Lok Sabha Question No. 2906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship under PM Vikas Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sunil Bose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2906

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## WOMEN LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNDER PM VIKAS SCHEME

2906. SHRI SUNIL BOSE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  women  enrolled  and  completed  the  Leadership  and  Basic Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  along  with  the  Entrepreneurship  Development under PM -VIKAS Scheme since its inception, State/UT and year -wise;

(b) the details of the number of  women who have successfully become Business Mentors/Business Correspondents (Biz Sakhis/ Udyami Mitras), State/UT -wise and year -wise;

(c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  individual  and  group  enterprises  established  by  beneficiaries trained under the Entrepreneurship Development module, State/UT -wise and year -wise; and

(d) the details of the financial institutions such as NMDFC, banks and NBFCs through which enterprise  set -up support has been extended along with the total  amount of credit disbursed, year -wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  The  Women  Leadership  &  Entrepreneurship  component  under  the  PM  VIKAS  Scheme seeks  to  empower  minority  women  through  training  in  digital  literacy,  financial  inclusion, community  leadership,  and  livelihood  enhancement.  The  programme  equips  women  with essential entrepreneurial competencies, thereby fostering greater economic participation. These interventions  extend  to  all  districts  and  contribute  significantly  to  advancing  women -led development and improving socio -economic outcomes at the grassroots level.

The  component  trains  minority  women  through  a  three  tiered  training  program including 'Leadership and Basic Entrepreneurship Development', 'Entrepreneurship Development', of 60 and 120 hours, respectively. Further, a 240 -hour training is provided to participants  shortlisted  after  the  second  tier  of  training,  to  become  'Biz  Sakhis'  or  'Udyami Mitras', who are envisaged to act as business mentors to support other women entrepreneurs locally.

Under the PM VIKAS Scheme, targets have been allocated only recently, and a state/ UT -wise  breakup  of  targets  allocated  under  the  Women  Leadership  and  Entrepreneurship Component is as below:

| S No.   | Name of State     | Target Allocated   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 300                |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 250                |
| 3       | Assam             | 250                |
| 4       | Delhi             | 450                |
| 5       | Kerala            | 720                |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh    | 60                 |
| 7       | Meghalaya         | 250                |
| 8       | Nagaland          | 250                |
| 9       | Tripura           | 250                |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh     | 600                |
|         | Total             | 3,380              |

(b) to  (d):   As  allocations  under the Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship Component of PM VIKAS Scheme have been made recently and implementation of all these projects has just commenced only recently, details of successful business mentors, enterprises established, and financial support received by women are not yet available.

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