Question : AMOUNT UNDER PM`s ROJGAR YOJANA FOR DELHI AND WEST BENGAL

(a) the amount released by Government to various States under PM`s Rojgar Yojana during each of the last two years, till date, State-wise;

(b) the details of amount spent under the scheme in the above States during this period, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has set up any monitoring cell to check the fund and for proper implementation of the scheme in all the States;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether it is a fact that the educated unemployed youths are not being benefited by this scheme; and

(f) if so, the reasons therefor and reaction of the Government thereto?

MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES(SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)

(a)&(b): The State-wise details of amount released for entrepreneurial development training, contingencies, etc., during the last two years, i.e.. 2003-04 and 2004-05 and utilized during 2003-04 under the Prime Minister`s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) are given in the enclosed Annexure. The utilization of funds released to State during 2004-05 will be available after the stipulated cut off date for completion of disbursement. In addition, the Central funds for subsidy to be released to individual applicants under the PMRY are routed through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which, in turn, passes them on to the implementing banks for crediting the amounts to the loan accounts of these beneficiaries.

(c)&(d): The monitoring mechanism for PMRY consists of District PMRY Committees under the chairmanship of the District Collectors and State PMRY Committees under the chairmanship of the respective Chief Secretaries. These Committees review the utilization of funds and the progress of implementation of the Scheme at the District/State level.

(e): No, Sir. Loans have been disbursed for 2.18lakh self- employment ventures against the target of 2.20lakh during 2003-04 and for 1.82 lakh (provisional) self-employment ventures against the target of 2.50 lakh during 2004-05. The full figures for 2004- 05 are yet to be received from the RBI.

(f): Does not arise, in view of (e) above.