Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: ASPIRE Scheme in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *241

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## ASPIRE SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## *241. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  and  youth  (both  men  and  women)  under  A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) scheme during the last five years, State-wise, and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh including Eluru district;
- (b) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  Technology  Business  Incubators  and  Livelihood  Business Incubators set up under the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated and utilised under the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the said period, year-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  promotional  campaign  to  increase  awareness regarding the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

- (a) to (d): A Statement laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS OF (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *241 FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2024.

- (a): As  per  the  available  records,  a  total  number  of  57,331  persons  were  benefitted  under  'A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship' (ASPIRE) during the last four years. In Andhra Pradesh, during the said period, 1,671 persons were benefitted. No proposal for setting up of Livelihood Business Incubator (LBI) has been received from Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh. The State wise details of beneficiaries including Andhra Pradesh, are provided in Annexure-I . The district wise details for Andhra Pradesh are provided in Annexure-II.
- (b): During last five years, 2 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) and 4 Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs)  have  been  set  up  in  Andhra  Pradesh  under  ASPIRE.  The details of the TBIs and LBIs are provided at Annexure-III.
- (c): The  year  wise  details  regarding  the  total  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  the  ASPIRE Scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years is provided at Annexure-IV. During the last five years, a total of Rs. 399.17 Lakhs was sanctioned for setting up of 4 LBIs and 2 TBIs in Andhra Pradesh out of which Rs. 299.68 lakh has been utilized as per demand received.
- (d): To promote the  ASPIRE  Scheme, 02 Mentor Institutes namely, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati  and  Entrepreneurship  Development  Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad,      have  been  on-boarded  for  mentoring  and  submitting  quality  proposals  in  addition  to handholding the LBIs in implementation and day to day operations. 12 targeted workshops have been organized to equip potential applicants with the necessary skills and knowledge for benefitting under ASPIRE. The details  of  workshops  are  provided  at Annexure V. In  addition,  Government  regularly conducts  number  of  awareness  programs  in  order  to  create  awareness  about  all  MSME  Schemes including ASPIRE in the country. In the last 5 years, a total of 19,751 programmes were conducted for 8,98,528 beneficiaries.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*241 for answer on 08.08.2024.

As per data available in records (physical and online), State wise list of beneficiaries (both men and women) under ASPIRE is under.

|                   | FY2020- 21 (Combine   | FY2021-22 (Combined for men and   | FY2022-23   | FY2022-23   | FY2022-23   | FY2023-24   | FY2023-24   | FY2023-24   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| State             | d for men and Women)  | Women)                            | Men         | Women       | Total       | Men         | Women       | Total       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 173                   | 162                               | 250         | 520         | 770         | 275         | 293         | 568         |
| Assam             | 306                   | 149                               | 18          | 156         | 174         | 896         | 62          | 958         |
| Bihar             | 570                   | 635                               | 353         | 479         | 832         | 218         | 192         | 410         |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0                     | 72                                | 148         | 210         | 358         | 174         | 156         | 330         |
| Delhi             | 0                     | 100                               | 560         | 356         | 916         | 683         | 754         | 1,437       |
| Gujarat           | 339                   | 523                               | 341         | 342         | 683         | 161         | 160         | 321         |
| Haryana           | 1,106                 | 963                               | 1788        | 707         | 2,495       | 934         | 782         | 1,716       |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0                     | 75                                | 29          | 37          | 66          | 140         | 15          | 155         |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 50                    | 0                                 | 13          | 112         | 125         | 260         | 13          | 273         |
| Jharkhand         | 0                     | 0                                 | 20          | 171         | 191         | 27          | 0           | 27          |
| Karnataka         | 30                    | 302                               | 320         | 151         | 471         | 119         | 75          | 194         |
| Kerala            | 185                   | 883                               | 1499        | 635         | 2,134       | 964         | 1049        | 2,013       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 192                   | 62                                | 399         | 434         | 833         | 94          | 109         | 203         |
| Maharashtra       | 1,186                 | 2,437                             | 753         | 831         | 1,584       | 738         | 722         | 1,460       |
| Manipur           | 15                    | 15                                | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| Meghalaya         | 37                    | 151                               | 80          | 200         | 280         | 560         | 560         | 1,120       |
| Mizoram           | 0                     | 262                               | 26          | 21          | 47          | 66          | 44          | 110         |
| Nagaland          | 0                     | 0                                 | 6           | 19          | 25          | 283         | 40          | 323         |
| Odisha            | 127                   | 0                                 | 127         | 120         | 247         | 1647        | 2032        | 3,679       |
| Rajasthan         | 86                    | 433                               | 756         | 214         | 970         | 114         | 802         | 916         |
| Sikkim            | 0                     | 0                                 | 245         | 119         | 364         | 26          | 27          | 53          |
| Tamil Nadu        | 670                   | 643                               | 644         | 533         | 1,177       | 264         | 203         | 467         |
| Telangana         | 285                   | 660                               | 974         | 1351        | 2,325       | 704         | 525         | 1,229       |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 904                   | 1,337                             | 1308        | 1050        | 2,358       | 714         | 1275        | 1,989       |
| Uttarakhand       | 337                   | 705                               | 251         | 134         | 385         | 159         | 244         | 403         |
| Total             | 6,598                 | 10,569                            | 10,908      | 8,902       | 19,810      | 10,220      | 10,134      | 20,354      |
| Grand Total       |                       |                                   |             | 57,331      |             |             |             |             |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*241 for answer on 08.08.2024.

