Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Capacity building Scheme for North Eastern Region
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque, Pallab Lochan Das

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 480

To be answered on Monday, July 24, 2023/Ashadha,Saka1945

## QUESTION Capacity building Scheme for North Eastern Region

480. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE: SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has data regarding the fund provided under Capacity Building scheme for North Eastern Region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Government for development in Assam during the last five years;
- (d) the status of all the ongoing projects/schemes of the Government in Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  of  the  trained  youths  from  Assam  who have started their own entrepreneurship venture; and
- (f) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  providing  any  further  assistance  to  promote them?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

- (a) & (b) The Capacity Building Scheme for North Eastern Region is a Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E).This Scheme is

implemented through the Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, Assam which is an  autonomous  Institute  of  the  MSD&E.  Various  capacity  building  programme  sare funded there under as per details given below:

- (i ) IIE has also conducted various skill development programme under Capacity Building  Scheme  for  North  Eastern  Region,  the  details  of  which  are  annexed  at Annexure-I .
- (ii)  For Transforming Unorganized Care Giving Service Industry into Formal Service Sector  Industry  to  extend  proper  provision  for  formal  care  giving  services  to  the elderly and needy population of the NER, a project is sponsored by the North Eastern Council (NEC). Under Capacity Building, Training of Trainers (ToT) programme has been  conducted  and  32  master  trainers  have  been  developed  for  entire  North East.   Further,  19  training  programmes  have  been  conducted  wherein  471  care givers have been developed under the project. The total fund allocated for the project is Rs. 4.80 crore out of which IIE has received an amount of Rs. 3.80 crore till date.
- (c) IIE has conducted various capacity development activities in Assam during the last five  years  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Vandhan  Yojana  (PMVDY)  scheme  which  was launched on 14 th  April, 2018 by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, for transforming the rural and tribal economy in the future. The scheme was implemented in Assam by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) in 2019 with the State Directorate of Tribal Affairs  (Plains)  as  the  Nodal  Agency.   Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is the Sponsoring Agency of the scheme. Under PMVDY, TRIFED  has  sanctioned  302  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  Clusters  (VDVKCs)  in  three phases in 33 districts of Assam. Through this scheme, the tribal communities of Assam are  supported to  have a  sustainable livelihood,  by  training  on  how  to  produce  valueadded products from the locally available Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and subsequent sales  of  the  same.  Each  Cluster  would  have  approximately  300  Self  Help  Groups (SHGs) registered tribal women beneficiaries. The details of funds allocated and utilised under the scheme are Annexed at Annexure-II.
- (d) Under the Pradhan Mantri Vandhan Yojana (PMVDY) scheme, a total of 6 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras Clusters (VDVKCs) have been sanctioned in the Sonitpur district which comes under the Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency. The name of the VDVKCs are as under:
-  Rangapara VDVKC
-  Dhekiajuli VDVKC
-  Sirajuli VDVKC
-  Nameri VDVKC
-  Bhalukpong VDVKC
-  Gupteswar VDVKC

The current status of these VDVKCs are as follows:

-  Advocacy  Programmes :  These  are  primarily  focused  on  building  awareness amongst the beneficiaries about the project in general, so that the beneficiaries could participate with a definitive intent and aim to achieve the desired benefits as promised under the scheme. Advocacy programmes regarding the project has been completed in all the six VDVKCs.
-  Training  Programmes :  A  total  of  1208  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  via  43 Skill  Development/ Value-addition training programmes. The trainings were conducted under various trades such as: Bamboo Utility, Candle Making, Water Hyacinth Products making,  Agarbatti  Making,  Bee  keeping,  Nursery  training,  Bamboo  Jewellery  making, Jute  products  making,  Bag  making,  Food  processing,  sweet  making,  soap  making, vermi-compost producing etc.
-  Bank accounts have been opened for all the six VDVKCs.
-  Co-operative Society Formation : Application has been filed for three VDVKCs for formation of co-operative societies, while three have already been formed.
- (e) IIE has conducted various skill development programmes  under  different schemes/projects. In the last 3 years, a total of 35,651 participants have started their own ventures out of which most of them have started at the household level in different

fields  such  as  Agriculture,  Handicraft,  Handloom,  Jewellery,  Bakery,  Beauty  and Wellness etc. Out of 35,651 participants, 31,729 were women participants.

