Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Promotion of Entrepreneurship
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED   QUESTION   No. 143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## QUESTION

## *143: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of indigenous enterprises which have started operating during the last three years, State-wise and sector-wise;
- (b) whether the Government  is promoting social entrepreneurship through additional financial assistance, training and mentorship and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore;
- (c) whether there has been a considerable increase in the number of 'start-ups' under Information Technology  sector in comparison to other sectors;
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to promote 'start-ups' in other sectors like health, energy etc.; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) to (e)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE HOUSE IN  RESPECT OF PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  143  ADMITTED FOR REPLY ON 9.12.2015 REGARDING PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

- (a) Indigenous enterprises form part of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.   State / UT wise information relating to the number of Entrepreneurs Memorandum  Part-II  (EM-II)  filed  at  District  Industries  Centres  (DICs)  and  their distribution as Micro, Small and Medium for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  National  Policy  for  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  2015 envisages fostering social entrepreneurship and grassroots innovation by providing support  in  terms  of  fiscal  incentives,  creation  of  grass  root  technology  innovation hubs,  legal  support  and  market  linkages.  The  Government  has  established  a mechanism to be known as SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation) under NITI Aayog to support all aspects of start-up businesses, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven areas. Besides,  the Government has also launched  in  August  2015  India  Aspiration  Fund  (IAF)  under  the  Small  Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with a capital of Rs.2000 crores to give a boost to  start-up  ecosystem  in  the  country.  The  objective  of  IAF  is  to  catalyse  tens  of thousands  of  crores  of  equity  investment  into  start-ups  and  MSMEs  creating employment for lakhs of persons, mostly educated youth, over the next four to five years.
- (c) The  Department  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (DeitY)  is implementing  a  scheme  entitled  'Technology  Incubation  and  Development  of Entrepreneurs (TIDE)' under which 147 start-ups have been supported at 25 TIDE Centres established in premier institutes like IITs, NITs, IIMs etc.
- (d) to (e) Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  in  his  69 th Independence  Day  Address,  had announced ' Start-Up India ' initiative in which each of the 1.25 lakh bank branches would provide funding support to at least one Dalit or Adivasi entrepreneur and at least one woman entrepreneur. A number of Ministries are involved for development of entrepreneurship through various programmes and interventions. The Department of  Science  &  Technology  has  supported  establishment  of  Technology  Business Incubators  and  Science  &  Technology  Parks  across  all  major  technology  domain including Medical Devices, Health Care and Energy.

## ANNEXURE-I

## STATE /UT WISE DISTRIBUTION OF NUMBER OF ENTREPRENEURS MEMORANDUMS  PART-II  (EM-II)FILED  AT  DISTRICT  INDUSTRIES  CENTRES 2012-13  TO 2014-15.

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                | Number of EM-II filed   | Number of EM-II filed   | Number of EM-II filed   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / UT                | 2012-13                 | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 |
| 1         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1,027                   | 918                     | 1,159                   |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh          | 772                     | 627                     | 388                     |
| 3         | Punjab                    | 2,644                   | 2,282                   | 2,137                   |
| 4         | Chandigarh                | 139                     | 185                     | 160                     |
| 5         | Uttrakhand                | 2,291                   | 2,469                   | 2,669                   |
| 6         | Haryana                   | 2,105                   | 2,481                   | 1,482                   |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 430                     | 329                     | 652                     |
| 8         | Rajasthan                 | 15,363                  | 17,601                  | 18,655                  |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh             | 30,933                  | 45,342                  | 52,203                  |
| 10        | Bihar                     | 3,737                   | 3,133                   | 2,009                   |
| 11        | Sikkim                    | 11                      | 8                       | 7                       |
| 12        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 55                      | 25                      | 25                      |
| 13        | Nagaland                  | 231                     | 242                     | 91                      |
| 14        | Manipur                   | 181                     | 178                     | 198                     |
| 15        | Mizoram                   | 122                     | 213                     | 278                     |
| 16        | Tripura                   | 150                     | 173                     | 172                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 581                     | 641                     | 118                     |
| 18        | Assam                     | 1,451                   | 1,860                   | 2,629                   |
| 19        | West Bengal               | 10,342                  | 11,380                  | 15,244                  |
| 20        | Jharkhand                 | 4,554                   | 3,592                   | 3,450                   |
| 21        | Odisha                    | 2,622                   | 2,815                   | 2,995                   |
| 22        | Chhattisgarh              | 1,472                   | 1,556                   | 1,702                   |
| 23        | Madhya Pradesh            | 19,832                  | 19,374                  | 19,903                  |
| 24        | Gujarat                   | 68,235                  | 58,627                  | 64,160                  |
| 25        | Daman& Diu                | 76                      | 64                      | 56                      |
| 26        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 93                      | 93                      | 90                      |
| 27        | Maharashtra               | 16,136                  | 19,826                  | 36,992                  |
| 28        | Andhra Pradesh            | 8,200                   | 9,247                   | 2,810                   |
| 29        | Karnataka                 | 24,208                  | 25,966                  | 28,754                  |
| 30        | Goa                       | 103                     | 169                     | 160                     |
| 31        | Lakshadweep               | 11                      | 9                       | 5                       |
| 32        | Kerala                    | 13,551                  | 14,997                  | 14,906                  |
| 33        | Tamil Nadu                | 90,974                  | 116,393                 | 143,104                 |
| 34        | Puducherry                | 86                      | 76                      | 96                      |
| 35        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 100                     | 100                     | 112                     |
| 36        | Telangana                 | 5,332                   | 6,844                   | 5,787                   |
| All       | India                     | 328,150                 | 369,835                 | 425,358                 |

## DISTRIBUTION OF NUMBER OF EM-II FILED BY TYPE OF ENTERPRISES

| Year    | Number of EM-II filed pertaining to   | Number of EM-II filed pertaining to   | Number of EM-II filed pertaining to   |          |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------|
|         | Micro                                 | Small                                 | Medium                                | Total    |
| 2012-13 | 2,75,867                              | 41,502                                | 5,449                                 | 3,22,818 |
| 2013-14 | 2,96,526                              | 59,127                                | 7,338                                 | 3,62,91  |
| 2014-15 | 3,46,206                              | 70,933                                | 8,219                                 | 4,25,358 |

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