Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Venture Capital Fund Scheme for SC Entrepreneurs
Posted On:
14 MAR 2017 3:09PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Venture Capital Fund Scheme for SC Entrepreneurs, proposal of 64 SC entrepreneurs from 17 States have been sanctioned so far. The State-wise details of the entrepreneurs of the last three years is given below.
Government has launched ‘Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes’ with a view to support Banks and Financial Institutions who will be providing financial assistance to SC entrepreneurs and facilitate economic and inclusive development of SC entrepreneurs. “Stand-up India Scheme” to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women. The SC/ST Hub to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs to effectively participate in public procurement policy. Besides, the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) implements various credit based schemes for business ventures of SC beneficiaries.
“VNTURE CAPITAL FUND SCHEME FOR SC ENTREPRENEURS”
|
STATES / UTs
|
Number of Beneficiaries
|
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
|
Punjab
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
Maharashtra
|
0
|
12
|
10
|
|
Delhi NCR
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
Telangana
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Pondicherry
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Assam-North East
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Haryana
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Chattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
TOTAL
|
2
|
38
|
24
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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