Parliament Question: National SC-ST Hub Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *80

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2025 NATIONAL SC-ST HUB SCHEME *80. SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

(a) the details and eligibility criteria laid down under the National SC-ST Hub Scheme being implemented by the Government;

(b) the total number of beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category extended assistance and imparted training till June, 2025, State-wise including Chhattisgarh, Shahdol Lok Sabha Constituency and Palghar district, Maharashtra;

(c) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to spread awareness about the said scheme among the entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the initiative taken by the Government under the scheme for beneficiaries in Rajsamand, Nathdwara, Kumbhalgarh, Bhim, Beawar, Jaitaran, Merta City and Degana in Rajasthan; and

(e) whether the Government has set up National SC-ST Hub Offices in various States in the country, particularly in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) to (e) of LOK SABHASTARRED QUESTION NO. *80 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2025

(a): The National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme seeks to promote entrepreneurship amongst the SCs/STs and to facilitate fulfilment of the mandated 4% procurement from SC/ST Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises. To achieve this objective, several steps have been taken up, such as subsidy upto Rs. 25 lakh through Special Credit Linked Capital subsidy on institutional finance for procurement of Plant & Machinery; skilling and capacity building programs; market linkages through Special Market Assistance Scheme; and to enhance competitiveness, testing charges, membership fee of Export Promotion Councils and Government promoted e-commerce portals are provided.

To avail the benefit of NSSH Scheme, entrepreneur should be a SC/ST. Further, in the case of proprietary MSE, the proprietor shall be SC/ST; in the case of partnership MSE, the SC/ST partners shall be holding at least 51% shares of the unit and in the case of private limited companies, at least 51% of shares shall be held by SC/ST promoters.

(b): The NSSH Scheme has facilitated 1,45,200 SC/ST beneficiaries through its various activities till June 2025. State/UT-wise number of SC/ST beneficiaries is enclosed at Annexure-I. Further, under the capacity building programme 44097 SC/ST candidates have been trained till June 2025. State/UT-wise details are enclosed at Annexure-II.

A total of 1418 SC/ST beneficiaries from Chhattisgarh have availed benefit of NSSH Scheme. 34 SC/ST beneficiaries from Shahdol district and 287 SC/ST beneficiaries from Palghar district have availed the benefits of various components of the scheme.

(c) and (d): To spread awareness about NSSH Scheme, conclaves, vendor development programmes and awareness workshops are organized at various locations in the country including Rajasthan. These events are organised in places/regions where SC/ST population is significant. In the event, all key stakeholders including financial institutions, CPSEs, industry associations, Government e-Market (GeM), Udyam Registration and other Government departments/bodies create awareness about their schemes/initiatives and provide on spot handholding support to the participants.

To create publicity and wider dissemination, particularly focusing on the intended audience, the scheme actively use social media platforms. Success stories and Scheme guidelines’ are shared in regional languages for greater awareness.: 2 :

The number of SC/ST entrepreneurs availed benefit under the scheme from Rajsamand, Nathdwara, Kumbhalgarh, Bhim, Beawar, Jaitaran, Merta City and Degana are as under:

District City No. of beneficiaries Rajsamand Nathdwara Kumbhalgarh 10 Bhim Beawar Jaitaran - Nagaur Degana Merta 310

(e): To extend handholding support, 15 National SC-ST Hub Offices (NSSHOs) are functioning across the country; i.e. at Agra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bodhgaya, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Sindhudurg, and Surat. For Karnataka, NSSHO Bengaluru provides support to SC/ST entrepreneurs.

*****Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *80 for answer on 24.07.2025 STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF SC/ST BENEFICIARIES UNDER NSSH SCHEME TILL JUNE 2025 S. No. State/UT No. beneficiaries

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 30

2. Andhra Pradesh 2856

3. Arunachal Pradesh 853

4. Assam 7752

5. Bihar 2917

6. Chandigarh 104

7. Chhattisgarh 1418

8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 32

9. Delhi 3357

10. Goa 21

11. Gujarat 7304

12. Haryana 1702

13. Himachal Pradesh 1190

14. Jammu and Kashmir 227

15. Jharkhand 7644

16. Karnataka 11786

17. Kerala 780

18. Ladakh 8

19. Lakshadweep 2

20. Madhya Pradesh 5068

21. Maharashtra 20569

22. Manipur 963

23. Meghalaya 771

24. Mizoram 513

25. Nagaland 1686

26. Odisha 6170

27. Puducherry 213

28. Punjab 5447

29. Rajasthan 341730. Sikkim 157

31. Tamil Nadu 11747

32. Telangana 6317

33. Tripura 644

34. Uttar Pradesh 22547

35. Uttarakhand 1132

36. West Bengal 7856 Grand Total 145200Annexure-II Annexure-II referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *80 for answer on 24.07.2025 STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF SC/ST CANDIDATES TRAINED UNDER CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME OF NSSH SCHEME TILL JUNE 2025 S. No. State/UT No. of beneficiaries

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 30

2. Andhra Pradesh 2001

3. Arunachal Pradesh 315

4. Assam 3697

5. Bihar 889

6. Chandigarh 4

7. Chhattisgarh 1211

8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 15 Daman and Diu

9. Delhi 519

10. Goa 1

11. Gujarat 2191

12. Haryana 572

13. Himachal Pradesh 244

14. Jammu and Kashmir 197

15. Jharkhand 1106

16. Karnataka 337

17. Kerala 457

18. Madhya Pradesh 3968

19. Maharashtra 5170

20. Manipur 289

21. Meghalaya 420

22. Mizoram 37

23. Nagaland 1108

24. Odisha 1320

25. Puducherry 16

26. Punjab 1624

27. Rajasthan 935

28. Sikkim 2

29. Tamil Nadu 105130. Telangana 4271

31. Tripura 518

32. Uttar Pradesh 7958

33. Uttarakhand 899

34. West Bengal 725 Grand Total 44097