Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Coir Industry Technology Upgradation Scheme
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

## COIR INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION SCHEME

## 2358.   SHRI B.K.PARTHA SARATHI:

## SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

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

- (a) the details regarding the total number of units provided assistance for procurement of plant and machinery  for  upgradation  and  modernization  under  Coir  Industry  Technology  Upgradation,  scheme and funds disbursed to such units, State-wise especially from Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the total number  of  beneficiaries trained under skill upgradation component, especially Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) till date, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  stipend  released  for  the  beneficiaries  trained  under  skill  upgradation component, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has any data regarding the total number of coir workers covered under the  welfare  scheme  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  and  if  so,  the  details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The CITUS scheme could not be operationalized fully and any unit has not been assisted under the  scheme  owing  to  availing  financial  assistance  under  the  then  existing  similar  schemes  of  this Ministry  viz.  Credit  Linked  Capacity  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLCSS)  and  Special  Credit  Linked  Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS).
- (b) & (c): The State wise details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2014-15 to 2024-25 (up to 28.02.2025) and stipend released is  at Annexure-I.
- (d): As per the available data, Coir Board enrolled around 46518 coir workers under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) upto the year 2019-20. The year wise details are given below:
-  2016-17 - 16139 workers.
-  2018-19 - 20320 workers
-  2017-18 - 8175 workers
-  2019-20 - 1884 workers

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Annexure-I

## Annexure-1 referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  and  (c)  of  the  LS  USQ  No.  2358  due  for  reply  on 13.3.2025

Details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation &Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2014-15 to 2024-25 (up to 28.02.2025) and stipend released

| Year                       |   Nos. of persons trained (including trainees trained under MCY) |   Nos. of women trained under MCY | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual)   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                    |                                                            20648 |                              8868 | 3,09,72,000                        |
| 2015-16                    |                                                             6819 |                              3581 | 1,36,38,000                        |
| 2016-17                    |                                                             4779 |                              2255 | 95,58,000                          |
| 2017-18                    |                                                             2481 |                              1209 | 49,62,000                          |
| 2018-19                    |                                                             4153 |                              2195 | 2,49,18,000                        |
| 2019-20                    |                                                             4325 |                              2075 | 2,59,50,000                        |
| 2020-21                    |                                                             7145 |                              3591 | 4,28,70,000                        |
| 2021-22                    |                                                             4755 |                              2331 | 2,85,30,000                        |
| 2022-23                    |                                                             2794 |                              1301 | 1,67,64,000                        |
| 2023-24                    |                                                             4193 |                              1963 | 2,51,58,000                        |
| 2024-25 (up to 28.02.2025) |                                                             1965 |                               930 | 1,17,90,000                        |

contd..

## Annexure-I

Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2358 due for reply on 13.3.2025

Details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2014-15 to 2016-17 and stipend released.

