Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Women Entrepreneurship
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371

ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

371.    SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  programmes  to  promote  women entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  capacity  building  programmes  started  by  various  Self  Help Groups in different districts of Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  assistance  provided  to  the  Startups  established  and  run  by women in various districts of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI  RAJEEV  CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) to  (d)       Under  the  Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill training  through  an  extensive  network  of  skill  development  centres/colleges/institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

The Government has taken various initiatives to promote women entrepreneurship across the Country including the State of Tamil Nadu. The details of the  various  initiatives  taken  by  Ministries/Departments  of  the  Government  to  promote women entrepreneurship is as under:

1. Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) scheme in the field of skill development for rural poor youth for their gainful employment with a view to eradicate poverty in the country under the umbrella scheme of  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNRLM).  The RSETIs extend free cost training to the rural unemployed youth in skill and

entrepreneurship development, to enable them to become self-employed by establishing their own small and micro enterprises. Out of the 591 RSETIs functioning across the country, 35 RSETIs are functioning in 35 districts of Tamil Nadu State. The district wise details of number of women candidates trained and settled during FY 202223 and 2023-24 up to 31.12.2023 in Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-I .

Further,  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP),  a  sub-scheme under  the  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNRLM) programme supports the Self-Help Group (SHG) and their family members to set-up  small  enterprises  in  the  non-farm  sector.  SVEP  develops  an  eco-system  for enterprise development in rural areas, with SHG  households, which includes Community Enterprise Fund (CEF) (a dedicated fund for providing loans to entrepreneurs)  and  Cadre  of  Community  Resource  Persons-Enterprise  Promotion (CRP-EP) for providing Business Support Services. Under SVEP, the project  cost  for one block is Rs 6.50 Crore (inclusive of Government of India and State Share) out of which  Government  of  India  (GoI)  share  is  90%  for  North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  and Hilly states while it is 60% for the remaining States. Till 31 st December, 2023, a total of 4409  enterprises  are  supported  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  The  Blocks/district-wise details  of  the  enterprises  supported  under  SVEP  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are  as under:

| S No.   | District    | Block                   | Total Enterprises supported ( till 31 st December, 2023)   |
|---------|-------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Kanchipuram | Thiruporur              | 2,350                                                      |
| 2       | Madurai     | Thirumangalam           | 120                                                        |
| 3       | Namakkal    | Rasipuram and Vennandur | 96                                                         |
| 4       | Villupuram  | Ulundurpet              | 1,843                                                      |
|         | Total       | Total                   | 4409                                                       |

2. Department of Financial Services - Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched  on  08.04.2015  to  extend  collateral  free  credit  up  to  Rs.10  lakh  by  Member Lending  Institutions  (MLIs),  i.e.,  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs),  Non-Banking Financial  Companies  (NBFCs)  and  Micro  Finance  Institutions  (MFIs).  Any  individual, who is  otherwise  eligible  to  take  a  loan  and  has  a  business  plan  for  small  business enterprise  can  avail  loan  under  the  Scheme  for  income  generating  activities  in  the manufacturing,  trading,  service  sectors  including  activities  allied  to  agriculture  across three loan categories, viz. Shishu (loans up to Rs. 50,000/-), Kishor (loans above Rs. 50,000/- and up to Rs. 5 lakh) and Tarun (loans above Rs. 5 lakh and up to Rs.10 lakh). As on 26.01.2024, a total of 46.15 crore loans have been extended under PMMY, since inception  of  the  Scheme.  Out  of  this  more  than  31.20  crore  loans  (68%)  have  been sanctioned  to  Women  entrepreneurs.  The  district-wise  details  for  loans  sanctioned under PMMY for the State of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-II .

Stand-Up India (SUI) Scheme launched on 05.04.2016 has been extended up to the  year  2025.  The  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  facilitate  loans  from  Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) of value between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and one Woman borrower per bank branch for setting  up  greenfield  enterprise  in  manufacturing,  services  or  trading sector  including  activities  allied  to  agriculture.  Further,  an  online  portal  has  been developed  by  SIDBI  for  the  Stand  Up  India  Scheme  which  provides  support  through more  than  8000  active  Hand  Holding  Agencies  to  prospective  entrepreneurs  in  their endeavour  to  set  up  business  enterprises,  starting  from  training  to  filling  up  loan applications.  The Stand Up India scheme has facilitated over 2.16 lakh loans to SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs across the country. Out of this more than 1.82 lakh loans (84%) have been sanctioned to Women entrepreneurs as on 25.01.2024 since inception of the Scheme. The district-wise details for loans sanctioned under SUPI for the State of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-III .

3. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) - In order to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups across the country for all the genders, the Government launched the Startup India initiative on 16 th January 2016. As  per  eligibility  conditions  prescribed  under  Notification  No.  127  (E)  dated  19 th February 2019, entities are recognized as 'startups' under Startup India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). As on 31st December 2023, a total of 1,17,254 entities have been recognised as startups, of which, 55,816 startups have at least one woman Director. In the State of Tamil Nadu, there are a total of  7,559  DPIIT  recognised  startups,  out  of  which  3,688  startups  have  at  least  onewoman Director.
4. Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MEITY) has  initiated various  startup  centric  programmes/scheme  to  encourage  the  innovation  led  startup ecosystem  to  develop  indigenous  products  in  ICT  domain  pan  India  basis  including startups led by Women Entrepreneurs in the State of Tamil Nadu. These initiatives are for  the  promotion of startups and  entrepreneurs irrespective of  gender and applicable for women entrepreneurs also. The major initiatives are as under:
3. (i) TIDE 2.0 Scheme: Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme was initiated in the year 2019 to promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT startups using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc.  The scheme aims to provide  comprehensive  support  to  tech-startups  in  seven  thematic  areas  of  National concern  by  leveraging  emerging  technologies.  The  Scheme  is  being  implemented through 51 incubators to  provide  incubation support to approximately 2000 tech startups  over  a  period  of  five  years.  Under  TIDE  2.0  Scheme,  the  following  6  incubation centres are functioning as TIDE 2.0 centres in the State of Tamil Nadu:
4. (ii) Centre of Excellence on FinTech (FinBlue): FinTech Centre of Excellence (CoE) setup at Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Chennai for supporting the Startups in FinTech domain with a target beneficiary of 58 startups over a period of 5 years. The FinTech CoE  is supported by MeitY, Government  of India in partnership with Government of Tamil Nadu and STPI.
5. (iii) SAMRIDH Scheme: MeitY has initiated 'Start-up Accelerator Programme of MeitY for Product  Innovation,  Development  and  Growth  (SAMRIDH)'Scheme  with  an  aim  to support  existing  and  upcoming  Accelerators  to  further  select  and  accelerate  potential software product based start-ups to scale. A total of 300 startups are to be supported under the SAMRIDH Scheme for a duration of 3 years. Under the SAMRIDH Scheme, the following 2 accelerators are functioning in the State of Tamil Nadu:
5. Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development -  The  Government  of  India implements  'Mission  Shakti'  -  an  integrated  women  empowerment  programme  as umbrella  scheme  for safety,  security  and  empowerment  of  women.  The  Umbrella Scheme of Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes namely "Sambal" and "Samarthya'.  'Samarthya' sub- scheme, has a component i.e. Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) at National, State and District levels for Empowerment of Women. HEW aims  to  facilitate  inter-sectoral  convergence  of  schemes  and  programs  meant  for women  at  the  Central,  State/  UT  and  district  levels  with  the  mandate  to  create  an environment in which women realize their full potential. The support under the HEW is for guiding, linking and hand holding women to various institutional and schematic set ups for their empowerment and development including facilitating access to healthcare, quality education, career  and vocational counseling/ training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages, health and safety for workers, social security  and  digital  literacy  at  districts/  Blocks/  Gram  Panchayats  level  across  the country.
6. Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) , through Khadi and Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  is  implementing  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new micro units in the non-farm sector. It aims to provide employment opportunities to traditional artisans/ rural and urban unemployed youth at their doorstep. Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) subsidy of 25% of the project cost  in  rural  areas  and  15%  in  urban  areas.    For  beneficiaries  belonging  to  Special Categories such  as  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  OBCs,  Minorities , Women , Ex-servicemen, Differently-abled, Transgenders, beneficiaries belonging to

|   S | No.Name of TIDE 2.0 Centre                                                                        | Centre belongs to District   |   Start-ups supported |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   1 | FORGE Accelerator (Coimbatore Innovation Business Incubator), Coimbatore                          | Coimbatore                   |                    26 |
|   2 | PSG Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | Coimbatore                   |                    24 |
|   3 | IITM Incubation Cell (IIT Madras Incubation Cell), Chennai                                        | Chennai                      |                    28 |
|   4 | Vellore Institute of Technology-Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI), Tiruchirapalli            | Tiruchirapalli               |                    35 |

|   5. | OASYS Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirapalli                                   | Tiruchirapalli   |   9 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----|
|    6 | Vel Tech Technology Business Incubator, Vel Tech Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruvallur | Tiruvallur       |  12 |

|   SNo. | Accelerator Name                                   | City       |   No. of Startups Supported |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|      1 | Coimbatore Innovation & Business Incubator - Forge | Coimbatore |                           8 |
|      2 | Crescent Innovation And Incubation Council (CIIC)  | Chennai    |                           5 |

Northeastern  Region,  Hill  and  Border  areas,  and  Aspirational  Districts,  the  Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. The maximum cost of project  is  Rs.  50  lakhs  in  the  manufacturing  sector  and  Rs.  20  lakhs  in  the  service sector. Also, own contribution of beneficiaries under Special Category including women is  05% and 10% for General Category beneficiaries.Since 2018-19, existing PMEGP/REGP/MUDRA enterprises are also supported based on past good performances with 2 nd loan for upgradation and expansion. Under 2nd Loan, maximum project cost admissible for Margin Money (MM) subsidy under Manufacturing sector is Rs. 1.00 crore and for Service sector is Rs. 25 Lakhs. Eligible subsidy on 2nd loan for all  categories  is  15%  of  project  cost  (20%  for  NER  &  Hill  States).  The  district-wise performance of PMEGP units owned by women in the state of Tamil Nadu during last 3 Years and current year is at Annexure-IV.

7. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) through National  Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development  (NIESBUD) has  been  working  for  the  empowerment,  upliftment  and  development  of  women entrepreneurs  across  the  country  including  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  NIESBUD  has conducted an Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) for the Tribal Community under the PM-JANMAN Project. Under the project, 95 Female candidates have been trained in Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 REGARDING 'WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP' TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024.

The district wise details of number of women candidates trained and settled during FY 202223  and  2023-24  up to  31.12.2023  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  RSEITs  scheme  is  as under:

