Lok Sabha Question No. 3277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Gramodyog Vikas Yojana in Maharashtra
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## GRAMODYOG VIKAS YOJANA IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3277.   SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

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

- (a) the number of training programmes organized under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) in Maharashtra during the last five years as well as in various other States, year-wise, district-wise and trade-wise, such as pottery, beekeeping, leather, food processing etc.;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries trained in Maharashtra along with the number of toolkits/machines (such  as  electric  potter's  wheels,  bee  boxes,  dona-pattal  making  machines,  leather  and  electrician kits) distributed to them and the number of units or Self-Help Groups (SHGs) formed, district-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  outcomes  recorded  in  Maharashtra,  such  as  the  number  of  village industries/enterprises started or revived, increase in average monthly income per beneficiary and the number of job opportunities generated;
- (d) the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  component-wise  under  GVY  for Maharashtra during the last five years and the State's share in the national budget for the scheme; and
- (e) whether  any  third-party  evaluation  has  been  conducted  to  assess  the  impact  of  GVY  in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  a  statutory  body  under  the  Ministry  is implementing  Gramodyog  Vikas  Yojana  (GVY)  for  the  development  of  Village  industries,  in which training  is  being  imparted  and  toolkits  are  provided  to  rural  and  traditional  artisans  under various  verticals  of  village  industries  like  Mineral  Based  Industry  (MBI),  Agro  Based  and  Food Processing Industry (ABFPI), Wellness and Cosmetic Industry (WCI), Handmade Paper, Leather and Plastic  Industry  (HPLPI),  Rural  Engineering  and  New  Technology  Industry  (RENTI)  and  Service Industry.As  per  information  provided  by  KVIC,  the  trade-wise  number  of  training  programmes organized under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) in Maharashtra during the last five years are given below:

| Year    |   Honey Mission | Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Programme   | Agro Based and Food Processing   | Hand Made Paper& Fiber Industry   | Leather Product Industry   | WCI (Agarbatti)   | RENTI   | Service   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|---------|-----------|
|         |               4 | 49 5                              | -                                | -                                 | -                          | -                 | -       | 2020-21   |
| 2021-22 |               7 | 11                                | 8                                | -                                 | 3                          | 13                | 1       | -         |
| 2022-23 |               4 | 4                                 | -                                | -                                 | 8                          | 3                 | 2       | 1         |
| 2023-24 |               8 | 31                                | 3                                | 2                                 | 5                          | 1                 | 3       | 3         |
| 2024-25 |              11 | 45                                | 10                               | 4                                 | 3                          | -                 | 4       | 6         |

The number of training programmes organized in the country under GVY in during the last five years are as under:

|   Year |   Honey Mission |   Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Programme | Agro Based and Food Processing   | Hand Made Paper& Fiber Industry   | Leather Product Industry   | WCI (Agarbatti)   | RENTI   | Service   |
|--------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|---------|-----------|
|     75 |             324 |                                17 | 35                               | -                                 | -                          | -                 | -       | 2020-21   |
|     77 |             175 |                                60 | -                                | 69                                | 50                         | 61                | -       | 2021-22   |
|     86 |              70 |                                57 | 100                              | 172                               | 23                         | 29                | 14      | 2022-23   |
|     89 |             307 |                               162 | 107                              | 148                               | 22                         | 88                | 70      | 2023-24   |
|    115 |             436 |                               147 | 189                              | 197                               | 24                         | 87                | 127     | 2024-25   |

(b): The details of district-wise number of beneficiaries trained and toolkits/machines distributed in Maharashtra during the last five years are given at Annexure-I

(c) & (e): Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  has  not  undertaken  any  specific study regarding impact of GVY in Maharashtra. However, third party Evaluation Study on 'Honey Mission and Kumhar Sashaktikaran Programme' of GVY was conducted by KVIC in the year 2021. The main funding of the evaluation study are as under:

-  Kumhar  Sashaktikaran  Programme  has  led  to  increased  average  annual  income  by  37%  and annual profit by 55% for potters across all 6 zones.
-  Kumhar Sashaktikaran Programme has been effective in increasing production and adoption of new  product  development  among  the  potters.  79%  potters  produces  now  at  least  3  products suggesting that the intervention has been successful in helping the potters take up new product development.

