Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Funds for Technology Centres and Extension Centres
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana, Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## FUNDS FOR TECHNOLOGY CENTRES AND EXTENSION CENTRES

- *347.   SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

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

- (a) the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  establishment  of  Technology  Centres  (TCs)  and Extension  Centres  (ECs)  under  the  scheme  "Establishment  of  New  Technology  Centres/Extension Centres" since its inception, year-wise;
- (b) the details of TCs and ECs approved and established so far in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the establishment cost along with the funds allocated, released and utilised in this regard, project and centre-wise;
- (d) the  current  operational  status  of  the  TCs  and  ECs  along  with  the  total  number  of  individuals trained so far and the number of units or businesses assisted by these centres; and
- (e) whether any delays have been faced in establishing these centres and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## 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  PART  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *347  FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2024

- (a): The  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  establishment  of  Technology  Centres  (TCs)  and Extension  Centres  (ECs)  under  the  scheme  "Establishment  of  New  Technology  Centres/Extension Centres" since its inception are as under:

Rs in crore

| 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       |
| 135.12    | 128       | 85.96     | 48.58     | 43.10     | 24.58     | 10        | 10        | 9.99      | 9.99      |

(RE- Revised Estimate, Exp- Expenditure)

- (b): As on date locations for 20 Technology Centres and 49 Extensions Centres have been approved, out  of  which  25  Extension  Centres  are  operational.    The  list  is  attached  at  annexure  A  and  B respectively.
- (c): The details are annexed at Annexure-C.
- (d): As  on  date  25  Extension  Centres  are  operational  and  details  of  trainees  trained  and  units  or businesses assisted by them is as follows:
- (e): Allotment of suitable land for Technology Centres and built up space for Extension Centres by State Governments has been a constraint in implementation of the project.

| Trainees trained   | Units or businesses assisted   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------|
| 72,414             | 1,440                          |

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Annexure-A

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *347 for answer on 19.12.2024.

## Technology Centres

| Locations for Technology Centre   | Locations for Technology Centre   | Locations for Technology Centre   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                           | State                             | Location                          |
| 1                                 | Andhra Pradesh                    | Amravati                          |
| 2                                 | Assam                             | Silchar                           |
| 3                                 | Bihar                             | Gaya                              |
| 4                                 | Chhattisgarh                      | Bilaspur                          |
| 5                                 | Gujarat                           | Rajkot                            |
| 6                                 | Haryana                           | Ambala                            |
| 7                                 | J&K                               | Samba                             |
| 8                                 | Jharkhand                         | Bokaro                            |
| 9                                 | Karnataka                         | Belgaum                           |
| 10                                | Kerala                            | Thiruvananthapuram                |
| 11                                | Madhya Pradesh                    | Jabalpur                          |
| 12                                | Maharashtra                       | Nagpur                            |
| 13                                | Maharashtra                       | Pune                              |
| 14                                | Maharashtra                       | Sindhudurg                        |
| 15                                | Odisha                            | Rourkela                          |
| 16                                | Rajasthan                         | Jaipur                            |
| 17                                | Tamil Nadu                        | Coimbatore                        |
| 18                                | Telangana                         | Warangal                          |
| 19                                | Uttar Pradesh                     | Jhansi                            |
| 20                                | Uttar Pradesh                     | Varanasi                          |

## Annexure-B

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *347 for answer on 19.12.2024

## Extension Centres

| Operational Extension Centres(ECs)           | Operational Extension Centres(ECs)           | Operational Extension Centres(ECs)           |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                      | State                                        | Locations for ECs                            |
| 1                                            | Assam                                        | Jorhat                                       |
| 2                                            | Gujarat                                      | Sanand                                       |
| 3                                            |                                              | Bhavnagar                                    |
| 4                                            | Haryana                                      | Nilokheri                                    |
| 5                                            |                                              | Faridabad                                    |
| 6                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                            | Srinagar                                     |
| 7                                            | Karnataka                                    | Bengaluru                                    |
| 8                                            | Kerala                                       | Ettumanoor                                   |
| 9                                            |                                              | Thiruvalla                                   |
| 10                                           | Maharashtra                                  | Waluj                                        |
| 11                                           | Odisha                                       | Balasore                                     |
| 12                                           |                                              | Berhampur                                    |
| 13                                           |                                              | Bhawanipatna                                 |
| 14                                           |                                              | Keonjhar                                     |
| 15                                           | Punjab                                       | Hoshiarpur                                   |
| 16                                           |                                              | Amritsar                                     |
| 17                                           | Rajasthan                                    | Jaipur                                       |
| 18                                           |                                              | Kota                                         |
| 19                                           |                                              | Nagaur                                       |
| 20                                           |                                              | Udaipur                                      |
| 21                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | Madurai                                      |
| 22                                           |                                              | Vaniyambadi                                  |
| 23                                           | Telangana                                    | Karimnagar                                   |
| 24                                           | Uttarakhand                                  | Haldwani                                     |
| 25                                           | West Bengal                                  | Kolkata                                      |
| Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation | Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation | Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation |
| 26                                           | Bihar                                        | Mujaffarpur                                  |
| 27                                           |                                              | Darbhanga                                    |
| 28                                           |                                              | Saran                                        |
| 29                                           |                                              | Rohtas                                       |
| 30                                           |                                              | Rajgir (Nalanda)                             |
| 31                                           |                                              | Purnea                                       |
| 32                                           | Delhi                                        | Okhla                                        |
| 33                                           | Gujarat                                      | Amarapur(Gandhi Nagar)                       |
| 34                                           | Jharkhand                                    | Dhanbad                                      |
| 35                                           |                                              | Ranchi                                       |
| 36                                           | Karnataka                                    | Hubballi (Hubballi)                          |
| 37                                           | Kerala                                       | Attingal                                     |
| 38                                           |                                              | Thrissur                                     |
| 39                                           |                                              | Thavanur                                     |

