Lok Sabha Question No. 3372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Self Help Groups
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: C. L. RUALA

## 3372. SHRI C.L. RUALA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) the number of Self Help Groups functioning in the country and that of the ones finances by the banks, State-wise; and

- (b) the numbers of Self Help Groups formed and financed since May, 2014, Statewise?

## ANSWER (MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE) (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): State-wise number of functioning SHGs and those financed by banks as compiled by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is as per Annexure-I.

(b): NABARD compiles SHG data from banks at the end of each financial year. State-wise position of SHGs formed as on March, 2015 & March, 2016 and number of SHGs financed during financial year 2014-15 and 2015-16 is as per Annexure-II .

- ****

## Govt. of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial services

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3372 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 th August, 2016 / Shravana 14, 1938 (SAKA)

## Self Help Groups

## QUESTION

| Sr. No.   | Region/State   | No. of SHGs functioning in the country as on 31.03.2016   | No. of SHGs financed by Banks as on 31.03.2016   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| NORTHERN REGION      | NORTHERN REGION      |                      |                      |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1                    | Chandigarh           | 225                  | 211                  |
| 2                    | Haryana              | 42921                | 18912                |
| 3                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 44185                | 18261                |
| 4                    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 8386                 | 3641                 |
| 5                    | New Delhi            | 3668                 | 558                  |
| 6                    | Punjab               | 29971                | 15034                |
| 7                    | Rajasthan            | 264119               | 98107                |
| Total                | Total                | 393475               | 154724               |
| NORTH EASTERN REGION | NORTH EASTERN REGION | NORTH EASTERN REGION | NORTH EASTERN REGION |
| 1                    | Assam                | 333686               | 107137               |
| 2                    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 4617                 | 408                  |
| 3                    | Manipur              | 13620                | 2063                 |
| 4                    | Meghalaya            | 8196                 | 1573                 |
| 5                    | Mizoram              | 8072                 | 2156                 |
| 6                    | Nagaland             | 11432                | 3348                 |
| 7                    | Sikkim               | 1542                 | 632                  |
| 8                    | Tripura              | 48658                | 33543                |
|                      | Total                | 429823               | 150860               |
| EASTERN REGION       | EASTERN REGION       | EASTERN REGION       | EASTERN REGION       |
| 1                    | A & N Islands (UT)   | 4475                 | 623                  |
| 2                    | Bihar                | 278608               | 267338               |
| 3                    | Jharkhand            | 99326                | 64999                |
| 4                    | Odisha               | 486686               | 213871               |
| 5                    | West Bengal          | 831011               | 584071               |
|                      | Total                | 1700106              | 1130902              |
| CENTRAL REGION       | CENTRAL REGION       | CENTRAL REGION       | CENTRAL REGION       |
| 1                    | Chhattisgarh         | 160461               | 81328                |
| 2                    | Madhya Pradesh       | 248618               | 118926               |
| 3                    | Uttar Pradesh        | 363979               | 217159               |
| 4                    | Uttarakhand          | 42595                | 17384                |
|                      | Total                | 815653               | 434797               |
| WESTERN REGION       | WESTERN REGION       | WESTERN REGION       | WESTERN REGION       |
| 1                    | Goa                  | 7541                 | 1791                 |
| 2                    | Gujarat              | 221350               | 48187                |
| 3                    | Maharashtra          | 789158               | 208141               |
|                      | Total                | 1018049              | 258119               |
| SOUTHERN REGION      | SOUTHERN REGION      | SOUTHERN REGION      | SOUTHERN REGION      |
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 901517               | 802227               |
| 2                    | Karnataka            | 962446               | 632437               |
| 3                    | Kerala               | 272859               | 177880               |
| 4                    | Lakshadweep          | 2                    | 2                    |
| 5                    | Puducherry           | 14763                | 4833                 |
| 6                    | Tamil Nadu           | 852034               | 432893               |
| 7                    | Telangana            | 542275               | 492947               |
|                      | Total                | 3545896              | 2543219              |
|                      | Grant Total          | 7903002              | 4672621              |

Number of Self Help Groups functioning in the country and those financed by banks as on 31.03.2016