| Tamil Nadu District RSETIs Wise Trained & Settled   | Tamil Nadu District RSETIs Wise Trained & Settled   | Tamil Nadu District RSETIs Wise Trained & Settled   | FY-2022-23                    | FY-2022-23                 | FY-2022-23     | FY-2022-23     | FY- 2023-24 (Up to 31.12.2023)   | FY- 2023-24 (Up to 31.12.2023)   | FY- 2023-24 (Up to 31.12.2023)   | FY- 2023-24 (Up to 31.12.2023)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SNo .                                               | Name of the District                                | Name of the RSETI                                   | Total                         | Total                      | Of which Women | Of which Women | Total                            | Total                            | Of which Women                   | Of which Women                   |
| SNo .                                               | Name of the District                                | Name of the RSETI                                   | Number of Candidate s Trained | No. of Candidate s Settled | Traine d       | Settle d       | Number of Candidates Trained     | No. of Candidat es Settled       | Traine d                         | Settle d                         |
| 1                                                   | Ariyalur                                            | SBI Ariyalur                                        | 822                           | 589                        | 595            | 548            | 721                              | 338                              | 631                              | 322                              |
| 2                                                   | Coimbatore                                          | CANB Coimbatore                                     | 865                           | 674                        | 790            | 615            | 661                              | 380                              | 580                              | 360                              |
| 3                                                   | Cudalore                                            | INDSETI Cuddalore                                   | 847                           | 687                        | 639            | 493            | 730                              | 690                              | 571                              | 618                              |
| 4                                                   | Dharmapuri                                          | INDSETI Dharmapuri                                  | 883                           | 652                        | 710            | 514            | 736                              | 784                              | 569                              | 509                              |
| 5                                                   | Dindigul ANNA                                       | CANB Dindigul                                       | 803                           | 718                        | 735            | 545            | 761                              | 579                              | 709                              | 535                              |
| 6                                                   | Erode                                               | CANB Erode                                          | 854                           | 800                        | 598            | 558            | 686                              | 560                              | 489                              | 406                              |
| 7                                                   | Kanchipuram                                         | INDSETI Kancheepura m                               | 832                           | 854                        | 772            | 758            | 741                              | 587                              | 691                              | 535                              |
| 8                                                   | Kanyakumari                                         | IOB KanyaKumari                                     | 757                           | 609                        | 719            | 584            | 578                              | 451                              | 556                              | 448                              |
| 9                                                   | Karur- Dheeran                                      | IOB Karur                                           | 803                           | 596                        | 775            | 570            | 775                              | 381                              | 687                              | 366                              |
| 10                                                  | Nagapattana m                                       | IOB Mayiladuthurai                                  | 817                           | 612                        | 668            | 523            | 623                              | 442                              | 499                              | 380                              |
| 11                                                  | Namakkal                                            | INDSETI Namakkal                                    | 842                           | 765                        | 737            | 670            | 660                              | 470                              | 604                              | 429                              |
| 12                                                  | PERAMBALU R                                         | IOB Perembalur                                      | 787                           | 669                        | 705            | 548            | 685                              | 340                              | 612                              | 275                              |
| 13                                                  | Pudukottai                                          | IOB Pudukottai                                      | 801                           | 599                        | 651            | 462            | 664                              | 478                              | 502                              | 415                              |
| 14                                                  | Ramanathapu ram (Ramnad)                            | IOB Ramanathpur am                                  | 838                           | 593                        | 687            | 527            | 720                              | 513                              | 643                              | 466                              |
| 15                                                  | Salem                                               | INDSETI Salem                                       | 837                           | 598                        | 804            | 561            | 711                              | 546                              | 640                              | 524                              |
| 16                                                  | Sivaganga (Pasumpon)                                | CB Karaikudi                                        | 195                           | 19                         | 162            | 19             | 527                              | 163                              | 515                              | 149                              |
| 17                                                  | Thanjavur                                           | IOB Thanjavur                                       | 820                           | 664                        | 694            | 606            | 647                              | 496                              | 613                              | 466                              |
| 18                                                  | Thenni                                              | CANB Theni                                          | 765                           | 602                        | 640            | 464            | 631                              | 525                              | 465                              | 435                              |
| 19                                                  | Thiruvallur                                         | INDSETI Tiruvallur                                  | 841                           | 608                        | 788            | 568            | 696                              | 530                              | 658                              | 522                              |
| 20                                                  | Thiruvarur                                          | IOB-RSETI- Thiruvarur                               | 807                           | 588                        | 769            | 564            | 635                              | 436                              | 602                              | 415                              |
| 21                                                  | Tirunelvelli                                        | IOB Tirunelveli                                     | 833                           | 609                        | 811            | 599            | 681                              | 508                              | 677                              | 489                              |
| 22                                                  | Tiruvannamal                                        | INDSETI                                             | 847                           | 662                        | 757            | 593            | 686                              | 494                              | 631                              | 457                              |

|       | ai                    | Thiruvannama lai               |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |        |
|-------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
| 23    | Trichy                | IOB Tiruchira- ppalli (Trichy) |   796 |   674 |   699 |   518 |   697 |   688 | 589    | 555    |
| 24    | Tuticorn/ Thoothukudi | SBI Thoothukudi                |   814 |   743 |   802 |   682 |   687 |   350 | 614    | 324    |
| 25    | Vellore               | INDSETI Vellore                |   807 |   665 |   679 |   574 |   649 |   529 | 575    | 461    |
| 26    | Villupuram            | INDSETI Villupuram             |   838 |   771 |   724 |   625 |   710 |   606 | 573    | 521    |
| 27    | Virudnagar            | IOB Virudhnagar                |   795 |   723 |   691 |   650 |   769 |   435 | 662    | 337    |
| 28    | Krishnagiri           | INDSETI Krishnagiri            |   591 |   466 |   426 |   346 |   517 |    50 | 388    | 49     |
| 29    | Tiruppur              | CANB Tirupur                   |   948 |   637 |   865 |   565 |   758 |   592 | 636    | 529    |
| 30    | The Nilgiris          | CANB The Nilgiris (Ooty)       |   809 |   764 |   775 |   733 |   680 |   649 | 637    | 603    |
| 31    | Madurai               | RUDSETI Madurai                |   890 |   712 |   618 |   518 |   720 |   507 | 535    | 413    |
| 32    | Ranipet               | INDSETI Ranipet                |   772 |   611 |   538 |   441 |   717 |   440 | 602    | 378    |
| 33    | Thirupathur           | INDSETI Thirupathur            |   754 |   577 |   613 |   473 |   590 |   436 | 495    | 376    |
| 34    | Chengalpattu          | IB Chengalpattu                |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |   311 |   250 | 261    | 207    |
| 35    | Tenkasi               | IOB TENKASI                    |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    94 |     0 | 93     | 0      |
| Total | Total                 |                                | 26310 | 21110 | 22636 | 18014 | 22854 | 16223 | 1980 4 | 1427 4 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 REGARDING 'WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP' TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024.

