Lok Sabha Question No. 1584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Implementation of SVEP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1584

## ANSWERED ON 09/12/2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SVEP

1584. Shri Rajesh NaranbhaiChudasama:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  made  in  the  implementation  of Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) under the National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (NRLM)  in  the  country  till date, State and UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  the  implementation  of the  SVEP  since  the  launch  of  the  scheme  till  date,  State/UTwise;
- (c) whether  any  review  of  SVEP  has  been  undertaken,  if  so,  the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  enterprises  started  by  the  entrepreneurs  under SVEP so as to publicise to the poor rural people as a matter of encouragement?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a) & (d): Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  is the the sub-scheme under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) programme supports the SelfHelp Group  (SHG)  and  their family members  to  set-up  small enterprises  in  the  non-farm  sector. SVEP  develops  an  eco-system for  enterprise  development  in  rural  areas,  with  SHG  households, which includes:

- a. Community  Enterprise Fund (CEF), a dedicated fund for providing loans to entrepreneurs
- b. Cadre  of  Community  Resource  Persons-Enterprise  Promotion (CRP-EP) for providing Business Support Services

- c. The services include identifying business ideas, preparation of business  plans,  providing trainings,  accessing  loans  from banks, maintenance of accounts, marketing etc.
- d. Dedicated  centre  for  providing  information  to  entrepreneurs called Block Resource Centre (BRC)
- e. Trained  human  resources  consisting  of  Block  Programme Manager (BPM), Mentor and CRP-EP

State and UT-wise details of the progress made in the implementation  of  Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP) under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in the country including Gujarat, upto October, 2025 are given at Annexure-I.

- (b): Details  of  funds  released  to  States/UTs  upto  October,  2025 under SVEP are given at Annexure - II.
- (c): In 2024, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) commissioned an evaluation of the Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) to assess its effectiveness in promoting rural entrepreneurship and livelihood diversification. The study  covered  1,159  sample  enterprises  supported  under  SVEP across  17  states,  33  districts,  and  165  villages,  along  with  157 Community  Resource  Persons  for  Enterprise  Promotion  (CRPs-EP). Key finding are given below:
- 86% of entrepreneurs across the  blocks  reported  being  from
- i. SC, ST, Minority and OBC categories
- ii. 46% of the entrepreneurs have not completed their schooling (below 8th grade)
- 74% of the entrepreneurs confirmed SVEP enterprises as their
- iii. primary occupation
- 73% of SVEP entrepreneurs reported that income stream was
- iv. monthly and not seasonal
- v. Average  monthly  revenue  for  an  enterprise  was  around  Rs 36,000
- 23%  of  the  enterprises  belonged  to  local  traditional  art/ pottery/  handicraft;  54%  in  retail/wholesale  trade  and  33%
- vi. were into services
- Around 86% of the entrepreneurs reported an enhancement in
- vii. savings
- viii. 96%  enterprises were  operational with period of 56 months
- mean  operational
- ix. 79% entrepreneurs reported that it was first time venture/ new
- business

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) and (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1584 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025 REGARDING 'Implementation of SVEP'.

## Details of the progress under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

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| No States/UT            | Total No. of blocks approved under SVEP   | No. of enterprises supported under SVEP   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh        | 14 27692                                  |                                           |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh     | 1 735                                     |                                           |
| 3 Assam                 | 49                                        | 20388                                     |
| 4 Bihar                 | 32                                        | 35899                                     |
| 5 Chhattisgarh          | 25                                        | 23403                                     |
| 6 Goa                   | 3                                         | 2128                                      |
| 7 Gujarat               | 11                                        | 5940                                      |
| 8 Haryana               | 8                                         | 9854                                      |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh      | 9                                         | 1507                                      |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 14                                        | 6026                                      |
| 11Jharkhand             | 44                                        | 34481                                     |
| 12Karnataka             | 20                                        | 4171                                      |
| 13Kerala                | 43                                        | 45371                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh        | 26                                        | 29791                                     |
| 15Maharashtra           | 18                                        | 11145                                     |
| 16Manipur               | 6                                         | 2465                                      |
| 17Meghalaya             | 6                                         | 1619                                      |
| 18Mizoram               | 4                                         | 2591                                      |
| 19Nagaland              | 4                                         | 4503                                      |
| 20Odisha                | 17                                        | 18441                                     |
| 21Punjab                | 3                                         | 4255                                      |
| 22Rajasthan             | 23                                        | 12086                                     |
| 23Sikkim                | 1                                         | 963                                       |
| 24Tamil Nadu            | 10                                        | 5316                                      |
| 25Telangana             | 22                                        | 18959                                     |
| 26Tripura               | 9                                         | 2244                                      |
| 27Uttar Pradesh         | 27                                        | 30162                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand           | 10                                        | 4717                                      |
| 29West Bengal           | 31                                        | 28938                                     |
| 30Puducherry*           | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 31A&N Island*           | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| Total                   | 492                                       | 395,790                                   |

* The preparation of the detailed project report (DPR) is ongoing. ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1584 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025 REGARDING 'Implementation of SVEP'.

Details of funds released to States/UTs under SVEP upto October, 2025

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No   | State                | Total   |
|---------|----------------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 3816.48 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 447.35  |
| 3       | Assam                | 8229.62 |
| 4       | Bihar                | 4845.81 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 2958.55 |
| 6       | Goa                  | 822.57  |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 727.74  |
| 8       | Haryana              | 1693.50 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh     | 820.11  |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 2631.25 |
| 11      | Jharkhand            | 6757.97 |
| 12      | Karnataka            | 1410.60 |
| 13      | Kerala               | 7936.13 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh       | 5137.11 |
| 15      | Maharashtra          | 2768.71 |
| 16      | Manipur              | 888.28  |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 1214.96 |
| 18      | Mizoram              | 1009.88 |
| 19      | Nagaland             | 1448.39 |
| 20      | Odisha               | 3595.41 |
| 21      | Punjab               | 1043.14 |
| 22      | Rajasthan            | 4667.70 |
| 23      | Sikkim               | 371.63  |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           | 1853.84 |
| 25      | Telangana            | 3449.38 |
| 26      | Tripura              | 2058.27 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | 4997.09 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 1845.90 |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 6890.78 |
| 30      | A&N                  | 50.00   |
| 31      | Puducherry           | 50.00   |
| 32      | Ladakh               | 25.00   |
|         | 86463.15             |         |

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