Lok Sabha Question No. 2655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: PM JANMAN
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## PM JANMAN

## 2655. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- a. whether  the  Government  is  implementing,  through  it  national  institutes, skilling  and  entrepreneurship  component  of  PM  JANMAN  to  empower  women entrepreneurs during the last  two years and the current year;
- b. if so, the details thereof and the number of tribal women benefited from the above scheme in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- c. the details of critical interventions that the above said scheme focuses;
- d. whether  there  is  any  role  of  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation  of  India  (TRIFED)  and  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  500  Van  Dhan  Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) are aimed to set up by March, 2026; and
- e. If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and achievement made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (e) Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) - a scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs being implemented since 2024, aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) by providing  them  with  basic  facilities  such  as  safe  housing,  clean  drinking  water, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, electrification of un-electrified households and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

The scheme focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries including Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The key intervention of the MSDE is facilitating skill and entrepreneurship development in Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs).

The  Ministry through  its  autonomous  institutions,  namely,  National  Institute  for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), is implementing the skilling and entrepreneurship component  of  PM  JANMAN  with  the  support  of  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in 15 States across the country under which a total of 500 VDVKs are to be operationalized by 31.03.2026 covering 41,913 VDVKs members.

Under this programme, NIESBUD and IIE have signed Memorandum of Understandings  (MoUs)  with  TRIFED  wherein  the  responsibility  of  TRIFED  is  to coordinate with State Implementing Agencies (SIAs) for mobilization and establishment of VDVKs and arrange tool/equipment for the PVTG VDVKs. The roles and responsibilities of NIESBUD and IIE are to undertake skill and entrepreneurship trainings in the identified VDVKs.

As  on  28.02.2026,  a  total  of  38,391  VDVKs  members  have  been  trained  under Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) and a total of 489 VDVKs have been operationalized.

The details thereof and the state-wise achievement so far in this regard are indicated in Annexure- I.

The details of number of tribal women benefitted from the scheme in the district of Andhra Pradesh are indicated in Annexure-II

The details of critical interventions/ activities / projects sanctioned Ministry- wise, by each Ministry responsible for implementation of the various components of the Mission are indicated in Annexure-III .

Annexure- I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026. The state-wise details of the VDVKs operational and training programmes under PM JANMAN is as under:

| SI. No.   | State          | Total Target VDVK   | No. of VDVK Operationalized   | No. of members (Target)   | Total members trained under EDP   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|           |                |                     |                               |                           | Total                             |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 73                  | 73                            | 6162                      | 5976                              |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | 16                  | 16                            | 2422                      | 2395                              |
| 3         | Gujarat        | 21                  | 21                            | 1050                      | 1050                              |
| 4         | Jharkhand      | 35                  | 35                            | 2876                      | 2876                              |
| 5         | Karnataka      | 32                  | 21                            | 1784                      | 1168                              |
| 6         | Kerala         | 5                   | 5                             | 433                       | 425                               |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh | 83                  | 83                            | 5151                      | 5100                              |
| 8         | Maharashtra    | 40                  | 40                            | 3624                      | 3624                              |
| 9         | Odisha         | 43                  | 43                            | 3553                      | 2328                              |
| 10        | Rajasthan      | 50                  | 50                            | 8659                      | 8659                              |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu     | 37                  | 37                            | 2403                      | 1042                              |
| 12        | Telangana      | 25                  | 25                            | 1461                      | 1461                              |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh  | 5                   | 5                             | 319                       | 271                               |
| 14        | Uttarakhand    | 5                   | 5                             | 314                       | 314                               |
| 15        | Tripura        | 30                  | 30                            | 1702                      | 1702                              |
| Total     | Total          | 500                 | 489                           | 41,913                    | 38,391                            |

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026. The district wise details of number of tribal women benefitted from the scheme in Andhra Pradesh is as under:

|   S. No. | District                    |   Trained- Women Participants |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Eluru                       |                            86 |
|        2 | Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) |                           512 |
|        3 | Parvathipuram Manyam        |                          1165 |
|        4 | Srikakulam                  |                          3372 |
|        5 | Total                       |                          5135 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026.

The details of critical interventions/ activities / projects, Ministry- wise by each Ministry  responsible  for  implementation  of  the  various  components  of  the Mission is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Activity                                                | Scheme                                                            | Ministry                                                          |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Provision of pucca houses                               | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna - Gramin                                | M/o Rural Development                                             |
|         2 | Connecting roads                                        | Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna                                   | M/o Rural Development                                             |
|         3 | Piped Water Supply individual or Community water supply | Jal Jeewan Mission (JJM)                                          | M/o Jal Shakti                                                    |
|         4 | Mobile Medical Units with medicine cost (MMU)           | National Health Mission                                           | M/o Health and Family Welfare                                     |
|         5 | Construction and running of hostels                     | Samagra Shiksha (hostels)                                         | Ministry of Education                                             |
|         6 | Construction and running of Anganwadi Centers           | Anganwadi Services (AWCs)                                         | M/o Women and Child Development                                   |
|         7 | Setting up of VDVKs                                     | PM Janjatiya Vikas Mission                                        | M/o Tribal Affairs and M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
|         8 | Construction of Multipurpose Centers (MPC)              | Development of PVTG                                               | M/o Tribal Affairs and M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
|         9 | Energization of unelectrified HHs                       | Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) or through MNRE scheme | M/o Power                                                         |
|        10 | Installation of mobile towers                           | DoT (USOF)                                                        | Ministry of Communication                                         |
|        11 | Vocational Education and skilling                       | Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan & PM Kaushal Vikas                        | D/o School Education and Literacy; M/o Skill Development          |

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