Lok Sabha Question No. 2898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Status of RSETI
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2898 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## STATUS OF RSETI

## 2898. Shri B Y Raghavendra:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  the  Rural  Self  Employment  Training Institutes (RSETI) scheme in the country, along with the total number  of  RSETI  centres  established  and  their  distribution, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of candidates enrolled, trained and successfully settled under the RSETI programme along with the corresponding settlement rate during the last five years, State and UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  RSETI  centres  functioning,  candidates  trained and settled during the same period in Karnataka, district-wise;
- (d) the objectives and key components of the RSETI programme, including its role in promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural youth; and
- (e) the funding pattern, implementation framework and monitoring mechanism of the scheme, along with the roles of the Ministry, State Governments, sponsoring banks, and other implementing agencies?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (d): Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) scheme is a poverty alleviation initiative under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM)  aimed  at promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural youth. It functions as a strategic arm of the Skill India Mission and operates under the common norms of the Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with a mandate of ensuring at least 70%

settlement  of  trained  candidates.  The  programme  is  implemented through  a  three-way  partnership  between  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development,  Sponsor  Banks  and  State/UT  Governments,  with  a provision  to  establish  one  RSETI  in  each  district,  managed  by  the infrastructure and 100%  training cost for rural poor youth funded by Ministry of

Lead Bank, with ₹2 crore assistance for Rural Development (MoRD).

RSETIs provide short-term, demand-driven training programmes aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) for rural youth in the 18-50 years age group, with emphasis on social inclusion. The institutes also facilitate credit linkage with banks and provide  handholding  support  to  trainees  for  up  to  two  years  after completion  of  training  to  help  them  establish  and  sustain  selfemployment ventures.

As  on  date,  632  RSETIs  have  been  established  covering  619 districts in the country, the State/UT-wise details of which are given in Annexure-I.

- (b): The  details  of  candidates  enrolled,  trained  and  successfully settled under the RSETI programme, along with the corresponding settlement rate during the last five years, State/UT-wise, are given at Annexure-II.
- (c): The details of number of RSETI centres functioning, candidates trained and settled during the same period in Karnataka, district-wise are given in Annexure-III.
- (e): The funding pattern, implementation framework and monitoring mechanism of the scheme, along with the roles of the Ministry, State Governments, sponsoring banks, and other implementing agencies
- are as follows:

Funding Pattern: 100% training cost for rural poor youth funded by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  (MoRD).  MoRD  also  provides  ₹2 crore grant for building construction and

Implementation Framework:

-  MoRD support in policy/funds, State Govts. support in land and Banks in sponsorship/operations.
-  One RSETI per district (lead bank-sponsored); 632 centres operational.
- 
- Annual Action Plan: Local needs-based; MIS for tracking.

## Monitoring Mechanism:

-  States/UTs monitors progress of RSETIs at State / district level.
-  National Director for National Centre for Excellence of RSETIs (NACER) monitors via State Directors; quarterly DLRAC reviews; Annual grading
-  RSETI MIS: Real-time data on training/settlement; NLACR (chaired by MoRD Secretary) for national oversight.
-  Annual Audits and periodical visits: By sponsor banks.
-  SRLMs/DPMs/Zilla Panchayats

## Roles of Stakeholders:

-  Ministry (MoRD): Policy, funding, curriculum approval; oversees via NLACR/NACER.
-  State Governments: Implementation, Monitoring, Free land, convergence with NRLM/SRLMs; mobilization, etc.
-  Sponsoring Banks: Training, Day-to-day management, Settlement, post training hand holding, credit linkage, etc.

Other Agencies: NABARD (special courses), SLBCs (coordination), NGOs (handholding).

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2898 due for reply on 10.03.2026.

