(a) whether the Government has reviewed the success of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) in Assam and other North Eastern States;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government for more effective and result oriented implementation of PMRY in these States?
MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES ( SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD )
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Two rounds of evaluations of Prime Minster
Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) have already been conducted by the Institute
of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), Delhi for the programme year
1993-94 to 1997-98. The important findings of the evaluation
report of the second round covering 13 districts in 5 States,
including Assam, and Manipur are enclosed at annexure-I. The third
round of evaluation for the programme years 1998-99 to 2000-01
covering Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim has also been entrusted to
IAMR during 2004-05.
(c) Government has initiated various measures to improve the
performance of PMRY in the North Eastern States that inter-alia
include relaxation in upper age limit from 35 years to 40 years,
enhancement of subsidy ceiling from Rs. 7500/- to Rs. 15000/-,
relaxation in residency criteria for married men in Meghalaya,
instructions to the implementing Banks to reduce the gap between
sanctions and disbursements, etc.
Annexure - I
ANNEXURE-I AS REFERRED TO REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1096 RAISED BY SHRI KIRIP CHALIHA
FOR ANSWER ON 14.07.2004
IMPORTANT FINDINGS OF THE EVALUATION STUDY OF THE PRIME MINISTER`S ROZGAR YOJANA (2nd ROUND).
i) 61.3% of the beneficiaries belong to General Category, 25.6% to OBCs, 11% to SCs and 2.1% to STs. Proportion of women is 14%.
ii) Sanction was 81. 6% of target and 74.7% of sanctioned cases were disbursed.
iii) Average amount of loan disbursed is Rs. 57,403/- per beneflciary.
iv) Employment generated is 1.94 persons per functional unit.
v) The distribution of beneficiaries in rural/urban areas are 49.9% & ` 50.1 % respectively.
vi) Assets have been created in 89.7% of the cases disbursed.
vii) 36.4% of the beneficiaries were repaying the loan installments on time.
viii) Willful default comprise 16% of the default cases.