(a) the number of beneficiaries under Mahila E-Haat Yojana across the country including Odisha, districts-wise; and
(b) the amount of funds allocated and spent under the said scheme?
(a) the number of beneficiaries under Mahila E-Haat Yojana across the country including Odisha, districts-wise; and
(b) the amount of funds allocated and spent under the said scheme?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) launched an online e-marketing platform namely “Mahila E-Haat” on 07th March 2016, to support and empower women entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups (SHGs) or Non-Governmental Organizational (NGOs). The State-wise list of women entrepreneurs registered at "Mahila E-Haat" is at Annexure.
Government has promoted platforms such as Government e-Market Place (GeM) and e-market place managed by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to support the entrepreneurs. In view of this, the Ministry has closed the Mahila E-Haat since July, 2020.
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Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3699 to be answered on 25.03.2022 asked by Shri Basanta Kumar Panda regarding "Mahila e-Haat Yojana”
State-wise number women entrepreneurs registered under Mahila E-haat
Name of State/UT Number of women entrepreneurs
Andhra Pradesh 05
Assam 02
Bihar 03
Chhattisgarh 15
Delhi 36
Goa 01
Gujarat 12
Haryana 09
Jharkhand 07
Karnataka 12
Kerala 35
Madhya Pradesh 37
Maharashtra 54
Meghalaya 07
Odisha 03
Punjab 07
Rajasthan 09
Tamil Nadu 08
Telangana 09
Uttar Pradesh 33
West Bengal 17
TOTAL 321