Lok Sabha Question No. 1550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Beneficiaries under PM Vishwakarma Scheme
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME

## 1550. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

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

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the real beneficiaries are not getting the benefits in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  streamline  the  process  of identification and verification of the beneficiaries;
- (c) whether the norms set for the purpose have been met by the beneficiaries of the above scheme in Kasganj-Etah, Etawah, Auraiya, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Farrukhabad of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the number of beneficiaries under this scheme, district-wise; and
- (e) if not, the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e): The  PM  Vishwakarma  Scheme,  launched  on  17.09.2023,  has  been  successfully  rolled out,  and  the  Scheme  benefits  are  extended  to  beneficiaries  across  the  country,  including  in  Uttar Pradesh. Before successful registration under the Scheme, applications undergo a three-stage verification process, as follows:

- Stage 1: Verification at the Gram Panchayat/Urban Local Body (ULB) level.

Stage  2:  Vetting  and  recommendation  by  the  District  Implementation  Committee  (DIC)  chaired  by District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner/District Collector.

Stage 3: Approval by the Screening Committee at the Central level.

As of 10.02.2025, more than 31.30 lakh applications under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme have been  received  through  Common  Service  Centres  (CSCs)  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  Out  of  these,  1.62  lakh applications have been successfully registered. The details of the district-wise progress for the State of Uttar Pradesh, including Kasganj-Etah, Etawah, Auraiya, Mainpuri, Kannauj, and Farrukhabad districts, are at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1550 for answer on 13.02.2025.

District-wise details of the total number of applications received, successful registrations, skill trainings completed, and loans sanctioned for the State of Uttar Pradesh, under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme from 17.09.2023 to 10.02.2025 are as follows:

|   S. No. | DISTRICT           | NUMBEROF APPLICATIONS   | NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | AGRA               | 55,279                  | 2,145                     |
|        2 | ALIGARH            | 30,386                  | 2,484                     |
|        3 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR     | 87,529                  | 11,595                    |
|        4 | AMETHI             | 26,141                  | 888                       |
|        5 | AMROHA             | 49,915                  | 2,155                     |
|        6 | AURAIYA            | 29,860                  | 3,010                     |
|        7 | AYODHYA            | 42,231                  | 4,033                     |
|        8 | AZAMGARH           | 76,150                  | 2,204                     |
|        9 | BAGHPAT            | 12,236                  | 1,149                     |
|       10 | BAHRAICH           | 19,850                  | 1,841                     |
|       11 | BALLIA             | 44,371                  | 4,329                     |
|       12 | BALRAMPUR          | 12,469                  | 1,022                     |
|       13 | BANDA              | 14,037                  | 613                       |
|       14 | BARA BANKI         | 22,800                  | 2,065                     |
|       15 | BAREILLY           | 70,051                  | 4,417                     |
|       16 | BASTI              | 48,557                  | 1,043                     |
|       17 | BHADOHI            | 58,614                  | 2,040                     |
|       18 | BIJNOR             | 1,03,699                | 1,558                     |
|       19 | BUDAUN             | 44,547                  | 2,112                     |
|       20 | BULANDSHAHR        | 32,257                  | 666                       |
|       21 | CHANDAULI          | 21,938                  | 1,085                     |
|       22 | CHITRAKOOT         | 5,707                   | 438                       |
|       23 | DEORIA             | 58,926                  | 3,259                     |
|       24 | ETAH               | 10,569                  | 669                       |
|       25 | ETAWAH             | 24,790                  | 1,239                     |
|       26 | FARRUKHABAD        | 20,527                  | 615                       |
|       27 | FATEHPUR           | 27,318                  | 1,061                     |
|       28 | FIROZABAD          | 18,375                  | 1,187                     |
|       29 | GAUTAMBUDDHA NAGAR | 8,882                   | 2,058                     |
|       30 | GHAZIABAD          | 16,777                  | 1,243                     |
|       31 | GHAZIPUR           | 46,461                  | 2,070                     |
|       32 | GONDA              | 50,283                  | 3,329                     |
|       33 | GORAKHPUR          | 1,86,691                | 6,231                     |
|       34 | HAMIRPUR           | 11,426                  | 834                       |
|       35 | HAPUR              | 8,830                   | 844                       |
|       36 | HARDOI             | 25,815                  | 1,212                     |

| 37.   | HATHRAS          | 12,885    | 640      |
|-------|------------------|-----------|----------|
| 38.   | JALAUN           | 29,433    | 1,581    |
| 39.   | JAUNPUR          | 1,38,283  | 4,038    |
| 40.   | JHANSI           | 38,660    | 2,766    |
| 41.   | KANNAUJ          | 30,342    | 366      |
| 42.   | KANPUR DEHAT     | 20,665    | 488      |
| 43.   | KANPUR NAGAR     | 41,846    | 1,400    |
| 44.   | KASGANJ          | 15,153    | 1,446    |
| 45.   | KAUSHAMBI        | 30,303    | 5,792    |
| 46.   | KHERI            | 31,180    | 2,398    |
| 47.   | KUSHINAGAR       | 1,08,533  | 4,126    |
| 48.   | LALITPUR         | 22,264    | 2,856    |
| 49.   | LUCKNOW          | 22,468    | 837      |
| 50.   | MAHOBA           | 17,432    | 1,294    |
| 51.   | MAHRAJGANJ       | 1,16,028  | 2,764    |
| 52.   | MAINPURI         | 15,298    | 1,073    |
| 53.   | MATHURA          | 24,916    | 808      |
| 54.   | MAU              | 48,507    | 4,508    |
| 55.   | MEERUT           | 26,466    | 2,146    |
| 56.   | MIRZAPUR         | 38,625    | 2,511    |
| 57.   | MORADABAD        | 86,332    | 1,876    |
| 58.   | MUZAFFARNAGAR    | 39,195    | 1,963    |
| 59.   | PILIBHIT         | 25,399    | 1,065    |
| 60.   | PRATAPGARH       | 1,14,631  | 7,307    |
| 61.   | PRAYAGRAJ        | 1,38,815  | 3,316    |
| 62.   | RAE BARELI       | 18,322    | 453      |
| 63.   | RAMPUR           | 47,702    | 1,729    |
| 64.   | SAHARANPUR       | 45,414    | 4,343    |
| 65.   | SAMBHAL          | 36,826    | 1,910    |
| 66.   | SANT KABIR NAGAR | 51,579    | 1,298    |
| 67.   | SHAHJAHANPUR     | 34,772    | 2,022    |
| 68.   | SHAMLI           | 16,684    | 1,567    |
| 69.   | SHRAWASTI        | 8,821     | 859      |
| 70.   | SIDDHARTHNAGAR   | 16,058    | 818      |
| 71.   | SITAPUR          | 20,139    | 1,395    |
| 72.   | SONBHADRA        | 27,093    | 1,991    |
| 73.   | SULTANPUR        | 79,553    | 1,684    |
| 74.   | UNNAO            | 14,579    | 414      |
| 75.   | VARANASI         | 54,947    | 3,786    |
| TOTAL | TOTAL            | 31,30,442 | 1,62,377 |