Welfare of the poor people belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled Tribes (STs)

LOK SABHA 

WELFARE SCHEMES FOR SC/ST

3211. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT

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

(a) the total number of schemes being implemented for the welfare of the poor people belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country including Chhattisgarh;

(b) whether the National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) provides commercial assistance to the entrepreneurs belonging to the SCs/STs; and

(c) if so, the details of beneficiary entrepreneurs belong to the SCs/STs in Chhattisgarh during the last three years, year-wise?

(SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a)to(c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and  Medium  Enterprises  has  been implementing National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme across the country including Chattisgarh to promote entrepreneurship among the SC-ST and to fulfill the obligations under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises. To boost entrepreneurship among SC-ST, the hub has taken several interventions which include capacity building programmes; market linkage programmes viz, participation in domestic and foreign exhibitions, organization of Special Vendor Development programmes, workshops/awareness programmes, subsidy on purchase of machinery/equipments, subsidy for registration under Single Point Registration Scheme, subsidy for enrollment on Government promoted e-commerce portals such as GeM, e- khadi, TRIFED, Tribes India, MSME Mart, etc. The number of SC-ST beneficiaries under NSSH in Chhattisgarh during the last three years are as under: