(a) the details of the programmes introduced by the Government to encourage entrepreneurship among women;
(b) the total number of female entrepreneurs who have set up small or micro enterprises on completion of skill development courses, over the last five years, district-wise in Telangana; and
(c) whether the Government is planning to introduce special incubation hubs for enterprises started by women and if so, the details thereof?
(a) & (b): To encourage women entrepreneurship within the country, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing skill development program through Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) enabling a trainee to take bank credit and set up his/her own micro-enterprise. RSETI are a Bank led initiative, set up with dedicated infrastructure in each district of the country, sponsored, managed and run by Banks with active co-operation from Government of India and the State Government. Presently 585 RSETIs are functional in 27 States (except Goa) and 6 Union Territories (except Delhi, Chandigarh and Daman & Diu). The scheme has the coverage of all the categories including women. Any unemployed youth in the age group of 18-45 years, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, gender and economic status, having aptitude to take up self-employment or wage employment and having some basic knowledge in the related field, can undergo training under RSETI. For imparting training under RSETI, 6 courses are exclusively designed for the women beneficiaries as per details give below:-
Sl. No. Qualification Name Duration (Hours) Duration (Days)
1 Papad, Pickle and Masala Powder 80 10
2 House Aaya 104 13
3 Beauty Parlor Management 240 30
4 VastraChitra Kala Udyami (Embroidery & Fabric Painting) 240 30
5 Costume Jewelery Udyami 104 13
6 Women’s Tailor 240 30
The details (district-wise) about the total number of female entrepreneurs in Telangana who have set up small or micro enterprises on completion of skill development courses, over the last five years and the current year i.e. 2020-21 (upto 31.01.2021), are given at Annexure.
Further, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing the Pilot Project, ‘Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Startups by Women (WEE)’ in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany. The project pilots the incubation and acceleration programmes for women micro entrepreneurs in Rajasthan,Telengana and North Eastern States to start new business and scale up existing enterprises.
(c) The two Autonomous Bodies functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, (i) National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and (ii) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, have incubation facility to provide the trainees incubation support, including women, in setting up enterprises by them. NIESBUD, Noida has business incubators set-up in 5 trades : (i) Fashion designing, (ii) Assistant Beauty Therapist, (iii) Mobile Repairing, (iv) Food Processing and (v) Electronics & Home Appliance. Similarly, IIE, Guwahati has established incubation centres in following 11 trades: (i) Beauty & Wellness, (ii) Adventure Tourism, (iii) Climbing Rock Wall, (iv) Bee Keeping, (v) Handloom, (vi) Block Printing, (vii) Water Hyacinth Fibre, (viii) Gems and Jewellery, (ix) Wood Working, (x) Food Processing and (xi) Dairy Incubation Centre.
Besides, under the ‘Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Startups by Women (WEE)’, in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany. there is a provision to support 315 aspiring women entrepreneurs through seven month incubation programme to turn their ideas into a business and 130 women with existing business through the six month acceleration programme to scale-up their enterprises. A total of 409 Women Entrepreneurs (141 under Cohort 1 including 27 from Telangana and 268 under Cohort 2 including 88 from Telangana) have been covered under the programme.
Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3153 to be answered on 15.03.2021
Year-wise Women Candidates Trained & Settled from 2015-16 to 2020-21 (as on 31.01.2021) - TELANGANA STATE
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2015-16
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 790 901 305 427
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 1044 908 564 540
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 785 606 420 351
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 776 522 303 349
5 Medak SBI Medak 780 342 440 228
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 796 493 434 281
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 805 533 414 300
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 770 465 424 261
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 825 644 412 348
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 0 0 0 0
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 7371 5414 3716 3085
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2016-17
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 750 550 158 206
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 829 715 335 329
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 858 561 392 289
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 615 810 340 394
5 Medak SBI Medak 792 588 190 273
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 819 545 371 283
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 756 457 423 332
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 807 360 394 184
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 809 585 373 277
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 774 46 346 26
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 7809 5217 3322 2593
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2017-18
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 726 559 457 217
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 835 748 389 323
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 706 566 336 274
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 660 661 276 319
5 Medak SBI Medak 753 699 289 259
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 710 545 292 189
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 675 474 336 264
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 654 457 305 190
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 736 526 429 274
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 690 711 389 379
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 7145 5946 3498 2688
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2018-19
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 690 555 394 289
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 709 609 438 368
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 687 546 256 202
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 870 522 197 159
5 Medak SBI Medak 653 477 269 260
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 679 502 229 167
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 661 466 351 282
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 656 695 330 381
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 651 492 373 297
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 608 805 494 498
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6864 5669 3331 2903
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2019-20
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 749 609 221 160
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 680 555 328 230
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 615 502 330 104
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 719 822 317 250
5 Medak SBI Medak 603 475 262 149
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 656 566 335 146
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 605 535 256 222
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 605 388 288 97
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 613 752 430 331
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 590 510 287 350
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6435 5714 3054 2039
S. No District Name of the RSETI FY 2020-21 (as on 31.01.21)
Total Trained Total Settled Women Trained Women Settled
1 Adilabad SBH Adilabad 233 155 46 77
2 Karimnagar SBH Karimnagar 244 80 176 53
3 Khamman SBH Khammam 172 77 97 58
4 Mehboobnagar SBI Mahabubnagar 267 127 46 67
5 Medak SBI Medak 184 241 161 198
6 Nalgonda SBH Nalgonda 202 25 98 14
7 Nizamabad SBH Nizamabad 243 70 109 46
8 Rangareddy SBH Ranga Reddy (Chilkur) 417 294 284 189
9 Warangal SBH Warangal 231 70 197 62
10 Medak ABIRD Siddipet 89 192 49 117
11 Rangareddy ABRSETI Muchintal 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2282 1331 1263 881