Lok Sabha Question No. 2331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Aajeevika Skills Development Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2331 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## AAJEEVIKA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 2331 SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  expended  by Assam  under  the  NationalRural  Livelihood  Mission  (NRLM) during the last ten years;
- (b) the  number  of  Institutions  of  the  Poor  (IoP)  recognised  in Assam under the NRLM, districtwise;
- (c) the details and the number of IoPs that specifically cater to the female tribal population inAssam, year-wise; and
- (d) the  number  of  individuals  who  have  been  trained  under  the NRLM's  Aajeevika  SkillsDevelopment  Programme  in  Assam during the said period?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

- (a):  The  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  expended  by Assam under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojanaNational Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Under  the National Rural Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM), Institutions of the Poor (IoP) are formed which are called as SelfHelp  Groups  (SHGs).  District-wise  number  of  SHGs  promoted  in Assam under the DAY-NRLM are given at Annexure-II.
- (c):  The  district-wise  details  of  number  of  SHGs  promoted  under DAY-NRLM belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Assam are given at Annexure-III.

(d): There is no such scheme named as 'Aajeevika Skills Development  Programme'  under  the  DAY-NRLM.  However,  during the  last  ten  years,  in  Assam   under  the  sub-schemes  of  DAYNRLM DeenDayalUpadhyaya - GrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY), a  total  of  79,164  number  of  individuals  have  been  trained,  while under Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) a total of 131049 individuals have been trained.

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Annexure  I  -referred  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.  2331  for  answer  on  06.08.2024  regarding  'Aajeevika Skills Development Programme'.

The details of the funds allocated, released and expended by Assam under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).

( inRs. Crores)

| Sl. No.   | Year     | Fund allocation                 | Fund allocation                 | Fund allocation                 | Fund Released                   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | *Expenditure   |
|-----------|----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Year     | Central Share                   | State Share                     | Total                           | Central Share                   | State Share     | Total           |                |
| 1         | 2014- 15 | 72.66                           | 7.85                            | 80.51                           | -                               | -               | -               | 39.37          |
| 2         | 2015- 16 | 46.24                           | 5.14                            | 51.38                           | -                               | -               | -               | 74.01          |
| 3         | 2016- 17 | 37.41                           | 4.16                            | 41.57                           | 35.00                           | 5.55            | 40.55           | 74.73          |
| 4         | 2017- 18 | 98.85                           | 10.98                           | 109.83                          | 119.60                          | 13.20           | 132.80          | 140.85         |
| 5         | 2018- 19 | 176.94                          | 19.66                           | 196.60                          | 177.19                          | 19.69           | 196.87          | 195.50         |
| 6         | 2019- 20 | 207.82                          | 23.09                           | 230.91                          | 227.82                          | 25.31           | 253.13          | 252.37         |
| 7         | 2020- 21 | 216.87                          | 24.09                           | 240.96                          | 243.79                          | 25.20           | 268.99          | 266.40         |
| 8         | 2021- 22 | 342.98                          | 38.10                           | 381.08                          | 305.83                          | 35.87           | 341.70          | 326.19         |
| 9         | 2022- 23 | 381.36                          | 42.37                           | 423.73                          | 371.77                          | 41.32           | 413.08          | 444.30         |
| 10        | 2023- 24 | 398.43                          | 44.27                           | 442.70                          | 493.77                          | 54.86           | 548.63          | 507.93         |
| 11        | 2024- 25 | 406.87                          | 45.21                           | 452.08                          | 101.72                          | 11.30           | 113.02          | 90.02          |
| Total     | Total    | 2,386.43 264.922,651.352,076.49 | 2,386.43 264.922,651.352,076.49 | 2,386.43 264.922,651.352,076.49 | 2,386.43 264.922,651.352,076.49 | 232.302,308.77  | 232.302,308.77  | 2,411.67       |

Note: During the FY 2014-15 and 2015-16, the utilization was made against the amount recouped (received) from SGSY

Annexure II - referred in reply to Part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2331 for answer on 06.08.2024 regarding 'Aajeevika Skills Development Programme'.