-  The Honey Mission has led to increased average annual income by around 33% for beekeepers across all 6 zones
-  The Honey Mission has been successful in facilitating cross pollination, thereby increasing crop yield. Over 84.1% of the respondents were able to multiply their boxes up to 14 boxes.

(d): The  Component-wise  disbursement  of  funds  under  GVY  in  Maharashtra  and  share  in  the national budget for the GVY in the Maharashtra during the last five years is given below:

(Rs. In lakh)

| GVY-Component         |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25 (P)   |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| ABFPI                 |      8.35 |     27.27 |     19.92 |     26.92 | 15.25         |
| ABFPI (Honey Mission) |     33.82 |    114.66 |     76.13 |     78.14 | 69.63         |
| HMPFI                 |     16.92 |      0    |     49.95 |      8.24 | 14.69         |
| MBI                   |     34.79 |     11.75 |    349.28 |     94.31 | 121.00        |
| RENTI                 |     24.35 |     75.9  |     16.66 |     37.73 | 16.06         |
| WCI                   |     54.24 |     12.1  |     13.01 |     31.55 | 10.86         |
| Leather Industry      |     31.4  |      0    |     12    |      4.64 |               |
| Service Industry      |      0    |      0    |      8.41 |      6.13 | 17.90         |
| Total                 |    203.87 |    241.68 |    545.36 |    287.66 | 265.39        |

GVY is a Central Sector Scheme where no specific State-wise allocation of budget is made. Expenditure under GVY is based on the training and toolkits provided to the beneficiaries.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3277 for answer on 12.03.2026.

Details of district-wise number  of beneficiaries trained and toolkits/machines distributed in Maharashtra during the last five years

## Agro Based and Food Processing Industries (ABFPI):

| 2020-21               | 2020-21                            | 2020-21              |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District      | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Ahmadnagar            | 8 sets machine &toolkits           | 80                   |
| Beed                  | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| 2021-22               | 2021-22                            | 2021-22              |
| Name of District      | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Ahmadnagar            | 8 sets machine &toolkits           | 80                   |
| Beed                  | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| Katol, Nagpur         | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| Chikaldhara, Amravati | 4 sets machine &toolkit            | 40                   |

| 2023-24               | 2023-24                            | 2023-24              |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District      | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Katol, Nagpur         | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| Chikaldhara, Amravati | 3 sets machine &toolkit            | 30                   |

| FY-2024-25 (P)        | FY-2024-25 (P)                     | FY-2024-25 (P)       |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District      | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Ahmadnagar            | 8 sets machine &toolkits           | 80                   |
| Beed                  | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| Katol, Nagpur         | 2 sets machine &toolkits           | 20                   |
| Chikaldhara, Amravati | 4 sets machine &toolkit            | 40                   |
| Amravati              | 4 sets machine &toolkit            | 40                   |

Honey Mission under ABFPI:

| FY-2020-21             | FY-2020-21                               | FY-2020-21           |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District       | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Yavatmal               | 250                                      | 25                   |
| Amravati               | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Chikhaldhara, Amravati | 150                                      | 15                   |

| 2021-22          | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22              |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Ahmadnagar       | 200                                      | 20                   |
| Nandurbar        | 300                                      | 30                   |
| Sindhudurg       | 300                                      | 30                   |

| 2022-23          | 2022-23                                  | 2022-23              |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Washim           | 70                                       | 7                    |
| Akola            | 30                                       | 3                    |
| Buldhana         | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Gadchirolli      | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Satara           | 200                                      | 20                   |

| 2023-24                | 2023-24                                  | 2023-24              |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District       | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Nagpur& Wardha         | 230                                      | 23                   |
| Wadegoan, Akola        | 170                                      | 17                   |
| Yavatmal               | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Chichati, Chikhaldhara | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Dharni, Amravati       | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Dhule                  | 350                                      | 35                   |
| Jalgaon                | 200                                      | 20                   |

| FY-2024-25           | FY-2024-25                               | FY-2024-25           |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District     | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Pardi, Washim        | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Parsoda, Wardha      | 150                                      | 15                   |
| Kamthawada, Yavatmal | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Shindivihiri, Wardha | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Deolapar, Nagpur     | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Babhulgaon, Akola    | 200                                      | 20                   |
| Dhule                | 200                                      | 20                   |
| Kolhapur             | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Latur                | 100                                      | 10                   |
| Palghar              | 200                                      | 20                   |
| Solapur              | 200                                      | 20                   |