The District -wise details of PMMY Women Entrepreneurs data for Tamil Nadu since inception is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| SNo.   | District Name (Tamil Nadu)   | Cumulative (From 08.04.2015 to 26.01.2024)   | Cumulative (From 08.04.2015 to 26.01.2024)   |
|--------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| SNo.   | District Name (Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Loan A/Cs                             | Sanctioned Amount                            |
| 1      | Ariyalur                     | 210,143                                      | 838.08                                       |
| 2      | Chengalpet                   | 134,499                                      | 815.63                                       |
| 3      | Chennai                      | 1,527,314                                    | 6,887.45                                     |
| 4      | Coimbatore                   | 1,238,682                                    | 5,295.80                                     |
| 5      | Cuddalore                    | 1,377,708                                    | 5,361.87                                     |
| 6      | Dharmapuri                   | 353,173                                      | 1,767.84                                     |
| 7      | Dindigul                     | 646,623                                      | 2,721.51                                     |
| 8      | Erode                        | 817,946                                      | 3,304.00                                     |
| 9      | Kallakurichi                 | 118,301                                      | 668.10                                       |
| 10     | Kancheepuram                 | 1,455,788                                    | 6,382.41                                     |
| 11     | Kanyakumari                  | 465,448                                      | 2,524.54                                     |
| 12     | Karur                        | 188,148                                      | 901.28                                       |
| 13     | Krishnagiri                  | 350,658                                      | 2,165.89                                     |
| 14     | Madurai                      | 959,594                                      | 4,180.08                                     |
| 15     | Mayiladuthurai               | 55,712                                       | 350.67                                       |
| 16     | Nagapattinam                 | 745,115                                      | 2,894.80                                     |
| 17     | Namakkal                     | 541,272                                      | 2,436.46                                     |
| 18     | Nilgiris                     | 174,841                                      | 787.98                                       |
| 19     | Perambalur                   | 129,039                                      | 634.50                                       |
| 20     | Pudukkottai                  | 409,725                                      | 1,734.40                                     |
| 21     | Ramanathapuram               | 313,154                                      | 1,525.38                                     |
| 22     | Ranipet                      | 64,256                                       | 360.47                                       |
| 23     | Salem                        | 1,076,225                                    | 4,675.15                                     |
| 24     | Sivaganga                    | 376,662                                      | 1,812.97                                     |
| 25     | Tenkasi                      | 83,276                                       | 431.84                                       |
| 26     | Thanjavur                    | 1,081,585                                    | 4,181.27                                     |
| 27     | Theni                        | 411,228                                      | 1,702.83                                     |
| 28     | Thiruvallur                  | 1,059,745                                    | 4,864.69                                     |
| 29     | Thiruvarur                   | 792,561                                      | 2,981.22                                     |
| 30     | Thoothukudi                  | 469,955                                      | 2,083.88                                     |
| 31     | Tiruchirappalli              | 1,432,934                                    | 5,823.26                                     |
| 32     | Tirunelveli                  | 725,073                                      | 3,029.65                                     |
| 33     | Tirupattur                   | 77,674                                       | 426.73                                       |
| 34     | Tiruppur                     | 519,524                                      | 2,301.19                                     |
| 35     | Tiruvannamalai               | 818,328                                      | 3,411.87                                     |
| 36     | Vellore                      | 1,306,315                                    | 5,062.31                                     |
| 37     | Viluppuram                   | 1,041,347                                    | 4,041.21                                     |
| 38     | Virudhunagar                 | 489,245                                      | 2,015.19                                     |
| 39     | Other*                       | 7,393,892                                    | 28,868.61                                    |
|        | Total                        | 35,581,502                                   | 141,524.91                                   |

## Annexure-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 REGARDING 'WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP' TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

The details of SUPI  loans provided  to Women Entrepreneurs   in the State of Tamil Nadu since inception as on 25.01.2024 is as under:

