Lok Sabha Question No. 4070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: National Campaign on Entrepreneurship
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4070 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

4070. Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any campaign/activity to boost entrepreneurship skills of Self-Help  Groups  and community resource persons in the country;
- (b) if so, the details regarding the aim, targets and steps undertaken to implement such a program in the country, Statewise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  intended  beneficiaries  and  targeted programs under the said initiatives for women led SHGs in the country, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details regarding the funding allocated, released and utilised for implementation of the said campaign/activity in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government has undertaken any steps to increase awareness regarding a national campaign on entrepreneurship, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, the National Entrepreneurship Campaign was launched  on  12th  January  2026  to  impart  enterprise  development training  to  50  lakh  SHG  members  and  build  capacity  and  certify existing  CRPs on  Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) across the States including Andhra Pradesh.
- (c) & (e): Details of intended  beneficiaries  under  the National Entrepreneurship Campaign, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh  are given at Annexure-I.

The Ministry has issued detailed note to the States/UTs to plan various  activities  to  increase  the  awareness  of  SHG  members towards non-farm enterprises, various Govt. schemes and entrepreneurship  under  the  National  entrepreneurship  campaign. States  have  started  the  following  targeted  activities  to  increase awareness among stakeholders and Self-Help Group (SHG) members:

- I. One-day State-level workshop on the National Entrepreneurship Campaign including District Mission Management Unit (DMMU) and Block Mission Management Unit (BMMU) teams.
- II. Awareness  events for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) / Village Organisations (VOs) / Cluster Level Federations (CLFs).
- III. Training on business appraisal of Cluster Level Federation (CLF) Committees.
- IV. Training  of  Trainers  (ToT)  of  Master  Trainers  /  Block  and Community Trainers.
5. (d): There is no separate budget/fund allocation for this campaign. States/UTs utilise the funds approved under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Annual Action Plan (AAP) for implementation in the States.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (c) and (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4070 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2026 REGARDING 'National Campaign on Entrepreneurship'

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT            | covered   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 3,70,000  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 8,500     |
| 3         | Assam                | 2,90,500  |
| 4         | Bihar                | 4,50,000  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 3,00,000  |
| 6         | Goa                  | 28,000    |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 79,000    |
| 8         | Haryana              | 1,30,000  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 14,000    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 72,000    |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 4,30,000  |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 48,000    |
| 13        | Kerala               | 5,40,000  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 3,95,000  |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 1,50,000  |
| 16        | Manipur              | 32,000    |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 19,000    |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 32,000    |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 60,000    |
| 20        | Odisha               | 2,25,000  |
| 21        | Punjab               | 50,000    |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 1,50,000  |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 12,000    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 70,000    |
| 25        | Telangana            | 2,50,000  |
| 26        | Tripura              | 25,000    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 4,00,000  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 50,000    |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 3,20,000  |
|           | Total                | 50,00,000 |

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