Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (STARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Beneficiaries under ASPIRE Scheme
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER ASPIRE SCHEME

| *550.                                                                                                                                                  | SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRABARMABASUNIA:                                                                                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALLAND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:                                                                           | Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALLAND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:                                                                                     |
| (a) and                                                                                                                                                | the number of beneficiaries trained under 'A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) since its inception, year and State-wise; |
| (b) the number of such trained beneficiaries who have become self-employed or wage employed including the number of micro-enterprises established; and | (b) the number of such trained beneficiaries who have become self-employed or wage employed including the number of micro-enterprises established; and           |
| (c) the details of the women, SC/ST and OBC beneficiaries trained under the said scheme since its inception, year and State-wise?                      | (c) the details of the women, SC/ST and OBC beneficiaries trained under the said scheme since its inception, year and State-wise?                                |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                                 | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                           |
| MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALLAND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES                                                                                                         | MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALLAND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                   |
| (SHRI JITAN RAMMANJHI)                                                                                                                                 | (SHRI JITAN RAMMANJHI)                                                                                                                                           |
| (a) to (c): AStatement laid on the Table of the House                                                                                                  | (a) to (c): AStatement laid on the Table of the House                                                                                                            |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  PARTS  OF  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*550 FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026.

- (a) and (b): Under  A  Scheme  For  Promotion  of  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  and  Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)  ,  109  Livelihood  Business  Incubator(LBIs)  have  been  supported  across  26  States/UTs. State/UT-wise and Year-wise number of beneficiaries trained, those who have become wage employed, self-employed,  and  the  number  of  micro-enterprises  established  under  A  Scheme  for  Promotion  of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship(ASPIRE),as per available data, since inception i.e. from FY 2014-15 to FY 2025-26 (up to February, 2026 ) is enclosed at Annexure-I .
- (c ): State/UT-wise and Year-wise number of women, SC, ST and OBC beneficiaries under ASPIRE, as  per  available  data,  i.e.  from  FY  2022-23  to  FY  2025-26  (up  to  February,  2026)  is  enclosed  at Annexure-II .

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *550 for answer on 02.04.2026.

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and self-employed, since inception up to 2020.

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Beneficiaries Self Employed |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                             80 |                                   20 |                                   56 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                            246 |                                    8 |                                   62 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                           5093 |                                  223 |                                 2010 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                            543 |                                  118 |                                  260 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |                           4501 |                                  963 |                                  333 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                           1297 |                                  100 |                                  584 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                             80 |                                   58 |                                    0 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                             35 |                                   32 |                                    0 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                           3013 |                                 1858 |                                  585 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |                           1716 |                                  227 |                                  970 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |                           6897 |                                  577 |                                 4693 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |                            458 |                                    0 |                                  125 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |                            980 |                                  208 |                                  221 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |                            265 |                                    0 |                                  215 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |                            771 |                                   24 |                                   97 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                           5228 |                                 1131 |                                  556 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                           2205 |                                  449 |                                  206 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                           7164 |                                  747 |                                 1919 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |                           2267 |                                  387 |                                  516 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
|          | Total            |                          42839 |                                 7130 |                                13408 |

Note: Year-wise data under the ASPIRE Scheme has been compiled from 2020 onwards.

## State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and self-employed, in FY 2020-21

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Beneficiaries Self Employed |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                            173 |                                   16 |                                   21 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                            306 |                                   15 |                                   94 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                            570 |                                   26 |                                   77 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |                            339 |                                   44 |                                   32 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                           1106 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                             50 |                                    9 |                                    4 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                             30 |                                   18 |                                    0 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                            185 |                                  146 |                                   20 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                            192 |                                    0 |                                   90 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |                           1186 |                                  166 |                                  126 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |                             15 |                                    5 |                                    9 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |                             37 |                                    9 |                                   25 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |                            127 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |                             86 |                                   27 |                                   34 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                            670 |                                  447 |                                  145 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                            285 |                                   25 |                                   30 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                            904 |                                   95 |                                  176 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |                            337 |                                    2 |                                    5 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
|          | Total            |                           6598 |                                 1050 |                                  888 |

