(a) the names of the schemes being formulated by the Government to promote entrepreneurship among youths in rural area along with details thereof;
(b) the names of the schemes under which youths especially from North Eastern States have been benefitted during the last three years along with names of youth details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government is formulating special schemes for the youths of North-Eastern States along with details thereof?
(a) The details of Schemes being implemented by the Government to promote entrepreneurship among youth in rural areas, including North Eastern states is as given under:
i. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing a pilot scheme Pradhan Mantri YUVA (PM YUVA) Yojana w.e.f November 2019, for creating an enabling ecosystem for entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship education, training, advocacy and easy access to the entrepreneurship network in skill training institutes, viz. ITIs, PMKKs, JSS etc. The pilot is being implemented in ten States and two UTs. In Assam and Meghalaya, the PM YUVA Pilot is being implemented in selected Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKKs) and Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS). MSDE also provides capacity building and handholding support to the beneficiaries of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSSs) and cluster artisans of North-Eastern Region, for their livelihood linkages.
ii. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a programme for skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development through Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs).
iii. MoRD, is implementing the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), as a sub-scheme under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). The objective of the scheme is to help the rural poor including youth to set-up enterprises at the village level in non-agricultural sectors.
iv. Department of Financial Services (DFS) is implementing Schemes Stand Up India Scheme with objective to facilitate loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks (SBCs) of value between Rs. 10 Lakh to Rs. 1 Crore to atleast one Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe borrower and one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up Greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading sector and activities allied to agriculture.
v. DFS is also implementing Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) which facilitates collateral free loans of upto Rs. 10 Lakh to individuals for business activities in the non-agricultural sector and activities allied to agriculture.
vi. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for providing financial assistance to set up new enterprises. The maximum cost of projects covered under the Scheme is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the business/service sector.
(b) The details of beneficiaries under Pilot Project on PM-YUVA in the North Eastern Region is available on the website (https://www.niesbud.nic.in/PM-YUVA.htm) of the implementing agency i.e. National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD). The performance of Schemes of other Ministries/Departments in the North Eastern Region as per information available for last 3 years is given in Annexure
(c) Krishi Uddan Scheme to evacuate local produce, 586 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras and Zoram Mega Food Park etc. seek to boost entrepreneurship, trade and commerce. Several institutes in NER like Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati; Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in NER, Institute of Hotel Management at Guwahati and Shillong, Film and Television Institute at Jollan-Rakap (Jote), Arunachal Pradesh and National Institute of Design (NID), Jorhat, Assam, provide opportunity for Skilling and nurturing young creative talent and design aspirants from North East Region and boost entrepreneurship amongst them.
Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 925 to be answered on 26.07.2021
A. Details of Number of Accounts and Sanctioned Amount under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in the North Eastern States for Last three Years
FY 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Cumulative
( FROM 01.04.2018 TO 31.03.2021)
State Name No Of A/Cs Sanction Amt No Of A/Cs Sanction Amt No Of A/Cs Sanction Amt No Of A/Cs Sanction Amt
Arunachal Pradesh 14455 118.03 23288 156.05 6159 179.31 43,902 453
Assam 2422968 9938.15 1668347 7788.63 1189829 7657.19 52,81,144 25,384
Manipur 86139 361.28 90175 412.59 69906 435.42 2,46,220 1,209
Meghalaya 35574 269.92 44416 273.54 40478 414.67 1,20,468 958
Mizoram 15858 232.06 20435 249.88 12716 245.3 49,009 727
Nagaland 17448 163 15082 184.01 19787 261.07 52,317 608
Sikkim 26688 208.42 19862 176.24 15356 200.95 61,906 586
Tripura 441114 1853.91 397094 1583.46 326855 2116.81 11,65,063 5,554
NE State Total 3060244 13144.77 2278699 10824.4 1681086 11510.72 70,20,029 35,480
All India Total 59870318 321722.79 62237981 337465.1 50735046 321759.22 17,28,43,345 9,80,947
Source MUDRA Portal
(Rs. in Crore)
B. Performance of Stand Up India FY-wise and State-wise for the last three years
(Rs. In Crore)
State Name FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21 Cummulative (from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2021)
No Of A/Cs Sanctioned Amt No Of A/Cs Sanctioned Amt No Of A/Cs Sanctioned Amt No Of A/Cs Sanctioned Amt
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 24 5.96 38 5.81 68 13.53 130 25.3
ASSAM 204 46.04 160 32.95 141 37.08 505 116.07
MANIPUR 48 11.22 41 7.9 12 3 101 22.12
MEGHALAYA 30 7.87 24 4.74 34 10.24 88 22.85
MIZORAM 54 15.04 50 9.94 61 15.87 165 40.85
NAGALAND 45 8.71 42 9.37 58 13.73 145 31.81
SIKKIM 109 13.92 51 8.46 43 6.36 203 28.74
TRIPURA 22 4.92 24 5.81 36 7.61 82 18.34
NE Total 536 113.68 430 84.98 453 107.42 1419 306.08
All India Total 19130 4481.4 17216 4122.94 12040 2892.65 48386 11496.99
C. State-wise and Year-wise number of candidates trained and settled under RSETI during the last three years and current year in North - Eastern Region is given below:-
SI. No.
Name of the State
FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22(up to JUNE 2021-Provisional)
Trained Settled Trained Settled Trained Settled Trained Settled
1 Arunachal Pradesh 360 70 211 294 18 57 0 0
2 Assam 13087 9678 11922 7680 7208 5145 410 670
3 Manipur 382 268 495 351 287 277 27 3
4 Meghalaya 1470 1287 1629 989 959 687 98 216
5 Mizoram 502 365 939 957 613 457 0 95
6 Nagaland 355 517 356 202 199 118 9 17
7 Sikkim 389 206 364 489 202 134 0 0
8 Tripura 2788 2345 2533 1775 1893 836 18 175
D. SVEP is a demand-based programme and does not have separate allocation for States. The details of proposals approved in the NER are provided below:
S. No. State Name of District Name of Block Date of AAP approval Date of DPR approval Total Enterprises to be supported as per DPR Enterprises formed as on June 2021
1 Arunachal Pradesh Namsai & Lohit Namsai, Chongkham &Tezu 14-Oct-20 DPR under preparation
2 Assam Chirang SidliChirang 20-Dec-18 24-Jul-19 1,255 204
3 Assam Darrang Pub Mangaldai 20-Dec-18 24-Jul-19 1,160 260
4 Assam Kamrup Hajo 20-Dec-18 24-Jul-19 1,209 206
5 Manipur Imphal East KeiraoBitra 20-Dec-18 28-Nov-19 1,800 518
6 Meghalaya West Khasi Hills Mairang 20-Jul-17 10-Sep-18 924 134
7 Mizoram Kolasib Bilkhawthlir & Thingdawl 10-Sep-18 28-Nov-19 800 201
8 Mizoram Serchhip East Lungdar&Serchhip 10-Sep-18 28-Nov-19 580 119
9 Nagaland Dimapur Chumukedima 06-Nov-15 09-Aug-16 2,400 2,413
10 Nagaland Kohima Botsa & Chiephobozou 14-Oct-20 DPR under preparation
11 Nagaland Kohima Jakhama 06-Nov-15 09-Aug-16 1,600 1,612
12 Nagaland Mokochung Kubulong & Ongpangkong 14-Oct-20 DPR under preparation
13 Tripura Dhalai Ambassa and Salema 14-Oct-20 DPR under preparation
Total 11,728 5,667
Note: SVEP projects are for duration of 4 years after DPR approval. Two or more blocks are combined to form a single block in areas where the SHG Households are less.