                | Karnataka      | 276655        | 3260089                          |
| 8                | Kerala         | 254902        | 3555336                          |
| 9                | Madhya Pradesh | 443737        | 5253859                          |
| 10               | Maharashtra    | 599750        | 5975904                          |
| 11               | Odisha         | 530577        | 5468320                          |
| 12               | Rajasthan      | 309955        | 3549927                          |
| 13               | Tamil Nadu     | 321687        | 3690891                          |
| 14               | Telangana      | 439672        | 4693345                          |
| 15               | Uttar Pradesh  | 722032        | 7515144                          |
| 16               | West Bengal    | 1075991       | 11059623                         |
| 17               | Haryana        | 57625         | 592377                           |
| 18 Himachal      | Pradesh        | 42691         | 345638                           |
| 19 Jammu &       | Kashmir        | 81797         | 667347                           |
| 20               | Punjab         | 41005         | 418376                           |
| 21               | Uttarakhand    | 57627         | 431076                           |
| 22 Arunachal     | Pradesh        | 8197          | 67254                            |
| 23               | Manipur        | 7756          | 80061                            |
| 24               | Meghalaya      | 43971         | 426355                           |
| 25               | Mizoram        | 9574          | 78369                            |
| 26               | Nagaland       | 14283         | 122162                           |
| 27               | Sikkim         | 5699          | 53610                            |
| 28               | Tripura        | 48881         | 452684                           |
| 29 Andaman &     | Nicobar        | 1199          | 11874                            |
| 30               | Goa            | 3659          | 47412                            |
| 31               | Ladakh         | 585           | 4539                             |
| 32               | Lakshadweep    | 328           | 3741                             |
| 33               | Puducherry     | 4412          | 55275                            |
| 34 Dadra & Nagar | Haveli         | 956           | 9953                             |
| Total:           | Total:         | 85,14,149     | 9,21,62,318                      |

*As on 30 th  June, 2023

## Annexure II -referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 742 for answer on 25.07.2023 regarding 'Awareness Camps of Womenled SHGs'

- i)  The  fund  allocated/sanctioned  and  released/utilized  to  the  States/UTs under NRLM from FY 2018-19 to FY 2022-23 (Amount in Rs. Lakh)