Annexure-B(contd.)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *347 for answer on 19.12.2024

Extension Centres

|   Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation | Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation   | Extension Centres (ECs) under Implementation   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                             40 | Madhya Pradesh,                                | Gwalior                                        |
|                                             41 | Maharashtra                                    | Nashik                                         |
|                                             42 | Punjab                                         | Mohali                                         |
|                                             43 | Punjab                                         | Moga                                           |
|                                             44 | Punjab                                         | Patiala                                        |
|                                             45 | Rajasthan                                      | Jodhpur                                        |
|                                             46 | Uttarakhand                                    | Haridwar                                       |
|                                             47 | Uttar Pradesh                                  | Muradabad                                      |
|                                             48 | Odisha                                         | Angul                                          |
|                                             49 | Odisha                                         | Jharsuguda                                     |

## Annexure-C

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *347 for answer on 19.12.2024

Details of the establishment cost along with the funds allocated and utilized

| Sl. No.   | State           | Extension Centre   | Allocated(In Rs Cr)   |   Released (In Rs Cr) |   Utilized (In Rs Cr) |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Assam           | Jorhat             | 20.00                 |                  4.21 |                  4.21 |
| 2         | Delhi           | Okhla              | 12.24                 |                 11.79 |                 11.79 |
| 3         | Gujarat         | Sanand             | 20.00                 |                  7.31 |                  7.31 |
| 4         | Gujarat         | Bhavnagar          | 20.00                 |                  7.83 |                  7.83 |
| 5         | Haryana         | Nilokheri          | 14.22                 |                 13.92 |                 13.92 |
| 6         | Haryana         | Faridabad          | 19.50                 |                 10    |                  8.15 |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar           | 17.05                 |                 10.8  |                 10.8  |
| 8         | Karnataka       | Bengaluru          | 17.54                 |                  7.15 |                  7.15 |
| 9         | Kerala          | Ettumanoor         | 16.79                 |                 11.01 |                 11.01 |
| 10        | Kerala          | Thiruvalla         | 17.26                 |                 11.44 |                 11.44 |
| 11        | Maharashtra     | Waluj              | 20.00                 |                 10.29 |                 10.29 |
| 12        | Odisha          | Balasore           | 11.64                 |                  5.57 |                  5.57 |
| 13        | Odisha          | Berhampur          | 19.20                 |                  6.6  |                  6.6  |
| 14        | Odisha          | Bhawanipatna       | 20.00                 |                  6.26 |                  6.26 |
| 15        | Odisha          | Keonjhar           | 19.62                 |                  7.88 |                  7.88 |
| 16        | Odisha          | Jharsaguda         | -                     |                  1.88 |                  1.88 |
| 17        | Punjab          | Amritsar           | 14.85                 |                  7.95 |                  7.95 |
| 18        | Punjab          | Hoshiarpur         | 16.20                 |                  3.8  |                  3.8  |
| 19        | Rajasthan       | Jaipur             | 20.00                 |                 11.13 |                 11.13 |
| 20        | Rajasthan       | Kota               | 19.92                 |                  5.59 |                  5.59 |
| 21        | Rajasthan       | Nagaur             | 16.58                 |                 11.06 |                 11.06 |
| 22        | Rajasthan       | Udaipur            | 13.12                 |                 10.05 |                 10.05 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu      | Madurai            | 10.38                 |                  8.62 |                  8.62 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu      | Vaniyambadi        | 19.94                 |                  4.66 |                  4.66 |
| 25        | Telangana       | Karimnagar         | 20.00                 |                  6.11 |                  6.11 |
| 26        | Uttarakhand     | Haldwani           | 17.00                 |                  6.93 |                  6.93 |
| 27        | West Bengal     | Kolkata            | 20.00                 |                  4.73 |                  4.73 |
| Total     | Total           | Total              | 453.05                |                214.57 |                212.72 |