District-wise number of SHGs promoted in Assam under the NRLM.

| S. No   | District                | Self Help Groups (SHGs) Promoted   |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | BAJALI                  | 4,342                              |
| 2       | BAKSA                   | 9,829                              |
| 3       | BARPETA                 | 14,579                             |
| 4       | BISWANATH               | 11,413                             |
| 5       | BONGAIGAON              | 9,799                              |
| 6       | CACHAR                  | 13,190                             |
| 7       | CHARAIDEO               | 6,119                              |
| 8       | CHIRANG                 | 5,799                              |
| 9       | DARRANG                 | 13,356                             |
| 10      | DHEMAJI                 | 10,636                             |
| 11      | DHUBRI                  | 19,019                             |
| 12      | DIBRUGARH               | 12,014                             |
| 13      | DIMA HASAO              | 2,132                              |
| 14      | GOALPARA                | 11,515                             |
| 15      | GOLAGHAT                | 13,915                             |
| 16      | HAILAKANDI              | 6,134                              |
| 17      | HOJAI                   | 8,526                              |
| 18      | JORHAT                  | 10,416                             |
| 19      | KAMRUP                  | 21,043                             |
| 20      | KAMRUP-METRO            | 3,023                              |
| 21      | KARBI ANGLONG           | 8,446                              |
| 22      | KARIMGANJ               | 8,369                              |
| 23      | KOKRAJHAR               | 11,777                             |
| 24      | LAKHIMPUR               | 14,835                             |
| 25      | MAJULI                  | 3,137                              |
| 26      | MORIGAON                | 12,000                             |
| 27      | NAGAON                  | 21,726                             |
| 28      | NALBARI                 | 11,655                             |
| 29      | SIVASAGAR               | 9,026                              |
| 30      | SONITPUR                | 13,842                             |
| 31      | SOUTH SALMARA-MANKACHAR | 6,462                              |
| 32      | TAMULPUR                | 6,403                              |
| 33      | TINSUKIA                | 10,794                             |
| 34      | UDALGURI                | 12,224                             |
| 35      | WEST KARBI ANGLONG      | 3,993                              |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                   | 3,61,488                           |

Annexure  III  -  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No. 2331 for answer on 06.08.2024 regarding 'Aajeevika Skills Development Programme'.

The district-wise details of number of SHGs of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Assam.

| SN    | District                | No. of ST SHGs   |
|-------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1     | BAJALI                  | 263              |
| 2     | BAKSA                   | 4,004            |
| 3     | BARPETA                 | 100              |
| 4     | BISWANATH               | 2,228            |
| 5     | BONGAIGAON              | 342              |
| 6     | CACHAR                  | 447              |
| 7     | CHARAIDEO               | 244              |
| 8     | CHIRANG                 | 2,920            |
| 9     | DARRANG                 | 489              |
| 10    | DHEMAJI                 | 5,726            |
| 11    | DHUBRI                  | 618              |
| 12    | DIBRUGARH               | 1,600            |
| 13    | DIMA HASAO              | 1,901            |
| 14    | GOALPARA                | 2,764            |
| 15    | GOLAGHAT                | 1,716            |
| 16    | HAILAKANDI              | 124              |
| 17    | HOJAI                   | 627              |
| 18    | JORHAT                  | 889              |
| 19    | KAMRUP                  | 2,587            |
| 20    | KAMRUP-METRO            | 836              |
| 21    | KARBI ANGLONG           | 5,990            |
| 22    | KARIMGANJ               | 155              |
| 23    | KOKRAJHAR               | 4,046            |
| 24    | LAKHIMPUR               | 4,191            |
| 25    | MAJULI                  | 1,401            |
| 26    | MORIGAON                | 2,137            |
| 27    | NAGAON                  | 1,588            |
| 28    | NALBARI                 | 409              |
| 29    | SIVASAGAR               | 639              |
| 30    | SONITPUR                | 1,763            |
| 31    | SOUTH SALMARA-MANKACHAR | 58               |
| 32    | TAMULPUR                | 2,548            |
| 33    | TINSUKIA                | 1,343            |
| 34    | UDALGURI                | 4,567            |
| 35    | WEST KARBI ANGLONG      | 3,009            |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                   | 64,269           |