Question : . WOMEN UNDER SELF HELP GROUPS

(a) the number of Self-help Groups have been formed during this financial year in rural areas;

(b) the number of Self-help Groups formed of only Below Poverty Line Families/Women;

(c) whether some poor rural women are not categorized by the Government as B.P.L.

(d) if so, the reasons therefor;

(e) the funds allocated/released for S.H.Gs. during the said period, State-wise;

(f) the number of women started earning through Self-help Groups during each of the last three years and till date; and
(g) the details of wealth and jobs created by these Women Groups during the said period, State-wise and year-wise?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a)&(b): The number of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) formed under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) during the current financial year (2001-02) up to the end of October, 2001 is 1, 65,280. All the Self- Help Groups comprise of members belonging to the families Below Poverty Line (BPL). Out of 1, 54,852 Swarozgaris assisted so far under the SGSY during the current financial year, 92,658 i.e. 59.8% are women.

(c) & (d): The Ministry has not received any information in regard to exclusion of any rural poor women from the BPL list.

(e): The SGSY lays emphasis on the Self-Help Group (SHG) approach and SHGs are financed under the SGSY. State-wise Central allocation and Central releases under the SGSY during 2001-02 till date is given at Annexure.

(f) : The women Swarozgaris assisted for self-employment under the Scheme through Self-Help Groups during 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 (upto September,2001) were 2,41,084, 2,41,731 and 92,658 respectively.

(g): The details of wealth and jobs created by Women Groups are not monitored at the Ministry level.

ANNEXURE
STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PART (e) OF LOK SABHA QUESTION No. 4347 FOR 18.12.2001 REGARDING CENTRAL ALLOACTION AND CENTRAL RELESES UNDER THE SGSY DURING 2001-2002 (TILL DATED)
(Rs. in Lakh)

Sl.	STATES /U.T.	Central	Central
No.	 	Alloca-	Releases
 	 	Tion	(till date)
 	 	 	 
1	2	5	6
1	Andhra Pradesh	3068.31	1534.16
2	Arunachal Pradesh	164.76	42.68
3	Assam	4281.13	2140.63
4	Bihar	7300.00	1727.04
5	Chattisgarh	1620.58	760.35
6	Goa	50.00	0.00
7	Gujarat	1154.96	602.22
8	Haryana	679.48	552.47
9	Himachal Pradesh	286.16	151.13
10	Jammu & Kashmir	354.16	195.84
11	Jharkhand	2751.41	433.04
12	Karnataka	2317.00	673.84
13	Kerala	1039.63	561.01
14	Madhya Pradesh	3474.22	1742.45
15	Maharashtra	4580.15	2250.49
16	Manipur	287.00	0.00
17	Meghalaya	321.55	0.00
18	Mizoram	74.41	37.22
19	Nagaland	220.57	0.00
20	Orissa	3509.50	1832.16
21	Punjab	330.22	252.10
22	Rajasthan	1759.38	990.45
23	Sikkim	82.38	41.19
24	Tamil Nadu	2713.06	2696.99
25	Tripura	518.20	437.17
26	Uttar Pradesh	10509.37	3531.56
27	Uttaranchal	552.30	206.57
28	West Bengal	3900.11	0.00
29	A&N Islands	50.00	0.00
30	Daman & Diu	50.00	0.00
31	D & N Haveli	50.00	0.00
32	Lakshadweep	50.00	0.00
33	Pondicherry	50.00	25.00
  TOTAL	58150.00	23417.76