## (Amount. in Rs. Crore)

| SNo.   | District Name (Tamil Nadu)   | No. of A/Cs Sanctioned   | Sanctioned Amount   |
|--------|------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
| 1      | Ariyalur                     | 78                       | 15.98               |
| 2      | Chengalpattu                 | 132                      | 30.52               |
| 3      | Chennai                      | 3,569                    | 837.95              |
| 4      | Coimbatore                   | 2,539                    | 657.58              |
| 5      | Cuddalore                    | 371                      | 74.30               |
| 6      | Dharmapuri                   | 241                      | 53.17               |
| 7      | Dindigul                     | 299                      | 76.44               |
| 8      | Erode                        | 714                      | 163.97              |
| 9      | Kallakurichi                 | 5                        | 2.30                |
| 10     | Kanchipuram                  | 641                      | 131.92              |
| 11     | Kanniyakumari                | 392                      | 72.17               |
| 12     | Karur                        | 208                      | 50.11               |
| 13     | Krishnagiri                  | 411                      | 106.03              |
| 14     | Madurai                      | 838                      | 183.37              |
| 15     | Mayiladuthurai               | 9                        | 1.37                |
| 16     | Nagapattinam                 | 236                      | 41.45               |
| 17     | Namakkal                     | 702                      | 174.47              |
| 18     | Perambalur                   | 80                       | 15.72               |
| 19     | Pudukkottai                  | 139                      | 23.90               |
| 20     | Ramanathapuram               | 79                       | 17.12               |
| 21     | Ranipet                      | 9                        | 2.20                |
| 22     | Salem                        | 1,289                    | 318.30              |
| 23     | Sivaganga                    | 214                      | 45.32               |
| 24     | Tenkasi                      | 7                        | 1.24                |
| 25     | Thanjavur                    | 374                      | 62.79               |
| 26     | The nilgiris                 | 89                       | 16.48               |
| 27     | Theni                        | 135                      | 28.48               |
| 28     | Thiruvallur                  | 568                      | 123.34              |
| 29     | Thiruvarur                   | 117                      | 19.88               |
| 30     | Tiruchirappalli              | 671                      | 163.13              |
| 31     | Tirunelveli                  | 513                      | 111.59              |
| 32     | Tirupathur                   | 21                       | 3.22                |
| 33     | Tiruppur                     | 772                      | 200.14              |
| 34     | Tiruvannamalai               | 267                      | 67.91               |
| 35     | Tuticorin                    | 241                      | 52.56               |
| 36     | Vellore                      | 524                      | 117.33              |
| 37     | Villupuram                   | 251                      | 54.42               |
| 38     | Virudhunagar                 | 323                      | 79.96               |
| Grand  | Total                        | 18,068                   | 4,198.14            |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 REGARDING 'WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP' TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

The district-wise performance of PMEGP units owned by women in the state of Tamil Nadu during last 3 Years and current year (till 30.01.2024) is as under:

