MINISTER FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a): To provide incentives to new industrial units for creating job opportunities in
rural areas, the Government implements the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). REGP is a credit-linked subsidy programme.
Under this programme, an entrepreneur can establish a project with a maximum cost of Rs. 25 lakh, by availing
of margin money assistance from the KVIC and loan from public sector scheduled commercial banks, selected regional
rural banks, cooperative banks, etc.
(b) to (d): State-wise number of new projects set up and employment generated under REGP during 2003-04
and 2004-05 and targets for 2005-06 are given in enclosed Annexure I and Annexure II .
(e) The steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets within the stipulated time include
holding/organizing entrepreneurial development programmes (EDPs), exhibitions, workshops, awareness camps,
etc., in each State. KVIC has also set up Rural Industries Consultancy Services (RICS) centres to help the
potential eligible entrepreneurs file applications under REGP for setting up industries in rural areas.
Annexure – I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.971 for answer on 29.11.2005
State-wise number of new projects set up under REGP during 2003-04 and 2004-05 and target for 2005-06.
(Number of projects)
No. STATE/UNION TERRITORY 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06(Target)
I NORTH ZONE
1 CHANDIGARH 8 8 4
2 DELHI 7 9 29
3 HARYANA 923 1140 1078
4 HIMACHAL PRADESH 141 469 689
5 JAMMU & KASHMIR 775 922 550
6 PUNJAB 882 864 1351
7 RAJASTHAN 2496 1537 2085
II EAST ZONE
1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 58 6 138
2 BIHAR 88 254 450
3 JHARKHAND 323 240 875
4 ORISSA 1031 991 801
5 WEST BENGAL 3348 2584 2052
III NORTH EAST ZONE
1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 32 43 94
2 ASSAM 1223 1658 1381
3 MANIPUR 36 102 275
4 MEGHALAYA 210 146 275
5 MIZORAM 33 162 411
6 NAGALAND 61 151 157
7 SIKKIM 113 233 198
8 TRIPURA 244 139 98
IV SOUTH ZONE
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 1097 1988 3097
2 KARNATAKA 1422 934 1819
3 KERALA 2046 914 1151
4 LAKSHADWEEP 9 0 01
5 PONDICHERRY 47 7 56
6 TAMIL NADU 1568 925 1096
V WEST ZONE
1 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 2 0 0
2 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0
3 GOA 0 138 275
4 GUJARAT 290 376 554
5 MAHARASHTRA 857 1773 1726
VI CENTRAL ZONE
1 CHATTISHGARH 697 656 826
2 MADHYA PRADESH 1041 1361 1167
3 UTTARANCHAL 1106 513 550
4 UTTAR PRADESH 2134 2210 3614 GRAND TOTAL 24747 23453 28923
Annexure – II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.971 for answer on 29.11.2005
State-wise number of employment generated under REGP during 2003-04 and 2004-05 and target for 2005-06.
(Employment : number of persons)
No. STATE/UNION TERRITORY 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06(Target)
I NORTH ZONE
1 CHANDIGARH 162 188 83
2 DELHI 231 144 275
3 HARYANA 33201 35691 21588
4 HIMACHAL PRADESH 13485 12256 13750
5 JAMMU & KASHMIR 6845 9406 13101
6 PUNJAB 13600 30665 25005
7 RAJASTHAN 51337 38287 50095
II EAST ZONE
1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 504 93 2750
2 BIHAR 3818 5049 11537
3 JHARKHAND 3968 6855 13468
4 ORISSA 13431 15241 16005
5 WEST BENGAL 27350 36581 41030
III NORTH EAST ZONE
1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 864 1219 1870
2 ASSAM 15548 25768 27610
3 MANIPUR 682 1313 3355
4 MEGHALAYA 2171 3789 5500
5 MIZORAM 1174 5180 8223
6 NAGALAND 2332 3851 3135
7 SIKKIM 4316 3994 3960
8 TRIPURA 2140 3227 1953
IV SOUTH ZONE
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 31996 66463 46761
2 KARNATAKA 29958 19478 36383
3 KERALA 50291 16434 25119
4 LAKSHADWEEP 127 0 28
5 PONDICHERRY 219 146 1160
6 TAMIL NADU 24028 19159 21918
V WEST ZONE
1 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 61 0 0
3 GOA 1715 1670 3500
4 GUJARAT 2236 8581 11083
5 MAHARASHTRA 15498 25040 34513
VI CENTRAL ZONE
1 CHATTISHGARH 19815 18347 16528
2 MADHYA PRADESH 23683 40539 23348
3 UTTARANCHAL 16825 10471 11000
4 UTTAR PRADESH 57847 64889 60396 GRAND TOTAL 471458 530025 556030