(f) IIE is continuously supporting and  promoting  the  products  produced  by  its beneficiaries under the PMVDY.

-  It has created a brand called 'TRISSAM' for exclusively marketing and promoting the products produced by the beneficiaries.
-  IIE  has  organised  and  promoted  its  beneficiaries  at  various  exhibitions,  trade fairs and buyer-seller meets.
-  IIE  has  opened  retail  outlets  under  the  Brand  TRISSAM  in  various  districts  of Assam for the sales of the products produced by the beneficiaries.
-  To  ensure  substantial  online  brand  presence  and  impart  the  brand  with  a dynamic image, the PMVDY team from IIE has developed a website exclusively for  the  TRISSAM products, to put forward the  mission and the essence of the PMVDY  scheme.  The  website  also  consists  of  an  online  marketing  portal  to explore the potential market opportunities and customers to tap retail as well as bulk orders.
-  Apart  from  the  website,  TRISSAM,  its  products  and  activities  are  promoted through various social media platforms.

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## Annexure-I

| S No.   | Scheme/Organisation Name                                                                                 | Sanctioned Amount (in Rs.)   | No. of beneficiaries   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | DoNER                                                                                                    | 3,94,00,494                  | 1854                   |
| 2       | PM YUVA                                                                                                  | 56,00,100                    | 1181                   |
| 3       | Assam Skill Development Mission                                                                          | 10,62,480                    | 60                     |
| 4       | Technology Upgradation Scheme under National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) | 16,128,555                   | 950                    |
| 5       | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0                                                          | 3,58,98,780                  | 2184                   |
| 6       | PMKVY 3.0                                                                                                | 1,77,00,00                   | 360                    |
| 7       | Skill Hub Initiative                                                                                     | 25,000,000                   | 114                    |
| 8       | Digi Bunai                                                                                               | 28,35,500                    | 500                    |
| 9       | National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)                                    | 70,02,300                    | 420                    |
| 10      | PMKVY Special Project 4.0 under Beauty Wellness Sector Skill Council                                     | 14,49,000                    | 120                    |
| 11      | Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training (DECT)                                                  | 70,00,000                    | 1320                   |
| 12      | Commissioner of Industry & Commerce -Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART)         | 36,00,000                    | 330                    |
| 13      | PM DAKSH (NBCFDC)                                                                                        | 17,134,429                   | 2730                   |
| 14      | PM DAKSH (NSFDC)                                                                                         | 37,02,480                    | 320                    |
| 15      | PM DAKSH -National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC)                          | 26,64,760                    | 160                    |
| 16      | Village Enterprise Development Programme under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)        | 2,00,000                     | 60                     |
|         | Total                                                                                                    | 16,86,78,878                 | 12,663                 |

Annexure-II

| S No.   | Component                            | Funds Allocated (in Rs.)   | Funds Received (in Rs.)   | Funds Utilised (in Rs.)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.      | Advocacy                             | 1,51,00,000                | 1,07,50,000               | 68,74,804                 |
| 2.      | Lodging & Boarding of Master Trainer | 90,60,000                  | 41,38,482                 | 64,50,000                 |
| 3.      | Honorarium of Master Trainer         | 1,81,20,000                | 1,29,00,000               | 60,02,481                 |
| 4.      | Trainee food expenses                | 3,62,40,000                | 2,58,00,000               | 60,02,481                 |
| 5.      | Training arrangements                | 1,20,80,000                | 86,00,000                 | 35,32,373                 |
| 6.      | Toolkits & Machineries               | 12,68,40,000               | 9,03,00,000               | 5,76,68,678               |
| 7.      | Institutional Building               | 1,51,00,000                | 1,07,50,000               | 21,94,501                 |
|         | Total                                | 232,540,000                | 163,238,482               | 88,725,318                |