|                                                              |                                                              | 2018-19                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2020-21                                                      | 2020-21                                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                          | NAME OF No.STATEs/UTs                                        | Total Cental Allocation                                      | Central Releases (NRLM)                                      | Total Cental Allocation                                      | Central Releases (NRLM)                                      | Total Cental Allocation                                      | Central Releases (NRLM)                                      |
| 1                                                            | 2                                                            | 3                                                            | 4                                                            | 5                                                            | 6                                                            | 7                                                            | 8                                                            |
| 1 Andhra                                                     | Pradesh                                                      | 8638.93                                                      | 11922.19                                                     | 11924.13                                                     | 16652.51                                                     | 13447.79                                                     | 20171.69                                                     |
| 2Bihar                                                       | 2Bihar                                                       | 35230.54                                                     | 35230.54                                                     | 48627.99                                                     | 48627.97                                                     | 54841.65                                                     | 80863.18                                                     |
| 3Chattisgarh                                                 | 3Chattisgarh                                                 | 7824.92                                                      | 10317.47                                                     | 10800.58                                                     | 10763.97                                                     | 12180.67                                                     | 12180.67                                                     |
| 4Goa                                                         | 4Goa                                                         | 300.00                                                       | 150.00                                                       | 400.00                                                       | 200.00                                                       | 400.00                                                       | 400.00                                                       |
| 4Gujarat                                                     | 4Gujarat                                                     | 5574.60                                                      | 2787.30                                                      | 7694.51                                                      | 7694.51                                                      | 8677.71                                                      | 12795.16                                                     |
| 5Haryana                                                     | 5Haryana                                                     | 3279.64                                                      | 3181.56                                                      | 4526.82                                                      | 3997.97                                                      | 5105.26                                                      | 5105.26                                                      |
| 6 Himachal Pradesh                                           | 6 Himachal Pradesh                                           | 1381.18                                                      | 690.59                                                       | 1906.41                                                      | 1454.79                                                      | 2150.01                                                      | 1612.51                                                      |
| 7 Jammu &                                                    | Kashmir                                                      | 1709.40                                                      | 5854.70                                                      | 2359.46                                                      | 2299.09                                                      | 2660.95                                                      | 11527.18                                                     |
| 8Jharkhand                                                   | 8Jharkhand                                                   | 13283.99                                                     | 12512.08                                                     | 18335.62                                                     | 24828.75                                                     | 20678.53                                                     | 25808.53                                                     |
| 9Karnataka                                                   | 9Karnataka                                                   | 11183.34                                                     | 10297.26                                                     | 15436.13                                                     | 9571.50                                                      | 17408.55                                                     | 25664.59                                                     |
| 10Kerala                                                     | 10Kerala                                                     | 5017.93                                                      | 6925.01                                                      | 6926.15                                                      | 3463.08                                                      | 7811.16                                                      | 7811.16                                                      |
| 11 Madhya Pradesh                                            | 11 Madhya Pradesh                                            | 16763.19                                                     | 8381.60                                                      | 23237.89                                                     | 23237.89                                                     | 26094.44                                                     | 19570.83                                                     |
| 12Maharashtra                                                | 12Maharashtra                                                | 22106.73                                                     | 29977.34                                                     | 30513.46                                                     | 30513.46                                                     | 34412.45                                                     | 17206.23                                                     |
| 13Odisha                                                     | 13Odisha                                                     | 16939.12                                                     | 20244.16                                                     | 23380.72                                                     | 30686.99                                                     | 26368.30                                                     | 38907.04                                                     |
| 14Punjab                                                     | 14Punjab                                                     | 1593.87                                                      | 1380.61                                                      | 2199.98                                                      | 1099.99                                                      | 2481.10                                                      | 1860.83                                                      |
| 15Rajasthan                                                  | 15Rajasthan                                                  | 8491.88                                                      | 8442.36                                                      | 11721.17                                                     | 8587.33                                                      | 13218.89                                                     | 13218.89                                                     |
| 16Tamil Nadu                                                 | 16Tamil Nadu                                                 | 13094.93                                                     | 17444.53                                                     | 18074.67                                                     | 23260.01                                                     | 20384.24                                                     | 28924.96                                                     |
| 17Telengana                                                  | 17Telengana                                                  | 6170.66                                                      | 3085.33                                                      | 8517.24                                                      | 6525.19                                                      | 9605.57                                                      | 9605.57                                                      |
| 18 Uttar Pradesh                                             | 18 Uttar Pradesh                                             | 50720.22                                                     | 39151.80                                                     | 70008.07                                                     | 51115.11                                                     | 78953.66                                                     | 78856.92                                                     |
| 19Uttarakhand                                                | 19Uttarakhand                                                | 2670.45                                                      | 3853.52                                                      | 3685.97                                                      | 4643.32                                                      | 4156.96                                                      | 4618.84                                                      |
| 20West Bengal                                                | 20West Bengal                                                | 18824.48                                                     | 20978.27                                                     | 25983.03                                                     | 31911.65                                                     | 29303.11                                                     | 29303.11                                                     |
| 21A&N Islands                                                | 21A&N Islands                                                | 100.00                                                       | 150.00                                                       | 200.00                                                       | 200.00                                                       | 300.00                                                       | 300.00                                                       |
| 22Daman & Diu                                                | 22Daman & Diu                                                | 100.00                                                       | 0.00                                                         | 200.00                                                       | 100.00                                                       | 400.00                                                       | 200.00                                                       |
| 23 Ddr & Nagar Haveli                                        | 23 Ddr & Nagar Haveli                                        | 100.00                                                       | 50.00                                                        | 200.00                                                       | 0.00                                                         | 200.00                                                       | 0.00                                                         |
| 24Lakshadweep                                                | 24Lakshadweep                                                | 100.00                                                       | 50.00                                                        | 200.00                                                       | 0.00                                                         | 200.00                                                       | 0.00                                                         |
| 25Ladakh                                                     | 25Ladakh                                                     |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              | 200.00                                                       |
| TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 | TOTAL251600.00253364.92347660.00341993.21392141.00 447413.15 |

| NORTH EASTERN STATES   |                                                             |          |          |          |          |          |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 27 Arunachal Pradesh   | 3177.00                                                     | 2575.02  | 5597.11  | 5181.12  | 7601.95  | 5218.39  |
| 28Assam                | 17694.00                                                    | 19618.00 | 20781.78 | 24015.56 | 21687.67 | 26004.66 |
| 29Manipur              | 3091.94                                                     | 1545.97  | 5447.25  | 2723.63  | 5609.34  | 2804.67  |
| 30Meghalaya            | 4944.00                                                     | 4944.00  | 8710.17  | 6295.40  | 11729.19 | 11729.20 |
| 31Mizoram              | 5442.38                                                     | 4203.89  | 9588.20  | 7343.47  | 10004.73 | 5002.37  |
| 32Nagaland             | 7295.57                                                     | 5475.17  | 12853.08 | 9736.11  | 13544.04 | 6772.02  |
| 33Sikkim               | 2134.00                                                     | 1067.00  | 2948.06  | 1092.34  | 3922.88  | 980.72   |
| 34Tripura              | 8958.00                                                     | 8575.63  | 15705.14 | 10434.88 | 16405.20 | 16405.20 |
| TOTAL                  | 52736.89                                                    | 48004.68 | 81630.79 | 66822.51 | 90505.00 | 74917.23 |
| GRAND                  | TOTAL304336.89301369.60429290.79408815.72482646.00522330.38 |          |          |          |          |          |

|                    |                    | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                 |
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.            | NAME OF STATEs/UTs | Total Cental Allocation | Central Releases (NRLM) | Total Cental Allocation | Central Releases (NRLM) |
| 1                  | 2                  | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 1Andhra Pradesh    | 25166.83                | 12583.42                | 25172.97                | 18879.74                |
| 2Bihar             | 2Bihar             | 102633.22102633.22      |                         | 102658.29               | 4495.18                 |
| 3Chattisgarh       | 3Chattisgarh       | 22795.48                | 22795.48                | 22801.05                | 128322.86               |
| 4Goa               | 4Goa               | 700.00                  | 350.00                  | 750.00                  | 17100.79                |
| 4Gujarat           | 4Gujarat           | 16239.87                | 12068.42                | 16243.84                | 750.00                  |
| 5Haryana           | 5Haryana           | 9554.21                 | 2388.55                 | 9556.55                 | 12182.88                |
| 6 Himachal Pradesh | 6 Himachal Pradesh | 4023.63                 | 4023.63                 | 4024.62                 | 4778.28                 |
| 7 Jammu & Kashmir  | 7 Jammu & Kashmir  | 14668.93                | 11001.70                | 18016.86                | 4024.62                 |
| 8Jharkhand         | 8Jharkhand         | 38698.78                | 38698.78                | 38708.23                | 12783.94                |
| 9Karnataka         | 9Karnataka         | 32579.18                | 24434.39                | 32587.14                | 38708.23                |
| 10Kerala           | 10Kerala           | 14618.18                | 7309.10                 | 14621.75                | 24440.36                |
| 11Madhya Pradesh   | 11Madhya Pradesh   | 48834.35                | 24417.18                | 48846.28                | 10966.32                |
| 12Maharashtra      | 12Maharashtra      | 51618.68                | 25809.34                | 64401.08                | 48846.28                |
| 13Odisha           | 13Odisha           | 49346.87                | 61683.59                | 49358.92                | 48300.81                |
| 14Punjab           | 14Punjab           | 4643.24                 | 2321.62                 | 4644.38                 | 61698.65                |
| 15Rajasthan        | 15Rajasthan        | 24738.45                | 24738.45                | 24744.50                | 3483.28                 |
| 16Tamil Nadu       | 16Tamil Nadu       | 38148.01                | 38148.01                | 38157.33                | 34023.68                |
| 17Telengana        | 17Telengana        | 17976.30                | 4494.08                 | 17980.69                | 38157.33                |
| 18Uttar Pradesh    | 18Uttar Pradesh    | 147757.57147566.36      |                         | 147793.66               | 110845.25               |
| 19Uttarakhand      | 19Uttarakhand      | 7779.53                 | 7620.73                 | 7781.43                 | 10699.47                |
| 20West Bengal      | 20West Bengal      | 54839.23                | 41129.43                | 54852.58                | 54852.59                |
| 21A&N Islands      | 21A&N Islands      | 600.00                  | 450.00                  | 900.00                  | 449.90                  |
| 22Daman & Diu      | 22Daman & Diu      | 400.00                  | 100.00                  | 600.25                  | 300.14                  |
| 23Ddr & Nagar      | 23Ddr & Nagar      |                         |                         |                         |                         |

| Haveli                                    | Haveli                                    | Haveli                                    | Haveli                                    | Haveli                                    |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 24Lakshadweep 200.00 100.00 238.95 119.43 | 24Lakshadweep 200.00 100.00 238.95 119.43 | 24Lakshadweep 200.00 100.00 238.95 119.43 | 24Lakshadweep 200.00 100.00 238.95 119.43 | 24Lakshadweep 200.00 100.00 238.95 119.43 |
| NORTH EASTERN                             | NORTH EASTERN                             | NORTH EASTERN                             | NORTH EASTERN                             | NORTH EASTERN                             |
| STATES                                    | STATES                                    | STATES                                    | STATES                                    | STATES                                    |
| 27 Arunachal Pradesh                      | 8289.42                                   | 4144.71                                   | 13225.95                                  | 9919.47                                   |
| 28Assam                                   | 34298.66 10273.53                         | 34298.66 2568.38                          | 38136.28 12538.30                         | 38136.28 3134.58                          |
| 29Manipur                                 |                                           | 7187.72                                   |                                           |                                           |
| 30Meghalaya                               | 14375.43                                  |                                           | 16928.17                                  | 16928.19                                  |
| 31Mizoram                                 | 10540.55                                  | 2635.14                                   | 15671.94                                  | 3917.99                                   |
| 32Nagaland                                | 17118.28                                  | 4279.57                                   | 17793.90                                  | 8896.95                                   |
| 33Sikkim                                  | 4431.85                                   | 1079.84                                   | 6648.53                                   | 1662.13                                   |
| 33Tripura                                 | 17364.21                                  | 8682.11                                   | 24162.21                                  | 12081.11                                  |
| TOTAL116691.93 64876.13                   | TOTAL116691.93 64876.13                   | TOTAL116691.93 64876.13                   | 145105.28                                 | 94676.70                                  |
| GRAND TOTAL847572.47682571.60             |                                           |                                           | 893565.83                                 | 785821.31                                 |

Remark: There is a provision of providing additional installment to the better performing states.

ii) The fund allocated/sanctioned and released/utilized to the States under National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP)* from FY 201819 to FY 2022-23 (Amount in Rs. Lakh)

|        |                | 2019-20            | 2019-20         | 2020-21            | 2020-21         |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No | States         | Central Allocation | Central Release | Central Allocation | Central Release |
| 1      | Assam          | 1624               | 762             | 1204.00            | 900.78          |
| 2      | Bihar          | 5846.4             | 7997.63         | 4334.40            | 12169.62        |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh   | 2273.6             | 2273.6          | 1685.60            | 7085.60         |
| 4      | Gujarat        | 974.4              | 457.2           | 722.40             | 324.72          |
| 5      | Jharkhand      | 3248               | 3248            | 2408.00            | 5408.00         |
| 6      | Karnataka      | 974.4              | 974.4           | 722.40             | 722.40          |
| 8      | Madhya Pradesh | 5521.6             | 2590.8          | 4093.60            | 1023.40         |
| 7      | Maharashtra    | 3897.6             | 3891.31         | 2889.60            | 1444.80         |
| 9      | Odisha         | 3248               | 3248            | 2408.00            | 2408.00         |
| 10     | Rajasthan      | 2923.2             | 1371.6          | 2167.20            | 1476.87         |

| 11   | Tamil Nadu    |    1624 |   909.15 |   1204.00 |   1204.00 |
|------|---------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 12   | Uttar Pradesh |  4872   |   2286   |    3612   |    1806   |
| 13   | West Bengal   |  3572.8 |   3572.8 |    2648.8 |    6219.8 |
|      | Total         | 40600   |  33582.5 |   30100   |   42194   |

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|        |                | 2021-22            | 2021-22         | 2022-23            | 2022-23         |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No | States         | Central Allocation | Central Release | Central Allocation | Central Release |
| 1      | Assam          | 2700.00            | 2025.00         | 4955.67            | 3716.76         |
| 2      | Bihar          | 9540.00            | 9540.00         | 9642.00            | 7231.50         |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh   | 5358.50            | 2679.25         | 5827.42            | 4370.56         |
| 4      | Gujarat        | 1200.00            | 600.00          | 1989.60            | 994.80          |
| 5      | Jharkhand      | 6883.80            | 3441.90         | 4687.00            | 2343.50         |
| 6      | Karnataka      | 1085.80            | 1085.80         | 3720.00            | 1860.00         |
| 8      | Madhya Pradesh | 6000.00            | 1500.00         | 7320.00            | 5490.00         |
| 7      | Maharashtra    | 4780.04            | 2390.02         | 6619.75            | 3309.88         |
| 9      | Odisha         | 6000.00            | 4500.00         | 3834.75            | 1917.38         |
| 10     | Rajasthan      | 3440.90            | 860.23          | 3724.80            | 3724.80         |
| 11     | Tamil Nadu     | 1800.00            | 1350.00         | 1908.29            | 477.08          |
| 12     | Uttar Pradesh  | 6000.00            | 1500.00         | 4980.89            | 2490.45         |
| 13     | West Bengal    | 9600.00            | 7200.00         | 7409.60            | 5557.20         |
|        | Total          | 64389.04           | 38672.20        | 66619.77           | 43483.91        |

*NRETP commenced in the year 2019 in 13 high poverty States. Remark:  There  is  a  provision  of  providing  additional  installment  to  the better performing states.