Lok Sabha Question No. 527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: PM-Vishwakarma Scheme in Assam
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## PM-VISHWAKARMA SCHEME IN ASSAM

## 527. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) the details of artisans enrolled in PM-Vishwakarma Scheme since its launch in Assam, districtwise;
- (b) whether the Government is offering specific skill development programmes to the artisans, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has mechanisms in place to monitor the scheme's implementation and evaluate its impact on the livelihoods of the artisans, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  initiatives  to  create  awareness  about  the  scheme amongst artisans, especially those situated in remote and inaccessible areas, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a): The  PM  Vishwakarma  Scheme  was  launched  on  17.09.2023  to  provide  end-to-end  support  to artisans and craftspeople of 18 trades who work with their hands and tools. The details of district-wise applications received and the number of applications which have successfully registered, after the 3-stage verification, under the Scheme from the State of Assam, since the launch of the Scheme on 17.09.2023 upto 31.01.2025 are at Annexure.
- (b): Under the skill component of the Scheme, beneficiaries are given Basic Training of 5-7 days and Advanced Training of 15 days free of cost. During the training period, beneficiaries are paid a stipend of Rs.500 per day as wage compensation, along with travel expenses of Rs.1,000.
- (c): At the National level, the implementation of the Scheme is monitored through regular meetings of the  National  Steering  Committee  (NSC),  which  is  chaired  by  the  Secretary,  Department  of  Financial Services (DFS), Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
- (d): Under  the  Scheme,  various  outreach  programmes,  trade  fairs  and  State-level  exhibitions  are organized across the country to spread awareness about the benefits of the Scheme, with funding from the Government of India. These initiatives aim to reach artisans, including those in remote and inaccessible areas.

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 527 for answer on 06.02.2025.

District-wise details of the number of applications received and number of successful registrations for the State of Assam under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme from 17.09.2023 to 31.01.2025 are as follows:

| S. No.         | DISTRICTS               | NUMBEROF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED   | NUMBEROF REGISTRATIONS   |
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.             | BAJALI                  | 13,097                           | 631                      |
| 2.             | BAKSA                   | 4,407                            | 0                        |
| 3.             | BARPETA                 | 61,890                           | 2,696                    |
| 4.             | BISWANATH               | 8,920                            | 0                        |
| 5.             | BONGAIGAON              | 15,538                           | 2,388                    |
| 6.             | CACHAR                  | 45,303                           | 14,945                   |
| 7.             | CHARAIDEO               | 2,905                            | 0                        |
| 8.             | CHIRANG                 | 2,857                            | 50                       |
| 9.             | DARRANG                 | 31,171                           | 3,142                    |
| 10.            | DHEMAJI                 | 12,457                           | 891                      |
| 11.            | DHUBRI                  | 49,843                           | 4,526                    |
| 12.            | DIBRUGARH               | 19,528                           | 3,280                    |
| 13.            | DIMA HASAO              | 1,171                            | 28                       |
| 14.            | GOALPARA                | 14,897                           | 869                      |
| 15.            | GOLAGHAT                | 27,819                           | 2,680                    |
| 16.            | HAILAKANDI              | 12,559                           | 729                      |
| 17.            | HOJAI                   | 13,592                           | 0                        |
| 18.            | JORHAT                  | 21,243                           | 1,566                    |
| 19.            | KAMRUP                  | 61,250                           | 16,833                   |
| 20.            | KAMRUP METRO            | 15,201                           | 1,316                    |
| 21.            | KARBI ANGLONG           | 6,198                            | 0                        |
| 22.            | KARIMGANJ               | 18,764                           | 1,441                    |
| 23.            | KOKRAJHAR               | 539                              | 2                        |
| 24.            | LAKHIMPUR               | 36,684                           | 2,673                    |
| 25.            | MAJULI                  | 8,483                            | 1,826                    |
| 26.            | MARIGAON                | 33,504                           | 8,761                    |
| 27.            | NAGAON                  | 68,004                           | 19,836                   |
| 28.            | NALBARI                 | 42,274                           | 6,266                    |
| 29.            | SIVASAGAR               | 11,879                           | 332                      |
| 30.            | SONITPUR                | 20,029                           | 3,776                    |
| 31.            | SOUTH SALMARA MANCACHAR | 15,040                           | 1,845                    |
| 32.            | TAMULPUR                | 0                                | 0                        |
| 33.            | TINSUKIA                | 21,750                           | 2,465                    |
| 34.            | UDALGURI                | 1,288                            | 380                      |
| 35.            | WEST KARBI ANGLONG      | 1,484                            | 0                        |
| TOTAL 7,21,568 | TOTAL 7,21,568          | TOTAL 7,21,568                   | 1,06,173                 |