Lok Sabha Question No. 988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: National SC/ST Hub Centres
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 988 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## NATIONAL SC/ST HUB CENTRES

## 988. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  any  study/survey/research  with  regard  to  the implementation  of  National  Scheduled  Caste  (SC)/Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  Hub  Centres  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the number of SC/ST Hub centres set up by the Government during the last five years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  details  and  the  number  of  existing  SC/ST  entrepreneurs  who  have  registered  in  the MSME  Databank  to  avail  benefits  during  the  last  four  years,  State-wise,  especially  in  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  during  the  last  four  years  to  increase  the number of SC/ST entrepreneurs in the country, especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): For continuation of National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme in 15 th Financial Cycle i.e. from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, an evaluation study of the scheme was conducted through M/s NITCON Limited in the year 2020 to understand the impact of the scheme. The  study  recommended  for  its  continuation  with  enhanced  tenure  to  cover  the  complete entrepreneur development and enhancement life cycle. The report also highlights areas of focus to expand the reach of the  scheme such as inclusion  of  service  sector  under  Special  Credit  Linked Capital  Subsidy  Scheme  (SCLCSS),  medium-term  social  media  strategy  for  effective  outreach, constitute a NSSHO level cell to assist SCST enterprises in the transactional issues of government tenders, assistance for participation in virtual exhibitions, etc.
- (b): To provide mentoring and handholding support to SC/ST entrepreneurs, 15 National SC-ST Hub Offices (NSSHOs) have been established located at Ludhiana, Agra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Sindhudurg, Ranchi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Surat, Hyderabad, and Jalaun.  These  offices  provide  handholding  support  to  the  SC-ST  MSEs  by  facilitating  tender participation,  credit  facilitation,  Udyam  Registration,  GeM  enrolment,  organizing  Awareness Programs, Special Vendor Development Programs, Conclaves etc. The NSSHO, Hyderabad covers both the States i.e., Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- (c): State-wise details of SC/ST units registered on MSME Databank to avail benefits during the period from 01.04.2019 to 30.11.2023 including Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure.

(d): Under  NSSH  Scheme  funds  are  not  allocated  State/UT-wise  as  it  is  a  Central  Sector Schemes  (CSSs).  Funds  allocated  and  released  to  the  implementing  agency  i.e,  National  Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a CPSE under this Ministry during last four years are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Funds Allocated (RE) |   Funds released |
|---------|------------------------|------------------|
| 2019-20 |                     80 |            79.64 |
| 2020-21 |                    120 |           120    |
| 2021-22 |                    120 |           101.87 |
| 2022-23 |                    135 |           135    |

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 988 for answer on 08.02.2024

## State-wise SC/ST Units registered on MSME Databank from 01.04.2019 to 30.11.2023

| #     | State / UT             |    SC |   ST |   Total |
|-------|------------------------|-------|------|---------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH         |   959 |  187 |    1146 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |    14 |  556 |     570 |
| 3     | ASSAM                  |   672 | 1239 |    1911 |
| 4     | BIHAR                  |  1072 |  142 |    1214 |
| 5     | CHANDIGARH             |    38 |    0 |      38 |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH           |   125 |   29 |     154 |
| 7     | DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI |     3 |    3 |       6 |
| 8     | DAMAN AND DIU          |     5 |    0 |       5 |
| 9     | DELHI                  |  1306 |   43 |    1349 |
| 10    | GOA                    |    20 |    3 |      23 |
| 11    | GUJARAT                |  1197 |  417 |    1614 |
| 12    | HARYANA                |   531 |   12 |     543 |
| 13    | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |   690 |  216 |     906 |
| 14    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      |    19 |   15 |      34 |
| 15    | JHARKHAND              |   118 |  466 |     584 |
| 16    | KARNATAKA              |  1689 |  427 |    2116 |
| 17    | KERALA                 |    74 |    5 |      79 |
| 18    | LADAKH                 |     0 |   14 |      14 |
| 19    | LAKSHADWEEP            |     0 |    2 |       2 |
| 20    | MADHYA PRADESH         |   426 |   98 |     524 |
| 21    | MAHARASHTRA            |  4224 | 1066 |    5290 |
| 22    | MANIPUR                |    67 |  369 |     436 |
| 23    | MEGHALAYA              |     1 |  165 |     166 |
| 24    | MIZORAM                |     0 |  351 |     351 |
| 25    | NAGALAND               |     6 |  325 |     331 |
| 26    | ODISHA                 |   674 |  160 |     834 |
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY             |    63 |    0 |      63 |
| 28    | PUNJAB                 |  2177 |   10 |    2187 |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN              |  1119 |  151 |    1270 |
| 30    | SIKKIM                 |    23 |  124 |     147 |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU             |  1489 |   29 |    1518 |
| 32    | TELANGANA              |   802 |  266 |    1068 |
| 33    | TRIPURA                |    69 |   48 |     117 |
| 34    | UTTAR PRADESH          |  2057 |   57 |    2114 |
| 35    | UTTARAKHAND            |   149 |   49 |     198 |
| 36    | WEST BENGAL            |  2604 |  248 |    2852 |
| Total | Total                  | 24482 | 7292 |   31774 |