Parliament Question: Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 604 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026 STARTUP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

604. Dr. Manna LalRawat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme

(SVEP) including its main objectives, methodology and goals;

(b) the number of women and youth of the country who have been covered under this programme and provided entrepreneurship training so far, State-wise;

(c) the number of Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) covered under SVEP in the State of Rajasthan and the number of women and youth imparted training and provided financial assistance, district- wise;

(d) whether special programmes or workshops have been organized under this programme on the occasion of International Women's Day, if so, the details of each year since 2014; and

(e) whether the Government has any plans to expand SVEP to more districts and States and if so, the details of new areas proposed thereunder? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is the the sub-scheme under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) programme supports the Self-Help Group (SHG) and their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. SVEP develops an eco-system for enterprise development in rural areas, with SHG households, which includes:

a. Community Enterprise Fund (CEF), a dedicated fund for providing loans to entrepreneurs Page 1 of 4b. Cadre of Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) for providing Business Support Services c. The services include identifying business ideas, preparation of business plans, providing trainings, accessing loans from banks, maintenance of accounts, marketing etc.

d. Dedicated centre for providing information to entrepreneurs called Block Resource Centre (BRC) e. Trained human resources consisting of Block Programme Manager (BPM), Mentor and CRP-EP

(b): Number of SHG members and their family members covered and provided entrepreneurship training, State wise, are given at Annexure-I

(c): Number of Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) covered under SVEP in the State of Rajasthan imparted training and provided financial assistance, district wise are given at Annexure-II

(d): No such programme or workshops have been organized.

(e): SVEP is a demand-based programme. There is no State wise allocation of projects. States have to submit proposals through supplementary Annual Action Plans (AAP). Once approved, a Detailed Project Reports (DPR) has to be prepared for the block. The funds allocation for each block depends on the number of enterprises to be supported as per the DPR.

***** Page 2 of 4ANNEXURE-I Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 604 answered on 03.02.2026 regarding “Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme”.

No. of Enterprises supported* (December No. State

2025) 1 Andhra Pradesh 27692 2 Arunachal Pradesh 735 3 Assam 24082 4 Bihar 35899 5 Chhattisgarh 23403 6 Goa 2128 7 Gujarat 5940 8 Haryana 9854 9 Himachal Pradesh 1507 Jammu & Kashmir 10 (UT) 6026 11 Jharkhand 34481 12 Karnataka 4171 13 Kerala 50362 14 Madhya Pradesh 30065 15 Maharashtra 11925 16 Manipur 2521 17 Meghalaya 1983 18 Mizoram 2591 19 Nagaland 4503 20 Odisha 18441 21 Punjab 4296 22 Rajasthan 12086 23 Sikkim 1020 24 Tamil Nadu 6070 25 Telangana 19602 26 Tripura 2244 27 Uttar Pradesh 31863 28 Uttarakhand 4910 29 West Bengal 30871 Total 411,271 *No. of SHG members and their family members covered and

provided entrepreneurship training.

Page 3 of 4ANNEXURE-II Annexure referred to in reply of part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 604 answered on 03.02.2026 REGARDING “Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme”.

No. of Enterprises No. State District Block supported* (December 2025) 1 Rajasthan Ajmer Kekri 1874 2 Rajasthan Baran Antah 1,685 3 Rajasthan Bundi Hindoli 1,610 4 Rajasthan Chittorgarh Begun 1,685 5 Rajasthan Churu Taranagar 1,681 6 Rajasthan SawaiMadhopur SawaiMadhopur 1,745 7 Rajasthan Tonk Deoli 1,577 8 Rajasthan Alwar Rajgarh 41 9 Rajasthan Bundi Talera 36 10 Rajasthan Dausa Sikandra 56 11 Rajasthan Dungarpur Bicchiwada 57 12 Rajasthan Rajsamand Rajsamand 39 *No. of SHG members and their family members covered and

provided entrepreneurship training. ***** Page 4 of 4