## State/UT-wise details of RSETIs functional in the Country:

| S.No.       | States/UTs                  | No. of RSETIs   |
|-------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1               |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh              | 22              |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh           | 2               |
| 4           | Assam                       | 28              |
| 5           | Bihar                       | 38              |
| 6           | Chattisgarh                 | 29              |
| 7 D & N     | Haveli                      | 1               |
| 8           | Gujarat                     | 29              |
| 9           | Haryana                     | 21              |
| 10 Himachal | Pradesh                     | 10              |
| 11 Jammu &  | Kashmir 20                  |                 |
| 12          | Jharkhand                   | 25              |
| 13          | Karnataka                   | 32              |
| 14          | Kerala                      | 14              |
| 15          | Lakshadweep                 | 1               |
| 16          | Madhya Pradesh              | 53              |
| 17          | Maharashtra                 | 36              |
| 18          | Manipur                     | 4               |
| 19          | Meghalaya                   | 5               |
| 20          | Mizoram                     | 3               |
| 21          | Nagaland                    | 1               |
| 22          | Odisha                      | 30              |
| 23          | Pondicherry                 | 1               |
| 24          | Punjab                      | 18              |
| 25          | Rajasthan                   | 35              |
| 26          | Sikkim                      | 1               |
| 27 Tamil    | Nadu                        | 37              |
| 28          | Telangana                   | 17              |
| 29          | Tripura                     | 6               |
| 30          | UT Ladakh                   | 2               |
| 31          | Uttar Pradesh               | 78              |
| 32          | Uttarakhand                 | 13              |
| 33          | West Bengal                 | 19              |
| Grand       | Total                       | 632             |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2898 due for reply on 10.03.2026.

Details  of  the  total  number  of  candidates  enrolled,  trained,  and successfully  settled  under  the  RSETI  programme  along  with  the corresponding settlement rate during the last five years, State and UT- wise:

|             |                              | FY 2020-21    | FY 2020-21    | FY 2020-21            | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22            | FY 2022-23    | FY 2022-23    | FY 2022-23          |
|-------------|------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
| S.N o. Name | of the State                 | Traine d      | Settle d      | Settle ment R ate (%) | Traine d     | Settled      | Settle ment R ate (%) | Traine d      | Settled       | Settlement Rate (%) |
| 1           | Andaman and Nic obar Islands | 318           | 135           | 42                    | 412          | 381          | 92                    | 421           | 421           | 100                 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh               | 5002          | 3836          | 77                    | 7817         | 6522         | 83                    | 10935         | 8792          | 80                  |
| 3           | Arunachal Prades h           | 18            | 57            | 317                   | 225          | 0            | 0                     | 384           | 438           | 114                 |
| 4           | Assam                        | 7208          | 5145          | 71                    | 10017        | 8335         | 83                    | 14328         | 11087         | 77                  |
| 5           | Bihar                        | 14868         | 10817         | 73                    | 21268        | 14330        | 67                    | 28292         | 22769         | 80                  |
| 6           | Chattisgarh                  | 7003          | 4927          | 70                    | 10030        | 7257         | 72                    | 12744         | 11238         | 88                  |
| 7           | D & N Haveli                 | 560           | 437           | 78                    | 561          | 447          | 80                    | 761           | 545           | 72                  |
| 8           | Gujarat                      | 11233         | 7859          | 70                    | 15993        | 12863        | 80                    | 20564         | 16395         | 80                  |
| 9           | Haryana                      | 11301         | 6744          | 60                    | 11045        | 8176         | 74                    | 14086         | 8989          | 64                  |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh             | 3227          | 2019          | 63                    | 4750         | 3208         | 68                    | 6134          | 4013          | 65                  |
