(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the objectives of the proposed SVEP programme;
(d) whether the Government has set any guidelines and timeframe for the implementation of the said programme and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the quantum of funds allocated for the said purpose by the Union Government, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) & (b): Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), a sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), was launched with the objective of helping rural poor to come out of poverty by helping them to set up enterprises.As on 30th June, 2018, proposals under SVEP have been approved for 114 blocks in 19 states. The State wise details of the number of blocks for whom SVEP proposals have been approved and the number of enterprises so far established is given below:
Sl. No States No of Blocks where SVEP Total Enterprises formed
proposals approved
1 Andhra Pradesh 8 3340
2 Bihar 12 4010
3 Chhattisgarh 7 2108
4 Gujarat 3 274
5 Haryana 6 923
6 Jammu & Kashmir 2 443
7 Jharkhand 12 777
8 Kerala 14 1020
9 Madhya Pradesh 8 2270
10 Maharashtra 2 2623
11 Meghalaya 1 -
12 Nagaland 2 1313
13 Odisha 8 1096
14 Punjab 1 -
15 Rajasthan 5 1073
16 Tamil Nadu 2 -
17 Telangana 8 285
18 Uttar Pradesh 6 1216
19 West Bengal 7 1316
Total 114 24,087
(c) : The key objectives of SVEP are the following:
• To enable rural poor to set-up enterprises by developing sustainable model for village entrepreneurship promotion through integrated ICT techniques and tools for training and capacity building, enterprises advisory services and providing loans from banks/SHG federations.
• Develop local resources by training a pool of village level community cadre called Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP).
• Help rural entrepreneurs to access finance for starting their enterprises from DAY-NRLM SHG and federations and the banking system.
(d) : SVEP has been approved till 2019-20 and the funding is to be based out of the overall DAY-NRLM allocation. Detailed guidelines regarding programme structure and management, application process, fund release, monitoring, audit and progress reports, for the effective implementation of the programme, has been circulated to all the states.These SVEP guidelines clearly defines all the processes related to preparation, implementation and evaluation of the scheme.The SVEP programme is structured into three phases - Preparatory phase, Enterprise selection & Start-up phase and Enterprise sustenance phase. The guidelines issued on SVEP define the activities in all these phases of the programme in detail.
(e) : The state-wise cumulative position of central grants approved up-to 30.06.2018 is given below:
Sl. No State Total Central share approved (Rs Lakhs)
1 Andhra Pradesh 2,685.18
2 Bihar 3,842.53
3 Chhattisgarh 2,139.70
4 Gujarat 970.32
5 Haryana 676.18
6 Jammu & Kashmir 837.98
7 Jharkhand 3,385.84
8 Kerala 4,549.25
9 Madhya Pradesh 2,556.31
10 Maharashtra 627.00
11 Meghalaya 27.00
12 Nagaland 1,001.13
13 Odisha 2,433.31
14 Punjab 307.82
15 Rajasthan 696.77
16 Tamil Nadu 36.00
17 Telangana 644.47
18 Uttar Pradesh 1,938.16
19 West Bengal 655.88
Total 30,010.84
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