|        |                | 2014-15                                                   | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                                                   | 2015-16                          | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                                                   | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                        |
|--------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT       | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY |
| 1      | Karnataka      | 3499                                                      | 5248500                          | 1499                           | 700                                                       | 1400000                          | 340                            | 120                                                       | 240000                           | 60                             |
| 2      | Goa            | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 40                                                        | 80000                            | 20                             |
| 3      | Andhra Pradesh | 626                                                       | 939000                           | 200                            | 236                                                       | 472000                           | 40                             | 400                                                       | 800000                           | 140                            |
| 4      | Telangana      | 626                                                       | 939000                           | 200                            | 236                                                       | 472000                           | 40                             | 40                                                        | 80000                            | 0                              |
| 5      | NER            | 2560                                                      | 3840000                          | 1180                           | 579                                                       | 1158000                          | 308                            | 744                                                       | 1488000                          | 349                            |
| 6      | Kerala         | 4452                                                      | 6678000                          | 2011                           | 2080                                                      | 4160000                          | 1212                           | 1019                                                      | 2038000                          | 540                            |
| 7      | Lakshadweep    | 512                                                       | 768000                           | 311                            | 280                                                       | 560000                           | 180                            | 220                                                       | 440000                           | 80                             |
| 8      | West Bengal    | 4160                                                      | 6240000                          | 1860                           | 537                                                       | 1074000                          | 200                            | 417                                                       | 834000                           | 217                            |
| 9      | Maharashtra    | 220                                                       | 330000                           | 100                            | 400                                                       | 800000                           | 220                            | 440                                                       | 880000                           | 260                            |
| 10     | A&Nislands     | 75                                                        | 112500                           | 30                             | 120                                                       | 240000                           | 0                              | 200                                                       | 400000                           | 40                             |
| 11     | Gujarath       | 860                                                       | 1290000                          | 320                            | 160                                                       | 320000                           | 120                            | 40                                                        | 80000                            | 20                             |
| 12     | Tamil Nadu     | 1858                                                      | 2787000                          | 583                            | 998                                                       | 1996000                          | 485                            | 742                                                       | 1484000                          | 350                            |
| 13     | Odisha         | 1719                                                      | 2578500                          | 720                            | 697                                                       | 1394000                          | 460                            | 357                                                       | 714000                           | 179                            |
| 14     | Pondicherry    | 107                                                       | 160500                           | 54                             | 32                                                        | 64000                            | 16                             | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
| Total  | Total          | 20648                                                     | 30972000                         | 8868                           | 6819                                                      | 13638000                         | 3581                           | 4779                                                      | 9558000                          | 2255                           |

contd..

Details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 and stipend released.

| S. No.   | State/UT       | 2017-18                                                   | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                        | 2018-19                                                   | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                        | 2019-20                                                   | 2019-20                          | 2019-20                        |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          | State/UT       | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY |
| 1        | Karnataka      | 180                                                       | 360000                           | 80                             | 220                                                       | 1320000                          | 120                            | 240                                                       | 1440000                          | 140                            |
| 2        | Goa            | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             | 20                                                        | 120000                           | 0                              |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh | 120                                                       | 240000                           | 60                             | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 100                            | 380                                                       | 2280000                          | 200                            |
| 4        | Telangana      | 40                                                        | 80000                            | 20                             | 80                                                        | 480000                           | 20                             | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 100                            |
| 5        | NER            | 500                                                       | 1000000                          | 267                            | 875                                                       | 5250000                          | 438                            | 799                                                       | 4794000                          | 400                            |
| 6        | Kerala         | 496                                                       | 992000                           | 236                            | 772                                                       | 4632000                          | 465                            | 833                                                       | 4998000                          | 373                            |
| 7        | Lakshadweep    | 70                                                        | 140000                           | 20                             | 140                                                       | 840000                           | 60                             | 178                                                       | 1068000                          | 100                            |
| 8        | West Bengal    | 80                                                        | 160000                           | 40                             | 293                                                       | 1758000                          | 236                            | 232                                                       | 1392000                          | 116                            |
| 9        | Maharashtra    | 160                                                       | 320000                           | 80                             | 297                                                       | 1782000                          | 140                            | 300                                                       | 1800000                          | 180                            |
| 10       | A&Nislands     | 180                                                       | 360000                           | 90                             | 156                                                       | 936000                           | 76                             | 197                                                       | 1182000                          | 98                             |
| 11       | Gujarath       | 40                                                        | 80000                            | 20                             | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 40                             |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu     | 436                                                       | 872000                           | 196                            | 598                                                       | 3588000                          | 287                            | 527                                                       | 3162000                          | 190                            |
| 13       | Odisha         | 179                                                       | 358000                           | 100                            | 242                                                       | 1452000                          | 113                            | 299                                                       | 1794000                          | 138                            |
| 14       | Pondicherry    | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
|          | Total          | 2481                                                      | 4962000                          | 1209                           | 4153                                                      | 24918000                         | 2195                           | 4325                                                      | 25950000                         | 2075                           |

contd..