| 11          | Jammu & Kashmi r             | 4552          | 3955          | 87                    | 5277         | 4148         | 79                    | 7909          | 6453          | 82                  |
| 12          | Jharkhand                    | 11467         | 7982          | 70                    | 13725        | 10828        | 79                    | 18979         | 13844         | 73                  |
| 13          | Karnataka                    | 16333         | 12649         | 77                    | 18332        | 17059        | 93                    | 24937         | 19407         | 78                  |
| 14          | Kerala                       | 5090          | 4752          | 93                    | 5980         | 5801         | 97                    | 9970          | 7990          | 80                  |
| 15          | Lakshadweep                  | 162           | 98            | 60                    | 139          | 34           | 24                    | 465           | 285           | 61                  |
| 16          | Madhya Pradesh               | 19180         | 15530         | 81                    | 22956        | 18490        | 81                    | 32068         | 24620         | 77                  |
| 17          | Maharashtra                  | 16559         | 13033         | 79                    | 19606        | 15251        | 78                    | 27322         | 21474         | 79                  |
| 18          | Manipur                      | 287           | 277           | 97                    | 364          | 301          | 83                    | 920           | 834           | 91                  |
| 19          | Meghalaya                    | 959           | 687           | 72                    | 1649         | 868          | 53                    | 2024          | 1480          | 73                  |
| 20          | Mizoram                      | 613           | 457           | 75                    | 651          | 636          | 98                    | 907           | 798           | 88                  |
| 21          | Nagaland                     | 199           | 118           | 59                    | 338          | 272          | 80                    | 396           | 395           | 100                 |
| 22          | Odisha                       | 15321         | 11574         | 76                    | 16049        | 13978        | 87                    | 20766         | 17486         | 84                  |
| 23          | Pondicherry                  | 583           | 420           | 72                    | 568          | 485          | 85                    | 821           | 780           | 95                  |
| 24          | Punjab                       | 7501          | 5489          | 73                    | 9241         | 6972         | 75                    | 10833         | 8243          | 76                  |
| 25          | Rajasthan                    | 19904         | 12682         | 64                    | 23160        | 19032        | 82                    | 30404         | 25274         | 83                  |
| 26          | Sikkim                       | 202           | 134           | 66                    | 203          | 146          | 72                    | 411           | 299           | 73                  |
| 27          | Tamil Nadu                   | 15233         | 12517         | 82                    | 17187        | 14796        | 86                    | 26310         | 21110         | 80                  |
| 28          | Telangana                    | 3703          | 2647          | 71                    | 5413         | 5214         | 96                    | 7195          | 6516          | 91                  |
| 29          | Tripura                      | 1893          | 836           | 44                    | 2274         | 1781         | 78                    | 2744          | 2237          | 82                  |
| 30          | UT Ladakh                    | 408           | 328           | 80                    | 535          | 384          | 72                    | 624           | 355           | 57                  |
| 31 Uttar    | Pradesh                      | 41995         | 27673         | 66                    | 52909        | 46948        | 89                    | 55972         | 46109         | 82                  |
| 32          | Uttarakhand                  | 6383          | 4829          | 76                    | 6258         | 4413         | 71                    | 7007          | 5599          | 80                  |
| 33          | West Bengal                  | 5876          | 4591          | 78                    | 9182         | 7073         | 77                    | 12169         | 9605          | 79                  |
| TOTAL :     | TOTAL :                      | 255141 185234 | 255141 185234 | 73 314114             | 73 314114    | 256429 82    | 256429 82             | 409802 325880 | 409802 325880 | 80                  |