Mineral Based Industries

| 2020-21          | 2020-21                      | 2020-21              |
|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Electric Potter Wheel | No. of beneficiaries |
| Gondia           | 40                           | 40                   |
| Yavatmal         | 80                           | 80                   |
| Washim           | 40                           | 40                   |
| Buldhana         | 40                           | 40                   |
| Chandrapur       | 40                           | 40                   |
| Jalna            | 20                           | 20                   |
| Kolhapur         | 80                           | 80                   |
| Ahmadnagar       | 75                           | 75                   |
| Beed             | 70                           | 70                   |
| Kolhapur         | 75                           | 75                   |
| Dhule            | 45                           | 45                   |
| Parbhani         | 85                           | 85                   |
| Satara           | 75                           | 75                   |
| Solapur          | 70                           | 70                   |
| Raigad           | 60                           | 60                   |
| Palghar          | 75                           | 75                   |

| FY-2021-22       | FY-2021-22                   | FY-2021-22           |
|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Electric Potter Wheel | No. of beneficiaries |
| Washim           | 20                           | 20                   |
| Wardha           | 20                           | 20                   |
| Chandrapur       | 20                           | 20                   |
| Jalna            | 20                           | 20                   |
| Kolhapur         | 50                           | 50                   |
| Sangli           | 50                           | 50                   |
| Sindhudurg       | 20                           | 20                   |

| FY-2022-23       | FY-2022-23                   | FY-2022-23           |
|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Electric Potter Wheel | No. of beneficiaries |
| Ahmadnagar       | 20                           | 20                   |
| Beed             | 30                           | 30                   |
| Jalgaon          | 30                           | 30                   |
| Nashik           | 20                           | 20                   |

| FY-2023-24             | FY-2023-24                                | FY-2023-24           |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District       | No. of Electric Pottery Wheel distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Badnera Road, Amravati | 60                                        | 60                   |
| Nandanvan, Nagpur      | 60                                        | 60                   |
| Mundari, Bhandara      | 60                                        | 60                   |
| Dabki, Akola           | 100                                       | 100                  |
| Bazar Tola, Gondia     | 60                                        | 60                   |
| Desaiganj, Gadchiroli  | 60                                        | 60                   |
| Hingoli                | 70                                        | 70                   |
| Nashik                 | 80                                        | 80                   |
| Satara                 | 60                                        | 60                   |

| 2024-25                     | 2024-25                      | 2024-25              |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District            | No. of Electric Potter Wheel | No. of beneficiaries |
| Khamgaon, Buldhana          | 60                           | 60                   |
| Yavatmal                    | 60                           | 60                   |
| Samundrapur, Wardha         | 40                           | 40                   |
| Mundri&Dhabetekdi, Bhandara | 80                           | 80                   |
| Salai Bazar, Nagpur         | 60                           | 60                   |
| Chandori, Gondia            | 60                           | 60                   |
| Bhejgaon, Chandrapur        | 60                           | 60                   |
| Kurkheda, Gadchiroli        | 40                           | 40                   |
| Ahmadnagar                  | 40                           | 40                   |
| Beed                        | 30                           | 30                   |
| Jalgaon                     | 50                           | 50                   |
| Kolhapur                    | 60                           | 60                   |
| Latur                       | 40                           | 40                   |
| Nanded                      | 60                           | 60                   |
| Pune                        | 100                          | 100                  |
| Sangli                      | 50                           | 50                   |

Handmade Paper & Fibre Industry:

| FY-2023-24       | FY-2023-24                         | FY-2023-24           |
|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Nagpur           | 4 Machine                          | 20                   |
| Solapur          | 4 machine and 8 Dye                | 20                   |

| FY-2024-25       | FY-2024-25                         | FY-2024-25           |
|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Nagpur           | 6 Machine                          | 40                   |
| Amravati         | 2 Machine                          | 40                   |
| Ahmadnagar       | 4 machine and 8 Dye                | 20                   |
| Solapur          | 4 machine and 8 Dye                | 20                   |

