(a) the details for the beneficiaries under the Udyam Sakhi portal and especially in Odisha;
(b) the details for the types of services provided on the afore mentioned portal to the beneficiaries and the number of beneficiaries availing each service;
(c) the details for the expenditure by the Government for this initiative since 2018; and
(d) the details for the women beneficiaries availing services of Udyam Sakhi belonging to SC, ST, OBC categories and from urban and rural areas?
MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI NARAYAN RANE)
(a) & (b): Udyam Sakhi portal ( http://udyamsakhi.msme.gov.in/) was launched in March 2018 to provide information regarding financial schemes, policies and programmes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to existing/prospective women entrepreneurs in the MSME sector. The portal helps women to start, build and grow their businesses. A total of 2952 women have so far benefitted from the portal, out of which, 17 women belong to the State of Odisha.
(c): An expenditure of Rs 43.52 lakhs was incurred for development of Udyam Sakhi portal. Udyam Sakhi portal was developed by the Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), an organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME).
(d): Disaggregated data on the number of women beneficiaries of Udyam Sakhi portal belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Urban areas and Rural areas is not maintained on the portal.