The Government of India has taken various initiatives to build entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities among women, support and promote the growth of women led enterprises and provide mentoring and handholding support for entrepreneurship development among women.

 

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through its autonomous organizations, namely, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) has been working for the empowerment, upliftment and development of women entrepreneurs across the country. Further, the Ministry through the Skill India Mission delivers skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling programmes through an extensive network of Skill development centres across the country. The details of the number of women trained and the funds allocated and spent under various schemes of the Ministry in the last three years, State-wise are placed at Annexure-I.

 

Further, there are various schemes/programmes being implemented by Ministries/Departments of Government of India with the objective of promoting and supporting women entrepreneurs including in rural areas. The details of various Government programs in the last three years are placed at Annexure-II

Annexure I

 

The details of various entrepreneurship development initiatives being implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for women entrepreneurs across country during last three years are as under:

 

1. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PMJANMAN) - Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through its autonomous Institutes, namely, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati (IIE) is implementing the skilling and entrepreneurship component of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyaan (PM JANMAN) – a scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for upliftment of PVTGs, since March 2024.

 

The scheme focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries including MSDE. One of the key interventions of the Ministry is facilitating skill and entrepreneurship developments in Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs).

 

The project is being implemented with support of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in 15 States across the country under which a total of 500 VDVKs are to be set up by 31^st March 2026. As on 26.11.2025, a total 488 VDVKs have been operationalized and 38,383 members have been trained under Entrepreneurship Development Programme. An amount of Rs. 23,47,14,629/-has been allotted as special project under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 4.0) out of which Rs. 17,63,56,225/- has been utilized. The state-wise details of the training programmes including number of women participants under PM JANMAN is as at Annexure I-A.

 

2. Swavalambini - The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with the Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog as knowledge partner, launched the Swavalambini - a Women Entrepreneurship Programme in February, 2025 in six Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)/Universities of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana as a pilot project. The Ministry is implementing the programme through its Autonomous Institutes, namely, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.

 

The Swavalambini project introduces a structured, multi-stage training approach to help young women transition from ideation to successful enterprise creation. The Project aims to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among female students, equipping them with awareness of available support mechanisms, schemes, resources and networks essential for pursuing entrepreneurship as a career.

 

The target group for the Swavalambini Project includes 1200 female students from Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) and Universities who will undergo introductory programme on entrepreneurial awareness through Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP). Out of these, 600 students selected from EAP participants will undergo the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) offering intensive entrepreneurship development training covering crucial business aspects such as skilling, access to finance, market linkages, compliance and legal support, business services and networking opportunities. This will be followed by 21 weeks of mentorship and handholding support to help participants translate their ideas into sustainable enterprises.

 

MSDE will oversee the execution, supervision, and monitoring of the programme, while NITI Aayog will organize workshops, provide mentoring support, facilitate seed funding, and recognize successful entrepreneurs through the Award to Reward (ATR) initiative.

 

During the mentoring and handholding support, industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs will guide the participants by providing mentorship and hands-on support. Successful entrepreneurs will be invited to share their experiences, highlighting the challenges they overcame and the strategies they used to establish their businesses.

 

To ensure long-term impact, the programme also includes a Faculty Development Programme (FDP), where faculty members from participating HEIs/Universities shall undergo a five-day training session. This initiative will equip educators with the necessary skills to mentor and guide aspiring women entrepreneurs within their institutions. The details are at Annexure-I-B.

 

3. Establish, Develop and Manage Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) and Incubation Centers (ICs) in North East Region’s Educational Institutions - Under this Project, IIE established, developed and is managing 30 Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) and 04 Incubation Centers (ICs) in North East Region’s Educational Institutions in collaboration with North East Council (NEC). As on 01.12.2025 ,30 fully functional EDCs have been established across the eight North Eastern States and training of 60 EDC staff and 582 mentors has been completed. A total of 943 participants has been trained through 90 Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs). The State-wise and programme-wise details of number of women participants trained as on 01.12.2025 under the pilot project is as Annexure I-C.