## Service Industry

| FY-2022-23    | FY-2022-23                         | FY-2022-23           |
|---------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name District | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Yavatmal      | 20                                 | 20                   |

| FY-2023-24       | FY-2023-24                         | FY-2023-24           |
|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Yavatmal         | 20                                 | 20                   |
| Pune             | 40                                 | 20                   |

| FY-2024-25       | FY-2024-25                         | FY-2024-25           |
|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Yavatmal         | 40                                 | 40                   |
| Nagpur           | 20                                 | 40                   |
| Wardha           | 20                                 | 40                   |
| Pune             | 40                                 | 40                   |

## RENTI

| FY-2021-22          | FY-2021-22                         | FY-2021-22           |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District    | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| KoyangudaGadchiroli | 20                                 | 20                   |

| FY-2022-23          | FY-2022-23                         | FY-2022-23           |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District    | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| KoyangudaGadchiroli | 20                                 | 20                   |
| Sindhudurg          | 20                                 | 20                   |

| FY-2023-24              | FY-2023-24                         | FY-2023-24           |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District        | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Porla, Gadchiroli       | 20                                 | 20                   |
| BurgimGadchiroli        | 20                                 | 20                   |
| Nimba, Salekasa, Gondia | 20                                 | 20                   |

| FY-2024-25          | FY-2024-25                         | FY-2024-25           |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of District    | No. of Machine/toolkit distributed | No. of beneficiaries |
| Dabetekdi, Bhandara | 40                                 | 40                   |
| Solapur             | 40                                 | 40                   |

## Polymer & Chemical Based Industry

## FY 2021-22

| Name of District   | Vertical                         | No. of Mac hine/toolkit distributed   |   No. of beneficiaries benefited |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Amravati           | Leather footwear toolkit         | 90                                    |                               90 |
| Parbhani           | Leather footwear toolkit         | 20                                    |                               20 |
| Raigad             | Leather footwear toolkit         | 30                                    |                               30 |
| Amravati           | Leather Footwear Manufacturing   | 1 set                                 |                               10 |
| Amravati           | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 40                                    |                               40 |
| Ahmadnagar         | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 70                                    |                               70 |
| Nanded             | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 50                                    |                               50 |
| Ratnagiri          | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 60                                    |                               60 |
| Sindhudurg         | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 20                                    |                               20 |
| Solapur            | Pedal/AutomaticOperatedAgarbatti | 20                                    |                               20 |

## FY 2022-23

| Name of District   | Vertical                           | Name of Village& District   |   No. of Machine/toolkit distributed |   No. of beneficiaries |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Washim             | Leather footwear toolkit           | Washim                      |                                   40 |                     85 |
| Gadchiroli         | Leather footwear toolkit           | Gadchiroli                  |                                   45 |                     85 |
| Mumbai (Suburban)  | Leather footwear toolkit           | Mumbai (Suburban)           |                                   70 |                     70 |
| Sindhudurg         | Leather footwear toolkit           | Sindhudurg                  |                                   30 |                     30 |
| Sindhudurg         | Pedal/Automatic Operated Agarbatti | Sindhudurg                  |                                   20 |                     20 |
| Solapur            | Pedal/Automatic Operated Agarbatti | Solapur                     |                                   20 |                     20 |
| Amravati           | Pedal/Automatic Operated Agarbatti | Amravati                    |                                   20 |                     20 |

FY 2023-24

| Name of District   | Vertical                           |   No. of Mac Hine/toolkit distributed |   No. of beneficiaries benefited |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Mumbai             | Leather footwear toolkit           |                                    75 |                               65 |
| Nanded             | Leather footwear toolkit           |                                    10 |                               10 |
| Sindhudurg         | Leather footwear toolkit           |                                    25 |                               25 |
| Solapur            | Pedal/Automatic Operated Agarbatti |                                    20 |                               20 |

FY 2024-25

| Name of District   | Vertical                 |   No. of Machine/toolkit distributed |   No. of beneficiaries |
|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Mumbai (Suburban)  | Leather footwear toolkit |                                  100 |                    100 |
| Pune               | Leather footwear toolkit |                                   10 |                     10 |