Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Funds under PM Vishwakarma Yojana
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Kali Charan Singh, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Chintamani Maharaj, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Mala Roy, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## FUNDS UNDER PM VISHWAKARMA YOJANA

461. SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SMT. MALA ROY:

SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

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

- (a) the  details/salient  features  of  the  PM  Vishwakarma  Yojana  and  the  manner  in  which  the  said scheme provides financial  assistance  to  the  artisans  of  various  traditions  and  the  quantum  of  financial assistance  provided  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Himachal  Pradesh,  Shimla  Parliamentary Constituency and tribal areas, during the last two years, year and State-wise;
- (b) the funds sanctioned under PM Vishwakarma Yojana from 17-09-2023 to 30-10-2024 along with the number of beneficiaries, State-wise;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to support the local artisans along with their handicraft and handloom products, State-wise including Tribal areas and Palghar district of Maharashtra during the last two years; and
- (d) the budget allotted for Sorai art local artisans in Jharkhand Hazaribag and Ramgarh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) & (c): PM  Vishwakarma  scheme  is  designed  to  provide  holistic  and  end-to-end  support  to artisans and craftspeople engaged in 18 trades through the following key components of the Scheme as below:

-  Recognition: PM Vishwakarma Certificate and ID Card
-  Skill Upgradation of the artisans, wherein beneficiaries are provided with stipend of Rs 500 per day along with Rs. 1000 for transportation cost.
-  Toolkit Incentive of Rs 15,000
-  Credit Support up to Rs. 3 lakh in two tranches of Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 2 lakh, at a subsidized rate of interest of 5%.
-  Incentive for Digital Transactions upto Rs. 100 per artisan per month.
-  Marketing Support

PM Vishwakarma  Scheme  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  implemented  pan  India,  including  Shimla Parliamentary Constituency, Himachal Pradesh, Palghar district of Maharashtra and tribal areas.

- (b): The funds sanctioned under PM Vishwakarma from 17-09-2023 to 30-10-2024 are Rs.2,122.61 Crores. The State/UT-wise number of registered beneficiaries under the Scheme across India from 17-092023 to 30-10-2024 are at Annexure.
- (d): PM Vishwakarma is a Central Sector Scheme and no State/District-wise funds are allocated under the Scheme.

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## Reply  in  response  to  Part  (b)  of    Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  461  due  for  answer  on 28.11.2024

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs             | Total Registration   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 583                  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1,89,705             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 839                  |
| 4         | Assam                              | 84,247               |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 86,539               |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 193                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 1,12,432             |
| 8         | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 694                  |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 478                  |
| 10        | Goa                                | 17,026               |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 2,00,431             |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 22,061               |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 16,860               |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 1,44,591             |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 33,353               |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 5,20,465             |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 19,616               |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 3,347                |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        | 645                  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1,91,296             |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        | 2,08,006             |
| 22        | Manipur                            | 10,656               |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          | 187                  |
| 24        | Mizoram                            | 1,808                |
| 25        | Nagaland                           | 2,395                |
| 26        | Odisha                             | 82,718               |
| 27        | Puducherry                         | 560                  |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 7,675                |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 2,01,828             |
| 30        | Sikkim                             | 1,926                |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         | 1                    |
| 32        | Telangana                          | 64,675               |
| 33        | Tripura                            | 18,908               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,09,514             |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        | 18,147               |
| 36        | West Bengal                        | 1                    |
| Total     | Total                              | 23,74,406            |