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| S.N o.   | Name of the Stat e           | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24            | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25            | FY 2025-26 (as on 31.01.2026)   | FY 2025-26 (as on 31.01.2026)   | FY 2025-26 (as on 31.01.2026)   |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.N o.   | Name of the Stat e           | Trained      | Settle d     | Settle ment R ate (%) | Trained      | Settle d     | Settle ment R ate (%) | Traine d                        | Settle d                        | Settlem ent Rat e (%)           |
| 1        | Andaman and Nic obar Islands | 500          | 451          | 90                    | 611          | 497          | 81                    | 552                             | 388                             | 70                              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh               | 11432        | 8536         | 75                    | 16174        | 12038        | 74                    | 13940                           | 10274                           | 74                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Prades h           | 499          | 287          | 58                    | 1042         | 779          | 75                    | 680                             | 351                             | 52                              |
| 4        | Assam                        | 18132        | 12155        | 67                    | 26097        | 19080        | 73                    | 18632                           | 11049                           | 59                              |
| 5        | Bihar                        | 30434        | 24495        | 80                    | 41900        | 32128        | 77                    | 30232                           | 19597                           | 65                              |
| 6        | Chattisgarh                  | 15040        | 10848        | 72                    | 19079        | 14328        | 75                    | 17980                           | 11361                           | 63                              |
| 7        | D & N Haveli                 | 752          | 528          | 70                    | 769          | 547          | 71                    | 462                             | 395                             | 85                              |
| 8        | Gujarat                      | 23117        | 15363        | 66                    | 30705        | 22256        | 72                    | 19314                           | 13575                           | 70                              |
| 9        | Haryana                      | 15153        | 10760        | 71                    | 20647        | 15061        | 73                    | 13512                           | 9194                            | 68                              |
| 10       | Himachal Prades h            | 6876         | 5187         | 75                    | 10450        | 7614         | 73                    | 6734                            | 4146                            | 62                              |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmi r             | 8589         | 6397         | 74                    | 19785        | 14325        | 72                    | 10109                           | 7635                            | 76                              |
| 12       | Jharkhand                    | 20760        | 15370        | 74                    | 26681        | 19849        | 74                    | 18068                           | 11989                           | 66                              |
| 13       | Karnataka                    | 25613        | 20284        | 79                    | 31238        | 23696        | 76                    | 25784                           | 18276                           | 71                              |
| 14       | Kerala                       | 10690        | 8389         | 78                    | 14614        | 11355        | 78                    | 10976                           | 8568                            | 78                              |
| 15       | Lakshadweep                  | 467          | 346          | 74                    | 589          | 419          | 71                    | 449                             | 333                             | 74                              |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh               | 35859        | 27754        | 77                    | 50160        | 36467        | 73                    | 41897                           | 24864                           | 59                              |
| 17       | Maharashtra                  | 30397        | 22961        | 76                    | 41123        | 30129        | 73                    | 29041                           | 19446                           | 67                              |
| 18       | Manipur                      | 1109         | 903          | 81                    | 2664         | 2057         | 77                    | 1631                            | 1021                            | 63                              |
| 19       | Meghalaya                    | 2508         | 1580         | 63                    | 3840         | 2779         | 72                    | 2123                            | 1021                            | 48                              |
| 20       | Mizoram                      | 1055         | 1053         | 100                   | 2324         | 1366         | 59                    | 983                             | 1252                            | 127                             |
| 21       | Nagaland                     | 603          | 332          | 55                    | 669          | 484          | 72                    | 500                             | 385                             | 77                              |
| 22       | Odisha                       | 22056        | 19544        | 89                    | 30046        | 24998        | 83                    | 21289                           | 16682                           | 78                              |
| 23       | Pondicherry                  | 911          | 712          | 78                    | 1251         | 880          | 70                    | 920                             | 518                             | 56                              |
| 24       | Punjab                       | 12332        | 9398         | 76                    | 17779        | 13274        | 75                    | 12203                           | 7592                            | 62                              |
| 25       | Rajasthan                    | 33293        | 26740        | 80                    | 43116        | 32669        | 76                    | 25239                           | 18592                           | 74                              |
| 26       | Sikkim                       | 439          | 335          | 76                    | 1020         | 717          | 70                    | 822                             | 507                             | 62                              |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                   | 29073        | 23835        | 82                    | 36951        | 29561        | 80                    | 33851                           | 25169                           | 74                              |
| 28       | Telangana                    | 7647         | 6321         | 83                    | 10804        | 8149         | 75                    | 9403                            | 5605                            | 60                              |
| 29       | Tripura                      | 3386         | 2653         | 78                    | 4309         | 2765         | 64                    | 2926                            | 2245                            | 77                              |
| 30       | UT Ladakh                    | 585          | 462          | 79                    | 965          | 686          | 71                    | 764                             | 581                             | 76                              |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh                | 60513        | 49873        | 82                    | 81135        | 61939        | 76                    | 59269                           | 40479                           | 68                              |
| 32       | Uttarakhand                  | 7505         | 5711         | 76                    | 13203        | 9503         | 72                    | 6151                            | 4691                            | 76                              |
| 33       | West Bengal                  | 14094        | 10709        | 76                    | 19470        | 14864        | 76                    | 15550                           | 10236                           | 66                              |
|          | TOTAL :                      | 451419       | 35027 2      | 78                    | 621210       | 46725 9      | 75                    | 45198 6                         | 30801 7                         | 68                              |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2898 due for reply on 10.03.2026.