Details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2020-21 to 2022-23 and stipend released.

|        |                | 2020-21                                                   | 2020-21                          | 2020-21                        | 2021-22                                                   | 2021-22                          | 2021-22                        | 2022-23                                                   | 2022-23                          | 2022-23                        |
|--------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT       | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No. of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No: of women trained under MCY |
| 1      | Karnataka      | 400                                                       | 2400000                          | 200                            | 220                                                       | 1320000                          | 100                            | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             |
| 2      | Goa            | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 40                                                        | 240000                           | 20                             |
| 3      | Andhra Pradesh | 483                                                       | 2898000                          | 240                            | 418                                                       | 2508000                          | 198                            | 166                                                       | 996000                           | 79                             |
| 4      | Telangana      | 240                                                       | 1440000                          | 120                            | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             | 40                                                        | 240000                           | 20                             |
| 5      | NER            | 1057                                                      | 6342000                          | 580                            | 600                                                       | 3600000                          | 320                            | 280                                                       | 1680000                          | 140                            |
| 6      | Kerala         | 1777                                                      | 10662000                         | 895                            | 1164                                                      | 6984000                          | 619                            | 429                                                       | 2574000                          | 170                            |
| 7      | Lakshadweep    | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 60                             | 60                                                        | 360000                           | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
| 8      | West Bengal    | 299                                                       | 1794000                          | 156                            | 196                                                       | 1176000                          | 98                             | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 100                            |
| 9      | Maharashtra    | 600                                                       | 3600000                          | 300                            | 520                                                       | 3120000                          | 260                            | 379                                                       | 2274000                          | 179                            |
| 10     | A&N islands    | 320                                                       | 1920000                          | 160                            | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 100                            | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             |
| 11     | Gujarath       | 320                                                       | 1920000                          | 160                            | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 100                            | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             |
| 12     | Tamil Nadu     | 1040                                                      | 6240000                          | 520                            | 632                                                       | 3792000                          | 299                            | 418                                                       | 2508000                          | 200                            |
| 13     | Odisha         | 409                                                       | 2454000                          | 200                            | 405                                                       | 2430000                          | 157                            | 402                                                       | 2412000                          | 173                            |
| 14     | Pondicherry    | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
| Total  | Total          | 7145                                                      | 42870000                         | 3591                           | 4755                                                      | 28530000                         | 2331                           | 2794                                                      | 16764000                         | 1301                           |

contd..

Details of total number of beneficiaries under Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) during the period from 2023-24 to 2024-25 (up to 28.02.2025) and stipend released.

|        |                |                                                           | 2023-24                          |                                | 2024-25 (As on 28th Feb '25)                              | 2024-25 (As on 28th Feb '25)     | 2024-25 (As on 28th Feb '25)   |
|--------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT       | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No: of women trained under MCY | No. of persons trained (Incl. trainees trained under MCY) | Stipend released (Rs. in Actual) | No: of women trained under MCY |
|        |                | 200                                                       | 1200000                          | 100                            | 80                                                        | 480000                           | 40                             |
| 1      | Karnataka      | 80                                                        | 480000                           | 40                             | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
| 2      | Goa            | 273                                                       | 1638000                          | 119                            | 126                                                       | 756000                           | 60                             |
| 3      | Andhra Pradesh | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             | 40                                                        | 240000                           | 20                             |
| 4      | Telangana      | 436                                                       | 2616000                          | 216                            | 159                                                       | 954000                           | 80                             |
| 5      | NER            | 893                                                       | 5358000                          | 410                            | 465                                                       | 2790000                          | 215                            |
| 6      | Kerala         | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             |
| 7      | Lakshadweep    | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             |
| 8      | West Bengal    | 416                                                       | 2496000                          | 200                            | 140                                                       | 840000                           | 60                             |
| 9      | Maharashtra    | 120                                                       | 720000                           | 60                             | 40                                                        | 240000                           | 40                             |
| 10     | A&N islands    | 160                                                       | 960000                           | 80                             | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
| 11     | Gujarath       | 765                                                       | 4590000                          | 338                            | 442                                                       | 2652000                          | 195                            |
| 12     | Tamil Nadu     | 450                                                       | 2700000                          | 200                            | 233                                                       | 1398000                          | 100                            |
| 13     | Odisha         | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              | 0                                                         | 0                                | 0                              |
|        | Total          | 4193                                                      | 25158000                         | 1963                           | 1965                                                      | 11790000                         | 930                            |