## State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and self-employed, in FY 2021-22

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Beneficiaries Self Employed |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                            162 |                                   16 |                                   19 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                            149 |                                    0 |                                   60 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                            635 |                                    9 |                                   35 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                             72 |                                    0 |                                    8 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                            100 |                                    0 |                                   35 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |                            523 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                            963 |                                   10 |                                   80 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                             75 |                                    0 |                                   40 |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                            302 |                                  110 |                                    0 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                            883 |                                  306 |                                  164 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                             62 |                                    0 |                                   62 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |                           2437 |                                  142 |                                  207 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |                             15 |                                    0 |                                   15 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |                            151 |                                    0 |                                  145 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |                            262 |                                   35 |                                   48 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |                            433 |                                  100 |                                    8 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                            643 |                                  205 |                                  138 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                            660 |                                   87 |                                   52 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                           1337 |                                   20 |                                   59 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |                            705 |                                   11 |                                   24 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |
|          | Total            |                          10569 |                                 1051 |                                 1199 |

State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  trained,  wage  employed,  self-employed,  and  number  of micro-enterprises established in FY 2022-23

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Beneficiaries Self Employed |   No. of Micro Enterprises established |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                            770 |                                  123 |                                   61 |                                      2 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                            174 |                                    0 |                                  161 |                                      0 |
| 3.       | Bihar             |                            832 |                                   11 |                                   85 |                                      4 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh      |                            358 |                                   23 |                                   27 |                                      0 |
| 5.       | Delhi             |                            916 |                                  193 |                                   95 |                                     12 |
| 6.       | Gujarat           |                            683 |                                    3 |                                    4 |                                      0 |
| 7.       | Haryana           |                           2495 |                                   25 |                                  349 |                                      0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                             66 |                                    0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 9.       | Jammu And Kashmir |                            125 |                                    0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         |                            191 |                                    0 |                                    5 |                                      0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka         |                            471 |                                   42 |                                    1 |                                      0 |
| 12.      | Kerala            |                           2134 |                                  497 |                                  452 |                                     47 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                            833 |                                   39 |                                  166 |                                      6 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       |                           1584 |                                   43 |                                  286 |                                     25 |
| 15.      | Manipur           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         |                            280 |                                    0 |                                  150 |                                      0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram           |                             47 |                                    0 |                                   24 |                                      0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland          |                             25 |                                    0 |                                    5 |                                      0 |
| 19.      | Odisha            |                            247 |                                   26 |                                   27 |                                      0 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan         |                            970 |                                   76 |                                   68 |                                      0 |
| 21.      | Sikkim            |                            364 |                                   31 |                                   30 |                                      0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu        |                           1177 |                                  249 |                                   81 |                                      6 |
| 23.      | Telangana         |                           2325 |                                  369 |                                  483 |                                      1 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                           2358 |                                   30 |                                  361 |                                      0 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand       |                            385 |                                    0 |                                   28 |                                      4 |
| 26.      | West Bengal       |                              0 |                                    0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
|          | Tota l            |                          19810 |                                 1780 |                                 2949 |                                    107 |

Note: Data on micro enterprises established collected from 2022-2023

## State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and number of  micro-enterprises established in FY 2023-24

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No of Micro Enterprises established |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                            619 |                                   52 |                                     0 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                            958 |                                    5 |                                     3 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                            583 |                                    7 |                                    28 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                            399 |                                   58 |                                     1 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                           1437 |                                    0 |                                     1 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |                            321 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                           1284 |                                    0 |                                     5 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                            155 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 9.       | JammuAnd Kashmir |                            273 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |                             27 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                            454 |                                   35 |                                     0 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                           2011 |                                  397 |                                    98 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                            333 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |                           1323 |                                   73 |                                    25 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |                              0 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |                           1100 |                                   10 |                                    35 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |                            110 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |                            323 |                                   15 |                                     5 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |                           3679 |                                  101 |                                     3 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |                            916 |                                   15 |                                     0 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |                            159 |                                   16 |                                     1 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                            467 |                                  294 |                                    31 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                           1261 |                                  271 |                                    71 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                           1660 |                                    9 |                                    74 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |                            502 |                                   12 |                                     3 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |                              0 |                                    0 |                                     0 |
|          | Total            |                          20354 |                                 1370 |                                   384 |

