Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 604 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026

## STARTUP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

604.  Dr. Manna LalRawat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Startup  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme (SVEP) including its main objectives, methodology and goals;
- (b) the number of women and youth of the country who have been covered under this programme and provided entrepreneurship training so far, State-wise;
- (c) the number of Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) covered under SVEP in the  State  of  Rajasthan  and  the  number  of  women  and  youth imparted  training  and  provided  financial  assistance,  districtwise;
- (d) whether special programmes or workshops have been organized under this programme on the occasion of International Women's Day, if so, the details of each year since 2014; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  expand  SVEP  to more districts  and  States  and  if  so,  the  details  of  new  areas proposed thereunder?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is the the sub-scheme  under  the  DeendayalAntyodayaYojana-National  Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) programme supports the Self-Help 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)
4. Trained human resources consisting of Block Programme
- e. Manager (BPM), Mentor and CRP-EP
6. (b): Number  of  SHG  members  and  their  family  members  covered and  provided  entrepreneurship  training,  State  wise,  are  given  at Annexure-I
7. (c): Number of Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) covered under SVEP in the State of Rajasthan imparted training and provided financial assistance, district wise are given at Annexure-II
8. (d):
9. No such programme or workshops have been organized.
10. (e): SVEP is a demand-based programme. There is no State wise allocation  of  projects.  States  have  to  submit  proposals  through supplementary Annual Action Plans (AAP). Once approved, a Detailed Project Reports (DPR) has to be prepared for the block. The funds allocation for each block depends on the number of enterprises to be supported as per the DPR.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.  604 answered  on  03.02.2026  regarding 'Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme'.

|          | No.State          | (December   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 27692       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 735         |
| 3        | Assam             | 24082       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 35899       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 23403       |
| 6        | Goa               | 2128        |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 5940        |
| 8        | Haryana           | 9854        |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1507        |
| 10 (UT)  | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6026        |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 34481       |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 4171        |
| 13       | Kerala            | 50362       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 30065       |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 11925       |
| 16       | Manipur           | 2521        |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1983        |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 2591        |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 4503        |
| 20       | Odisha            | 18441       |
| 21       | Punjab            | 4296        |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 12086       |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 1020        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 6070        |
| 25       | Telangana         | 19602       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 2244        |
| 27 Uttar | Pradesh           | 31863       |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 4910        |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 30871       |
|          | Total             | 411,271     |

*No. of SHG members and their family members covered and provided entrepreneurship training.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (c)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question  No.  604  answered  on  03.02.2026  REGARDING  'Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme'.

| No.                                   | State                                 | District                              | Block      | No. of Enterprises supported* (December 2025)   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1 RajasthanAjmer                      | 1 RajasthanAjmer                      | 1 RajasthanAjmer                      | Kekri      | 1874                                            |
| 2 RajasthanBaran                      | 2 RajasthanBaran                      | 2 RajasthanBaran                      | Antah      | 1,685                                           |
| 3 RajasthanBundi                      | 3 RajasthanBundi                      | 3 RajasthanBundi                      | Hindoli    | 1,610                                           |
| 4 RajasthanChittorgarh                | 4 RajasthanChittorgarh                | 4 RajasthanChittorgarh                | Begun      | 1,685                                           |
| 5 RajasthanChuru                      | 5 RajasthanChuru                      | 5 RajasthanChuru                      | Taranagar  | 1,681                                           |
| 6 RajasthanSawaiMadhopurSawaiMadhopur | 6 RajasthanSawaiMadhopurSawaiMadhopur | 6 RajasthanSawaiMadhopurSawaiMadhopur |            | 1,745                                           |
| 7 RajasthanTonk                       | 7 RajasthanTonk                       | 7 RajasthanTonk                       | Deoli      | 1,577                                           |
| 8 RajasthanAlwar                      | 8 RajasthanAlwar                      | 8 RajasthanAlwar                      | Rajgarh    | 41                                              |
| 9 RajasthanBundi                      | 9 RajasthanBundi                      | 9 RajasthanBundi                      | Talera     | 36                                              |
| 10 RajasthanDausa                     | 10 RajasthanDausa                     | 10 RajasthanDausa                     | Sikandra   | 56                                              |
| 11 RajasthanDungarpur                 | 11 RajasthanDungarpur                 | 11 RajasthanDungarpur                 | Bicchiwada | 57                                              |
| 12 RajasthanRajsamand                 | 12 RajasthanRajsamand                 | 12 RajasthanRajsamand                 | Rajsamand  | 39                                              |

*No.  of  SHG  members  and  their  family  members  covered  and provided entrepreneurship training.

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