| Year              | 2020-21                     | 2020-21     | 2021-22                     | 2021-22    | 2022-23                     | 2022-23    | 2023-24 (till 30.01.2024)   | 2023-24 (till 30.01.2024)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| District          | No. of Women Benefici aries | MM Subsidy  | No. of Women Beneficiarie s | MM Subsidy | No. of Women Beneficiarie s | MM Subsidy | No. of Women Benefici aries | MM Subsidy                  |
| Ariyalur          | 48                          | 37.29       | 46                          | 20.70      | 29                          | 36.72      | 16                          | 40.26                       |
| Chengalpet        | 24                          | 68.98       | 34                          | 76.56      | 43                          | 111.35     | 41                          | 116.62                      |
| Chennai           | 48                          | 82.22       | 88                          | 155.57     | 43                          | 125.98     | 45                          | 113.14                      |
| Coimbatore        | 76                          | 409.68      | 98                          | 469.02     | 123                         | 668.52     | 95                          | 591.89                      |
| Cuddalore         | 43                          | 201.08      | 66                          | 196.51     | 55                          | 156.01     | 20                          | 77.47                       |
| Dharmapuri        | 33                          | 160.98      | 21                          | 74.05      | 38                          | 160.89     | 22                          | 139.62                      |
| Dindigul          | 43                          | 145.77      | 44                          | 154.10     | 80                          | 229.80     | 21                          | 51.96                       |
| Erode             | 97                          | 392.95      | 96                          | 376.42     | 84                          | 374.92     | 63                          | 289.83                      |
| Kallakurichi      | 5                           | 17.40       | 17                          | 62.74      | 22                          | 78.13      | 25                          | 54.04                       |
| Kanchipuram       | 45                          | 92.04       | 60                          | 94.74      | 56                          | 83.99      | 85                          | 149.70                      |
| Kanniyakum ari    | 86                          | 151.68      | 98                          | 143.40     | 71                          | 151.38     | 101                         | 119.74                      |
| Karur             | 25                          | 126.91      | 47                          | 214.92     | 70                          | 196.76     | 59                          | 118.81                      |
| Krishnagiri       | 47                          | 212.88      | 48                          | 191.15     | 46                          | 248.02     | 49                          | 309.53                      |
| Madurai           | 58                          | 159.28      | 84                          | 201.98     | 116                         | 254.85     | 95                          | 223.16                      |
| Mayiladuthur ai   | --                          | --          | 11                          | 19.76      | 65                          | 128.87     | 38                          | 90.12                       |
| Nagapattina m     | 67                          | 145.47      | 62                          | 116.07     | 35                          | 57.79      | 27                          | 34.40                       |
| Namakkal          | 83                          | 459.50      | 122                         | 641.22     | 145                         | 841.19     | 91                          | 575.61                      |
| Nilgiris          | 32                          | 35.62       | 23                          | 24.99      | 78                          | 44.85      | 49                          | 31.39                       |
| Perambalur        | 23                          | 39.55       | 28                          | 45.17      | 38                          | 91.56      | 27                          | 46.02                       |
| Pudukottai        | 56                          | 110.37      | 60                          | 112.97     | 43                          | 109.20     | 28                          | 68.41                       |
| Ramanathap uam    | 392                         | 103.30      | 97                          | 81.35      | 122                         | 81.46      | 61                          | 92.64                       |
| Ranipet           | 11                          | 47.08       | 23                          | 48.77      | 82                          | 117.31     | 16                          | 37.37                       |
| Salem             | 104                         | 421.58      | 162                         | 708.84     | 166                         | 770.88     | 170                         | 788.52                      |
| Sivagangai        | 34 33                       | 77.20 33.34 | 32                          | 86.35      | 44                          | 99.78      | 19 79                       | 71.31                       |
| Tenkasi           |                             |             | 51                          | 44.32      | 84                          | 73.15      |                             | 75.93                       |
| Thanjavur         | 81                          | 147.69      | 123                         | 256.80     | 103                         | 221.47     | 262                         | 177.71                      |
| Theni             | 27                          | 56.88       | 32                          | 60.24      | 48                          | 105.87     | 44                          | 94.30                       |
| Thiruchirapp alli | 29                          | 76.15       | 52                          | 174.49     | 47                          | 136.22     | 48                          | 146.55                      |
| Thiruvallore      | 58                          | 189.97      | 85                          | 260.29     | 75                          | 209.40     | 34                          | 111.46                      |
| Thiruvarur        |                             | 71.64       | 75                          | 138.04     | 53                          | 96.05      | 69                          | 160.55                      |
| (Tuticorin)       | 50                          | 151.73      | 405                         |            |                             |            |                             |                             |
| Thoothukudi       | 285                         |             |                             | 217.00     | 198                         | 176.90     | 243                         | 145.52                      |

| Tirunelveli     |   325 | 176.22   |   262 | 145.30   |   239 | 128.62   |   61 |   76.91 |
|-----------------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|------|---------|
| Tirupattur      |    14 | 99.15    |    40 | 128.66   |    25 | 81.84    |   27 |   49.2  |
| Tirupur         |    81 | 509.29   |    70 | 384.17   |    85 | 608.59   |   89 |  493.91 |
| Tiruvannama lai |    53 | 126.80   |    72 | 145.83   |    94 | 188.08   |   43 |  176.67 |
| Vellore         |    65 | 164.86   |    33 | 94.93    |    27 | 89.17    |   31 |   77.33 |
| Villupuram      |    37 | 156.54   |    44 | 97.43    |    45 | 73.65    |  121 |  133.86 |
| Virudhunaga r   |    45 | 117.72   |    45 | 153.57   |    39 | 140.13   |   77 |  252.84 |
| Grand Total     |  2663 | 5776.7 8 |  2856 | 6618.4 2 |  2856 | 7549.3 5 | 2491 | 6404.29 |

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