## State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and number of  micro-enterprises established in FY 2024-25

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Micro Enterprises established |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                            273 |                                   61 |                                      0 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                             20 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                            769 |                                   15 |                                      9 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                            339 |                                   34 |                                      6 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                           1159 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 9.       | JammuAnd Kashmir |                            506 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |                            120 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                            199 |                                   30 |                                      2 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                           1289 |                                  265 |                                     77 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |                           1708 |                                   59 |                                      6 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |                             30 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |                            353 |                                    0 |                                     22 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |                            474 |                                   12 |                                      0 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |                            874 |                                    0 |                                     16 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |                             76 |                                   12 |                                      0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                            562 |                                  189 |                                      0 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                           1236 |                                  191 |                                     98 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                            750 |                                   16 |                                     51 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |                            213 |                                    8 |                                      1 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
|          | Total            |                          10950 |                                  892 |                                    288 |

## State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, wage employed and number of  micro-enterprises established in FY 2025-26 (Till February 2026)

| S. No.   | State Name        |   No. of Beneficiaries Trained |   No. of Beneficiaries Wage Employed |   No. of Micro Enterprises established |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                            506 |                                   51 |                                      0 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                            831 |                                    3 |                                      3 |
| 3.       | Bihar             |                            168 |                                    0 |                                      3 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh      |                            158 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 5.       | Delhi             |                            643 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 6.       | Gujarat           |                             60 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 7.       | Haryana           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                             25 |                                    0 |                                      1 |
| 9.       | Jammu and Kashmir |                             70 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka         |                             90 |                                   22 |                                      0 |
| 12.      | Kerala            |                           2003 |                                  349 |                                    329 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                           1063 |                                   24 |                                      1 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       |                            849 |                                   22 |                                      9 |
| 15.      | Manipur           |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram           |                             21 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland          |                            225 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 19.      | Odisha            |                            236 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan         |                            456 |                                   16 |                                      9 |
| 21.      | Sikkim            |                             24 |                                    3 |                                      0 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu        |                            799 |                                  126 |                                      0 |
| 23.      | Telangana         |                            768 |                                   77 |                                     59 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                            349 |                                    0 |                                      9 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand       |                              0 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
| 26.      | West Bengal       |                             28 |                                    0 |                                      0 |
|          | Total             |                           9372 |                                  693 |                                    423 |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *550 for answer on 02.04.2026.

State/UT-wise number of Women, SC, ST and OBC beneficiaries under ASPIRE during FY2022-23

| S. No.   | State            |   Women |   SC |   ST |   OBC |
|----------|------------------|---------|------|------|-------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |     497 |  133 |   72 |   146 |
| 2.       | Assam            |     156 |    9 |  106 |    36 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |     457 |   46 |    0 |   184 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |     210 |   96 |  211 |    20 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |     356 |   14 |    7 |   244 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |     342 |   42 |    1 |   237 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |     707 |  340 |   46 |   604 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |      37 |   53 |    6 |     0 |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |     112 |    0 |  125 |     0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |     171 |   13 |  117 |    56 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |     151 |   39 |   17 |   157 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |     635 |  296 |   86 |   782 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |     440 |  214 |  113 |   314 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |     832 |  186 |   62 |   634 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |     179 |   50 |  230 |     0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |      21 |    0 |   16 |     0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |      19 |    0 |   25 |     0 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |     120 |  142 |   94 |     2 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |     214 |  281 |  141 |   361 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |     119 |   48 |   72 |   197 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |     533 |  382 |   30 |   524 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |    1351 |  458 |  350 |   750 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |    1050 |  224 |   27 |   557 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |     134 |   87 |    0 |    12 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| Total    | Total            |    8843 | 3153 | 1954 |  5817 |

Note: Gender-wise and Category-wise data (SC, ST and OBC) under the ASPIRE Scheme is collected from April, 2022