District-wise functional RSETIs and candidates trained and settled the State of Karnataka during the last 5 years and current year as on Jan 2026:

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| S. N o.   | District                              | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-2 3   | FY 2022-2 3   | FY 2023-2 4   | FY 2023-2 4   | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25   | FY 2025-26 (till 31.01.2026)   | FY 2025-26 (till 31.01.2026)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. N o.   | District                              | Trained      | Set tle d    | Traine d     | Settl ed     | Train ed      | Settl ed      | Train ed      | Settl ed      | Traine d     | Settle d     | Traine d                       | Settled                        |
| 1         | Bagalkot                              | 550          | 307          | 616          | 507          | 805           | 616           | 881           | 714           | 1225         | 885          | 888                            | 531                            |
| 2         | Bangalore Rural                       | 420          | 299          | 594          | 476          | 858           | 640           | 774           | 578           | 1005         | 724          | 913                            | 579                            |
| 3         | Bangalore Rural                       | 385          | 507          | 302          | 248          | 606           | 426           | 697           | 512           | 802          | 562          | 722                            | 455                            |
| 4         | Belagavi                              | 500          | 313          | 753          | 614          | 824           | 684           | 807           | 655           | 1039         | 803          | 837                            | 451                            |
| 5         | Bellary                               | 542          | 408          | 630          | 480          | 755           | 583           | 758           | 580           | 1001         | 809          | 803                            | 507                            |
| 6         | Bidar                                 | 704          | 679          | 634          | 589          | 935           | 894           | 1071          | 981           | 1416         | 1342         | 820                            | 604                            |
| 7         | Vijayapur                             | 501          | 352          | 570          | 735          | 804           | 584           | 823           | 620           | 1011         | 734          | 858                            | 636                            |
| 8         | Chamarajanagar                        | 39           | 6            | 193          | 72           | 755           | 475           | 759           | 600           | 1007         | 729          | 778                            | 537                            |
| 9         | Chickmanglur                          | 376          | 551          | 580          | 494          | 791           | 627           | 792           | 703           | 904          | 648          | 763                            | 571                            |
| 10        | Chitradurga                           | 658          | 470          | 736          | 721          | 1055          | 901           | 1138          | 1025          | 1128         | 819          | 902                            | 605                            |
| 11        | Dakishan Kannada                      | 382          | 318          | 565          | 431          | 751           | 543           | 762           | 577           | 1012         | 730          | 834                            | 601                            |
| 12        | Davanagere                            | 591          | 428          | 570          | 549          | 886           | 673           | 955           | 816           | 1050         | 756          | 785                            | 563                            |
| 13        | Dharwad                               | 523          | 354          | 722          | 521          | 799           | 758           | 815           | 698           | 1100         | 808          | 868                            | 631                            |
| 14        | Gadag                                 | 623          | 395          | 542          | 430          | 793           | 525           | 790           | 554           | 1059         | 792          | 1000                           | 602                            |
| 15        | Gulbarga                              | 393          | 212          | 521          | 430          | 759           | 537           | 846           | 609           | 1086         | 819          | 826                            | 640                            |
| 16        | Hassan                                | 456          | 491          | 537          | 496          | 750           | 529           | 778           | 600           | 1046         | 639          | 907                            | 706                            |
| 17        | Haveri                                | 394          | 324          | 600          | 594          | 798           | 555           | 792           | 570           | 1013         | 715          | 867                            | 656                            |
| 18        | Kadagu (Coorg)                        | 404          | 351          | 505          | 360          | 797           | 605           | 792           | 647           | 805          | 650          | 591                            | 508                            |
| 19        | Kolar                                 | 484          | 602          | 570          | 385          | 751           | 594           | 758           | 621           | 1004         | 704          | 902                            | 606                            |
| 20        | Koppal                                | 697          | 434          | 567          | 428          | 822           | 596           | 828           | 567           | 1062         | 830          | 853                            | 511                            |
| 21        | Mandya                                | 636          | 249          | 658          | 613          | 808           | 610           | 814           | 635           | 1053         | 776          | 835                            | 677                            |
| 22        | Mysore                                | 467          | 339          | 547          | 397          | 784           | 628           | 830           | 561           | 1005         | 722          | 869                            | 661                            |
| 23        | Raichur                               | 552          | 309          | 592          | 660          | 803           | 590           | 906           | 775           | 1005         | 773          | 786                            | 557                            |
| 24        | Shimoga                               | 665          | 305          | 627          | 691          | 908           | 878           | 828           | 642           | 1002         | 803          | 810                            | 553                            |
| 25        | Tumkur                                | 468          | 338          | 704          | 585          | 837           | 619           | 830           | 648           | 1004         | 715          | 902                            | 511                            |
| 26        | Udupi                                 | 395          | 591          | 503          | 370          | 795           | 563           | 825           | 578           | 724          | 621          | 750                            | 553                            |
| 27        | Uttar Kannada                         | 860          | 628          | 754          | 756          | 843           | 734           | 873           | 767           | 1055         | 929          | 853                            | 633                            |
| 28        | Uttar Kannada                         | 452          | 305          | 530          | 685          | 788           | 803           | 848           | 565           | 805          | 735          | 773                            | 770                            |
| 29        | Chikkaballapura                       | 463          | 395          | 583          | 591          | 757           | 489           | 761           | 623           | 1002         | 749          | 645                            | 511                            |
| 30        | Bangalore South Dis trict (Ramanagar) | 475          | 473          | 528          | 604          | 787           | 626           | 755           | 607           | 807          | 673          | 708                            | 636                            |
| 31        | Yadgir                                | 337          | 143          | 476          | 396          | 733           | 522           | 727           | 656           | 1001         | 702          | 952                            | 607                            |
| 32        | Vijayanagara                          | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 184                            | 107                            |
| 33        | Udupi                                 | 527          | 567          | 346          | 750          | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 34        | Bangalore South Dis trict (Ramanagar) | 414          | 206          | 177          | 401          | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 0                              | 0                              |
|           |                                       | 16333 49     | 126          | 18332        | 1705 9       | 2493 7        | 1940 7        | 2561 3        | 2028 4        | 31238        | 23696        | 25784                          | 18276                          |

* RSETI closed

Source: NACER

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