Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Udyam Sakhi Portal
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Jual Oram, Manoj Rajoria, Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

## 2359.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## UDYAM SAKHI PORTAL

SHRI JUAL ORAM: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched/introduced Udyam Sakhi Portal to make the women self-reliant in the country;
- (b) if so, the salient features and objectives of the Portal along with the current status thereof;
- (c) whether the said Portal has been reviewed and if so, the achievements made so far in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  put  an  effective  mechanism  in  place  to  create  awareness among women about harassment, exploitation in work places and business platforms, and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the number of women benefited under the said Portal, State/ UT-wise including Rajasthan and Bihar;
- (f) the  manner  in  which  the  social  ventures  have  been  encouraged/promoted  under  the  said Portal; and
- (g) whether  the  said  Portal  has  been  successful  in  ending  the  social  disparity  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (c): The Udyam Sakhi Portal( https://udyam-sakhi.com/ ) was  launched  in  March  2018 to provide information regarding the financial schemes, policies and programmes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to existing and prospective women entrepreneurs. The portal helps women to start, build and grow their businesses, and thus make them self-reliant. As on 31.7.2023, a total of 4304 women are registered on the portal.

- (d):     The Government has enacted the 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013(SH  Act)  to  provide  protection  to  women  against  sexual harassment at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints related to it.  The Act covers all women, irrespective of their age, employment status or nature of work whether working in  public  or  private,  organized  or  unorganized  sector.    The  Government  issues  advisories  to  all Central Ministries/ Departments and State Governments/ UTs from time to time to ensure proper implementation of the Act including for setting up of Internal Committees, and Local Committees for all workplaces, and to organize workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitizing the employees.
- (e): As on 31.7.2023, a total 4304 women are registered on the portal. The State/UT -wise data on the number of women registered on the Udyam Sakhi portal is provided in Annexure.
- (f) & (g): The  Udyam  Sakhi  Portal  helps  in  disseminating  information  on  Government's schemes, policies and activities to women entrepreneurs, thus helping in women empowerment.

State/ UT wise number of beneficiaries on Udyam Sakhi portal ( As on 31.7.2023)

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                    427 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                      0 |
| 3        | Assam             |                     22 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                   1023 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                     51 |
| 6        | Goa               |                      2 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                     77 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                     51 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                      6 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                     34 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                    125 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                     41 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                     81 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                    571 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                      0 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                      0 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                      2 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                     40 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                     17 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                     54 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                    227 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                      0 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                    372 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                     58 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                      1 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                    380 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                     26 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                     72 |
| 29       | J&K               |                     15 |
| 30       | DELHI             |                    529 |
| Total    | Total             |                   4304 |