## District wise and year wise details of beneficiaries in LBIs under ASPIRE in Andhra Pradesh.

| S. No.   | District      | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | Total   |
|----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | East Godavari | 173       | 157       |       328 |       161 | 819     |
| 2        | Krishna       | -         | 5         |        88 |        39 | 132     |
| 3        | Tirupati      | -         | *         |       312 |       192 | 504     |
| 4        | Guntur        | -         | *         |        40 |       176 | 216     |
|          | Total         | 173       | 162`      |       770 |       568 | 1,671   |

## Annexure-III

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*241 for answer on 08.08.2024.

## (i) List of TBIs Set-up in Andhra Pradesh in last five years:

|   S. No. | District   | Host Institute                                                 | Thrust area/project area                        |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chittoor   | Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering &Technology, RVS Nagar | Food Processing, Construction, IT services, etc |
|        2 | Krishna    | Dhanekula Institute of Engineering& Technology, Ganguru        | Agri-Technology                                 |

## (ii) List of LBIs Set-up in Andhra Pradesh in last five years:

|   S. No. | District      | Host Institute                                                                                       | Thrust Area                                                                    |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | East Godavari | Aditya College of Engineering & Technology, Surampalem                                               | Food processing (bakery, beverages, etc)                                       |
|        2 | Krishna       | Indian Institute of Plantation & Management, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh                              | Food processing and Agricultural Allied Products (spices, vermi- compost, etc) |
|        3 | Tirupati      | Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Padmavati Nagar, Tirupati                                      | Food processing, tailoring and designs.                                        |
|        4 | Guntur        | Science City of AP Andhra Pradesh- (Acharaya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,ANGRAU), Lam, Guntur | Agricultural waste to wealth                                                   |

## Annexure-IV

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*241 for answer on 08.08.2024.

| Fund sanctioned and utilized underASPIRE Scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the last 5 Years.   | Fund sanctioned and utilized underASPIRE Scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the last 5 Years.   | Fund sanctioned and utilized underASPIRE Scheme in Andhra Pradesh during the last 5 Years.   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                               | Fund Sanctioned (₹ in Lakh)                                                                  | Demand received/ Fund utilized (₹ in Lakh)                                                   |
| 2019-20                                                                                      | #                                                                                            | NA                                                                                           |
| 2020-21                                                                                      | 399.17                                                                                       | 124.30                                                                                       |
| 2021-22                                                                                      | #                                                                                            | 95.20                                                                                        |
| 2022-23                                                                                      | #                                                                                            | 38.20                                                                                        |
| 2023-24                                                                                      | #                                                                                            | 41.98                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                        | 399.17                                                                                       | 299.68                                                                                       |

# No new proposals received from Andhra Pradesh under ASPIRE

Annexure V

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*241 for answer on 08.08.2024

Details of Workshops conducted to create awareness under ASPIRE

| Sr. No.   | Date       | Place of Workshop                                                      |   Participant Institutes (Nos.) |
|-----------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | 29-09-2023 | Indian Institute Of Entrepreneurship, Lalmati, Guwahati- 781029, Assam |                              14 |
| 2         | 11-06-2023 | Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Lalmati Guwahati- 781029, Assam  |                              26 |
| 3         | 12-04-2023 | Indian Institute Of Entrepreneurship, Lalmati Guwahati- 781029, Assam  |                              19 |
| 4         | 02-05-2024 | Government Champhai College, Mizoram                                   |                              30 |
| 5         | 02-05-2024 | Dhalai District Polytechnic, Tripura                                   |                              21 |
| 6         | 02-05-2024 | Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko, Assam                                  |                              20 |
| 7         | 02-12-2024 | Assam University, Silchar, Assam                                       |                              15 |
| 8         | 02-12-2024 | Lunglei Government College, Mizoram                                    |                              30 |
| 9         | 06-03-2024 | Indian Institute Of Entrepreneurship, Lalmati Guwahati- 781029, Assam  |                              13 |
| 10        | 15-07-2024 | Hill College Tadubi Senapati, Manipur                                  |                              15 |
| 11        | 15-07-2024 | Churachandpur Government College, Manipur                              |                               6 |
| 12        | 26-07-2024 | Pettigrew College Ukhrul, Manipur                                      |                              33 |
| Total     | Total      | Total                                                                  |                             242 |