Annexure -II for reply of LSUSQ No 3372 for answer on 05.08.2016 - Number of Self Help Groups formed and financed

| Sr. No.   | Region/State       | No. of SHGs formed as on 31.03.2015 (Cumulative)   | No. of SHGs formed as on 31.03.2016 (Cumulative)   | No. of SHG financed during 2014-15   | No. of SHG financed during 2015-16   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| A         | Northern Region    |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | Chandigarh         | 90                                                 | 225                                                | 7                                    | 5                                    |
| 2         | Haryana            | 41653                                              | 42921                                              | 2523                                 | 3869                                 |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh   | 37838                                              | 44185                                              | 4062                                 | 3226                                 |
| 4         | Jammu & Kashmir    | 6214                                               | 8386                                               | 1907                                 | 2829                                 |
| 5         | New Delhi          | 3290                                               | 3668                                               | 90                                   | 271                                  |
| 6         | Punjab             | 25870                                              | 29971                                              | 2669                                 | 2656                                 |
| 7         | Rajasthan          | 245903                                             | 264119                                             | 32590                                | 25250                                |
|           | Total              | 360858                                             | 393475                                             | 43848                                | 38106                                |
|           | North Eastern      |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | Assam              | 292071                                             | 333686                                             | 17565                                | 22625                                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 3351                                               | 4617                                               | 28                                   | 57                                   |
| 3         | Manipur            | 10702                                              | 13620                                              | 172                                  | 382                                  |
| 4         | Meghalaya          | 7910                                               | 8196                                               | 94                                   | 204                                  |
| 5         | Mizoram            | 7481                                               | 8072                                               | 362                                  | 327                                  |
| 6         | Nagaland           | 2880                                               | 11432                                              | 69                                   | 1255                                 |
| 7         | Sikkim             | 1368                                               | 1542                                               | 101                                  | 134                                  |
| 8         | Tripura            | 8218                                               | 48658                                              | 400                                  | 1053                                 |
|           | Total              | 333981                                             | 429823                                             | 18791                                | 26037                                |
| C         | Eastern Region     |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | A & N Islands (UT) | 4998                                               | 4475                                               | 264                                  | 252                                  |
| 2         | Bihar              | 224469                                             | 278608                                             | 65122                                | 98608                                |
| 3         | Jharkhand          | 82138                                              | 99326                                              | 4470                                 | 10818                                |
| 4         | Orissa             | 452068                                             | 486686                                             | 122479                               | 63664                                |
| 5         | West Bengal        | 760941                                             | 831011                                             | 159465                               | 239234                               |
|           | Total              | 1524614                                            | 1700106                                            | 351800                               | 412576                               |
| D         | Central Region     |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | Chhattisgarh       | 148293                                             | 160461                                             | 17336                                | 11085                                |
| 2         | Madhya Pradesh     | 225615                                             | 248618                                             | 29892                                | 43185                                |
| 4         | Uttar Pradesh      | 392276                                             | 363979                                             | 58940                                | 25908                                |
| 3         | Uttarakhand        | 51067                                              | 42595                                              | 3063                                 | 4104                                 |
|           | Total              | 817251                                             | 815653                                             | 109231                               | 84282                                |
| E         | Western Region     |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | Goa                | 7445                                               | 7541                                               | 803                                  | 703                                  |
| 2         | Gujarat            | 215839                                             | 221350                                             | 22366                                | 23638                                |
| 3         | Maharashtra        | 717860                                             | 789158                                             | 74172                                | 88184                                |
|           | Total              | 941144                                             | 1018049                                            | 97341                                | 112525                               |
| F         | Southern Region    |                                                    |                                                    |                                      |                                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 884508                                             | 901517                                             | 277252                               | 404071                               |
| 2         | Karnataka          | 734304                                             | 962446                                             | 225031                               | 281389                               |
| 3         | Kerala             | 585471                                             | 272859                                             | 77106                                | 79268                                |
| 4         | Lakshadweep        | 231                                                | 2                                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 5         | Puducherry         | 16641                                              | 14763                                              | 1519                                 | 1408                                 |
| 6         | Tamil Nadu         | 987282                                             | 852034                                             | 163268                               | 170359                               |
| 7         | Telangana          | 511184                                             | 542275                                             | 261051                               | 222302                               |
|           | Total              | 3719621                                            | 3545896                                            | 1005227                              | 1158797                              |
|           | GRAND TOTAL        | 7697469                                            | 7903002                                            | 1626238                              | 1832323                              |

Source: NABARD