## State/UT-wise number of Women, SC, ST and OBC beneficiaries under ASPIRE during FY 202324

| S. No   | State Name       |   Women |   SC |   ST |   OBC |
|---------|------------------|---------|------|------|-------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh   |     308 |  115 |   71 |   173 |
| 2.      | Assam            |     896 |  135 |  714 |    60 |
| 3.      | Bihar            |     289 |   79 |    5 |   189 |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh     |     181 |  146 |  103 |   127 |
| 5.      | Delhi            |     686 |   21 |   15 |   391 |
| 6.      | Gujarat          |     173 |   32 |    1 |    99 |
| 7.      | Haryana          |     734 |  153 |    0 |   275 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh |     140 |   61 |    0 |     7 |
| 9.      | JammuAnd Kashmir |     260 |    0 |  198 |     0 |
| 10.     | Jharkhand        |      27 |    3 |    3 |    15 |
| 11.     | Karnataka        |     179 |    5 |    0 |    63 |
| 12.     | Kerala           |     994 |  385 |  189 |   953 |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh   |     174 |   37 |   37 |    79 |
| 14.     | Maharashtra      |     619 |  220 |  141 |   628 |
| 15.     | Manipur          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 16.     | Meghalaya        |     575 |    0 | 1360 |     0 |
| 17.     | Mizoram          |      63 |    0 |  115 |     0 |
| 18.     | Nagaland         |     279 |    0 |  361 |     0 |
| 19.     | Odisha           |    1647 |  885 | 1711 |   727 |
| 20.     | Rajasthan        |     109 |   99 |   61 |   487 |
| 21.     | Sikkim           |      82 |   15 |   15 |    11 |
| 22.     | Tamil Nadu       |     235 |   57 |    6 |   207 |
| 23.     | Telangana        |     680 |  306 |  232 |   506 |
| 24.     | Uttar Pradesh    |     586 |  207 |   14 |   470 |
| 25.     | Uttarakhand      |     179 |   81 |    0 |    19 |
| 26.     | West Bengal      |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
|         | Total            |   10095 | 3042 | 5352 |  5486 |

State/UT-wise number of Women, SC, ST and OBC beneficiaries under ASPIRE during FY 202425

| S. No.   | State Name       |   Women |   SC |   ST |   OBC |
|----------|------------------|---------|------|------|-------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |     200 |   47 |   42 |    94 |
| 2.       | Assam            |      20 |    0 |   20 |     0 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |     314 |   85 |    0 |   198 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |     115 |  109 |   76 |    84 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |     463 |   17 |   13 |   325 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 9.       | JammuAnd Kashmir |     471 |    0 |  193 |     2 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |     120 |    8 |   40 |    40 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |      11 |   18 |   11 |   136 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |     588 |  225 |   55 |   592 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |    1016 |  199 |   58 |   672 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |      14 |    0 |   30 |     0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |     326 |    0 |  353 |     0 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |     179 |   88 |  246 |    63 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |     142 |  104 |   25 |   411 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |      36 |   24 |   23 |    13 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |     270 |   83 |    5 |   216 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |     508 |  259 |  211 |   397 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |     362 |   87 |   25 |   280 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |     101 |   12 |    0 |     7 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
|          | Total            |    5256 | 1365 | 1426 |  3530 |

## State/UT-wise number of Women, SC, ST and OBC beneficiaries under ASPIRE during FY 202526 (Till February 2026)

| S. No.   | State Name       |   Women |   SC |   ST |   OBC |
|----------|------------------|---------|------|------|-------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |     415 |   89 |   74 |    68 |
| 2.       | Assam            |     255 |  103 |  299 |   101 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |     155 |   28 |    0 |    71 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |      62 |   64 |   29 |    21 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |     291 |    9 |    3 |   133 |
| 6.       | Gujarat          |      60 |    2 |    0 |    17 |
| 7.       | Haryana          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |      25 |   16 |    0 |     1 |
| 9.       | JammuAnd Kashmir |      35 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand        |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |       0 |    2 |    0 |    22 |
| 12.      | Kerala           |     872 |  217 |   87 |   899 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh   |     251 |   48 |   33 |   180 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra      |     340 |   85 |   15 |   312 |
| 15.      | Manipur          |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya        |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram          |      21 |    0 |   21 |     0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland         |     146 |   50 |  175 |     0 |
| 19.      | Odisha           |     176 |   57 |   66 |    10 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        |     118 |   78 |   43 |   196 |
| 21.      | Sikkim           |      11 |    5 |    7 |     5 |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |     543 |  199 |   13 |   270 |
| 23.      | Telangana        |     394 |  115 |   78 |   398 |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh    |     191 |   43 |   15 |   135 |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand      |       0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |
| 26.      | West Bengal      |      13 |    5 |    1 |    12 |
|          | Total            |    4374 | 1215 |  959 |  2851 |