Question : SELF EMPLOYMENT UNDER SWARANJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA

(a) whether the Government has made any arrangements for providing self employment opportunities to those seeking self employment through the Self- Help Groups or in individual capacity under the Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana meant for alleviating rural poverty and unemployment;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of persons in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh covered under this scheme in the individual capacity so far, State-wise;

(c) whether the facility of self employment is not being provided to the persons seeking self employment in individual capacity;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken to overcome the situation?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)

(a) to (e) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) as a self employment scheme with the objective to bring the assisted poor families (Swarozgaris) above the poverty line. This objective is to be achieved by inter-alia organizing the rural poor into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through a process of social mobilization, their training and capacity building and provision of income-generating assets through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy. The assisted families (Swarozgaris) may be individuals or groups (Self Help Groups). However, emphasis is on the group approach.

A statement showing, State wise, individual swarozgaris assisted under the scheme since its inception i.e., April, 1999 and upto June, 2005 is annexed.

ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.897 DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.7.05

STATE-WISE INDIVIDUAL SWAROZGARIS ASSISTED SINCE INCEPTION (1.4.99) UPTO June,05

S.No. STATE/UTS Individual
Swarozgaris
Assisted
1 2 3
1 Andhra Pradesh 132893
2 Arunachal Pradesh 8345
3 Assam 21491
4 Bihar 562544
5 Chattisgarh 94878
6 Goa 1816
7 Gujarat 110318
8 Haryana 64263
9 Himachal Pradesh 21599
10 Jammu & Kashmir 30667
11 Jharkhand 191980
12 Karnataka 51841
13 Kerala 88950
14 Madhya Pradesh 188907
15 Maharashtra 245655
16 Manipur 0
17 Meghalaya 2715
18 Mizoram 561
19 Nagaland 5382
20 Orissa 237836
21 Punjab 26826
22 Rajasthan 184564
23 Sikkim 8307
24 Tamil Nadu 36857
25 Tripura 48745
26 Uttar Pradesh 379744
27 Uttaranchal 15911
28 West Bengal 143929
29 A&N Islands 114
31 Daman & Diu 68
30 D & N Haveli 125
32 Lakshadweep 45
33 Pondicherry 577
TOTAL 2908453
N.R. - Not Reported