Lok Sabha Question No. 3322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Objectives of Jan Samarth Portal
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3322

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 16 th  DECEMBER, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1946 (SAKA)

## OBJECTIVES OF JAN SAMARTH PORTAL

## 3322.  SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Jan Samarth Portal launched to directly connect the beneficiaries to the lenders;
- (b) the objectives and components under the same; and
- (c) the details of the progress made in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): Jan Samarth Portal was launched on 06.06.2022 to provide a common platform for availing loan under  credit-linked  Government  schemes.  Since  its  launch  15  credit-linked  Government  Schemes catering to agriculture, renewable energy, business activity, livelihood and education, etc. are made available on the portal.

(b): The Core objectives of Jan Samarth portal are to promote inclusive growth and development of various sectors by guiding and providing them the right type of Government benefits through simple and easy digital processes. The portal uses cutting-edge technologies and smart analytics to provide intuitive  guidance  to  beneficiaries  for  checking  subsidy  eligibility  and  auto  recommendation  system offers best suitable schemes as per beneficiary's requirements and credentials.

The components of the 'Jan Samarth' Portal are as under:

- i. It  connects  various  stakeholders  such  as  beneficiaries,  financial  institutions,  Central/State Government Agencies, and Nodal Agencies on a common platform.
- ii. The  portal  is  available  in  8  different  languages  and  more  than  200  Member  Lending Institutions (MLIs) have been onboarded on the portal.
- iii. The  portal  is  integrated  with  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI),  National  EGovernance  Services  Ltd  (NeSL),  Goods  and  Service  Tax  (GST),  Central  Board  of  Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Local Government Directory (LGD) etc. for seamlessly authenticating data.
4. (c) : The State/UT-wise details of progress made are at Annex-I (till 5 th  Dec 2024 since inception).

## State/UT wise number of applications sourced through Jan Samarth Portal

| Sr. No.     | State/UT                                 | Applications Sourced (as on 05.12.2024)   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 1,208                                     |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh                           | 45,869                                    |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 938                                       |
| 4           | Assam                                    | 54,375                                    |
| 5           | Bihar                                    | 61,833                                    |
| 6           | Chandigarh                               | 3,234                                     |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh                             | 12,723                                    |
| 8           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 330                                       |
| 9           | Delhi                                    | 17,006                                    |
| 10          | Goa                                      | 1,168                                     |
| 11          | Gujarat                                  | 54,898                                    |
| 12          | Haryana                                  | 21,081                                    |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh                         | 4,418                                     |
| 14          | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 2,512                                     |
| 15          | Jharkhand                                | 25,725                                    |
| 16          | Karnataka                                | 86,102                                    |
| 17          | Kerala                                   | 93,693                                    |
| 18          | Ladakh                                   | 10                                        |
| 19          | Lakshadweep                              | 64                                        |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh                           | 50,802                                    |
| 21          | Maharashtra                              | 1,32,271                                  |
| 22          | Manipur                                  | 4,704                                     |
| 23          | Meghalaya                                | 2,846                                     |
| 24          | Mizoram                                  | 1,737                                     |
| 25          | Nagaland                                 | 3,093                                     |
| 26          | Odisha                                   | 49,074                                    |
| 27          | Puducherry                               | 1,631                                     |
| 28          | Punjab                                   | 20,300                                    |
| 29          | Rajasthan                                | 44,934                                    |
| 30          | Sikkim                                   | 418                                       |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                               | 79,737                                    |
| 32          | Telangana                                | 26,763                                    |
| 33          | Tripura                                  | 4,653                                     |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh                            | 1,37,104                                  |
| 35          | Uttarakhand                              | 12,649                                    |
| 36          | West Bengal                              | 53,421                                    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                              | 11,13,324                                 |