a. whether the Government is considering special schemes under the Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana for entrepreneurs wanting to set up clean technology industries; b. if so, the details thereof; c. whether the Government is also considering special training programmes for village based agro industries using organic farming; and d. if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI VIRBHADRA SINGH)
(a)&(b) The purpose of Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) is to provide handholding
support and assistance to the potential first generation entrepreneurs, through the selected
lead agencies i.e. `Udyami Mitras’, in the establishment and management of the new enterprise,
in dealing with various procedural and legal hurdles and in completion of various formalities
required for setting up and running of the enterprise. There are no special schemes under R
GUMY for entrepreneurs wanting to set up clean technology industries.
(c)&(d) Government of India imparts training to persons desirous of setting up of
micro-enterprises including agro-industries, under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
Programme (PMEGP) which is a credit-linked subsidy scheme of the Government, implemented
from 2008-09 through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory
organization under this Ministry.