Lok Sabha Question No. 3122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: PM Vishwakarma Scheme
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME

## 3122.   SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of PM Vishwakarma Scheme launched in 2023;
- (b) the  extent  to  which  the  above  scheme  is  helping  in  end-to-end  support  to  artisans  and craftspeople of traditional trades;
- (c) whether 21,64,000 applications have been received from the State of Andhra Pradesh under the above scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise and the reasons that only 2.22 lakh applications have only been registered so far;
- (e) the  reasons  the  other  applications  have  not  been  registered  and  steps  being  taken  by  the Government to register maximum applications; and

(f) the benefits available for registered applicants under the above scheme and details of benefits actually  extended  to  registered  people  since  implementation  of  the  scheme  in  Andhra  Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): PM Vishwakarma scheme was launched on 17.09.2023 to provide end-to-end holistic support to artisans and craftspeople of 18 traditional trades who work with their hands and tools. The Aim and Objective of the scheme are as follows:-

-  To enable the recognition of artisans and craftspeople as Vishwakarma, making them eligible to avail all the benefits under the Scheme.
-  To  provide  skill  upgradation  to  hone  their  skills  and  make  relevant  and  suitable  training opportunities available to them.
-  To provide support for better and modern tools to enhance their capability, productivity, and quality of products and services.
-  To provide  the  beneficiaries  an  easy  access  to  collateral  free  credit  and  reduce  the  cost  of credit by providing interest subvention.
-  To provide incentives for digital transactions to encourage digital empowerment  of Vishwakarmas.
-  To  provide  a  platform  for  brand  promotion  and  market  linkages  to  help  them  access  new opportunities for growth.

(c) to (f): As of 15.12.2025, 21.67 lakh applications have been received in the State of Andhra Pradesh  under  PM  Vishwakarma  out  of  which  2.23  lakh  beneficiaries  have  been  successfully registered  after  three  stage  of  verification.  Against  the  overall  target  of  coverage  of  30  lakh beneficiaries, the process of verification and registration of 30 lakh artisans/craftspeople has been successfully  completed  under  the  scheme.  The  District-wise  details  of  applications  and  benefits extended  to  the  registered  artisans  since  implementation  of  PM  Vishwakarma  scheme  in  Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3122 for answer on 18.12.2025.

| District Andhra Pradesh     | Application Received   | Successful Registration   | Basic Training completed   | Loan Sanctioned   | Toolkit Delivered   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 11,996                 | 834                       | 386                        | 69                | 59                  |
| Anakapalli                  | 95,891                 | 4,709                     | 3,411                      | 989               | 1,203               |
| Ananthapuramu               | 1,14,427               | 12,511                    | 8,805                      | 1,491             | 879                 |
| Annamayya                   | 39,330                 | 4,683                     | 2,793                      | 640               | 902                 |
| Bapatla                     | 37,895                 | 2,937                     | 1,872                      | 639               | 951                 |
| Chittoor                    | 43,544                 | 5,962                     | 2,596                      | 635               | 1,090               |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 1,02,816               | 6,535                     | 5,079                      | 1,047             | 568                 |
| East Godavari               | 1,55,765               | 4,616                     | 3,701                      | 1,238             | 1,026               |
| Eluru                       | 75,015                 | 4,526                     | 3,490                      | 881               | 1,410               |
| Guntur                      | 1,05,492               | 5,261                     | 3,511                      | 1,141             | 1,089               |
| Kakinada                    | 1,01,638               | 4,922                     | 3,892                      | 894               | 1,667               |
| Krishna                     | 70,082                 | 3,659                     | 2,310                      | 790               | 1,355               |
| Kurnool                     | 1,29,201               | 14,987                    | 12,180                     | 1,675             | 7,102               |
| Nandyal                     | 57,364                 | 5,630                     | 4,038                      | 440               | 1,216               |
| NTR                         | 52,500                 | 5,885                     | 3,607                      | 1,181             | 1,058               |
| Palnadu                     | 53,494                 | 7,350                     | 5,494                      | 810               | 2,808               |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        | 25,497                 | 1,732                     | 1,282                      | 175               | 121                 |
| Prakasam                    | 66,904                 | 13,189                    | 9,701                      | 1,578             | 4,990               |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 77,190                 | 12,730                    | 9,085                      | 2,618             | 4,011               |
| Sri Sathya Sai              | 64,632                 | 7,237                     | 6,512                      | 2,122             | 2,814               |
| Srikakulam                  | 78,825                 | 8,369                     | 6,614                      | 1,483             | 3,524               |
| Tirupati                    | 45,113                 | 13,120                    | 10,035                     | 2,762             | 2,447               |
| Visakhapatnam               | 1,33,167               | 3,341                     | 2,480                      | 713               | 1,181               |
| Vizianagaram                | 83,658                 | 6,185                     | 5,167                      | 1,422             | 1,940               |
| West Godavari               | 1,85,312               | 32,466                    | 28,301                     | 7,129             | 10,645              |
| Y.S.R.                      | 1,60,486               | 29,571                    | 23,863                     | 8,506             | 10,682              |
| Andhra Pradesh (Total)      | 21,67,234              | 2,22,947                  | 1,70,205                   | 43,068            | 66,738              |