 

4. Rashtriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana on Pilot Basis for PM Svanidhi Beneficiaries - NIESBUD and IIE have implemented Rashtriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana on Pilot Basis for PM Svanidhi Beneficiaries with support of MSDE. The project includes one week of classroom program and 21 weeks of mentoring and hand-holding support. The Institutes have provided training to a total of 1744 trainees under the project in FY 2023 - 24, including 1205 women. The State-wise and programme-wise details of number of women participants is at Annexure I-D.

 

5. Strengthening Entrepreneurial Climate through Capacity Building, Incubation Support, Mentoring, and Handholding under SANKALP Scheme- NIESBUD implemented a project for strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem of different marginalized sections of the society with the support of the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Programme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The project aimed creating, fostering and promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among the various target groups including women through Capacity Building, Incubation Support, Mentoring and Handholding. In 2024, IIE was sanctioned this project to support tribal artisans from Van Dhan Kendras under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana and members of SFURTI clusters.

 

Export-Led Handloom Training Program in NER under the SANKALP Scheme: IIE implemented a comprehensive skill training program in the textile sector with a focus on producing export-quality handloom products, understanding export procedures, brand creation, and prototype development. A total of 1166 women were trained and later connected with relevant clusters for advanced learning. IIE facilitated market linkages, stakeholder engagement, Buyer–Seller Meets, credit linkages, and supported cluster registration with the Import–Export Council. The institute also invited major export houses, collaborated with Export Promotion Councils, and enabled prototype development to strengthen trainees’ prospects in the export market. An amount of Rs.50,31,61,022/- has been utilized against the alloted amount of Rs. 50,89,41,050/-.he State-wise details of number of women participants is at Annexure I-E.

 

6. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: JSS, initially launched as Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP) in 1967, aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorsteps of the beneficiary through registered Societies (NGOs) with 100% grant from the Government of India. The objective of the scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through skill development training. The target beneficiaries of the scheme are non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education, school dropouts up to class 12th in the age group of 15-45 years. Age relaxation is given to Divyangjan and other deserving cases, especially women. The priority groups are women, SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas. Since 2018 to 31st October 2025, a total of 32,53,965 beneficiaries has been trained across the country under the JSS Scheme. In line with the key objective of the scheme, the majority of trained beneficiaries are women ~83%. The State-wise details of number of women participants is at Annexure I-F.

 

7. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth including females across the country with aim to enhance the employability of the youth to access employment opportunities by equipping them with industry relevant skills. Currently PMKVY 4.0 is under implementation since FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26.

 

Recently, a special initiative jointly implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), titled NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls), has been launched for targeted skilling of 3,850 adolescent girls across 27 Aspirational Districts in 19 States, with the objective of enhancing their employability and socio-economic independence. Details of female candidates trained/oriented under the NAVYA scheme are mentioned above.

 

PMKVY 4.0 is a demand-driven scheme designed to benefit all sections of society. The Scheme includes a dedicated provision for Special Projects aimed at enhancing the participation of under-represented social groups, including SC, ST, women, and persons with disabilities (PwDs). Special emphasis is placed on empowering women and marginalized communities by facilitating their access to skill development programs.

 

To promote inclusivity and ensure that these groups can participate in training and subsequently access gainful wage or self-employment opportunities, the Scheme provides Boarding and Lodging (B&L) and transport facilities for women, PwDs, and trainees from Special Areas, as defined under the Common Norms, for both within and outside Special Areas. Additionally, conveyance support is permissible for women and PwDs undergoing non-residential training, in accordance with the Common Norms. The State-wise details of number of women participants is at Annexure I-G.

 

8. Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for skilling the youth of the country including women.

 

In ITIs, craftsmen training is provided in 169 NSQF aligned trades. Each trade has a dedicated course curriculum. The duration of training: six months, one and two years. The training courses have been designed to impart basic skills and knowledge in the trades so as to prepare trainee for employment as a semiskilled/skilled worker.

 

At present, there are 14,682 ITIs established in the country, out of which, 3,345 are Government and 11,337 are Private ITIs. The State-wise details of number of women participants is at Annexure I-H.

The details of the number of women trained and the funds allocated and spent under various schemes of the Ministry in the last three years, State-wise are as under:

 

(Annexure I-A)

1. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PMJANMAN)

SI. No.	State	No. of members (Target)	Members trained under EDP
			Male	Female	Total
1	Andhra Pradesh	6162	841	5135	5976
2	Chhattisgarh	2422	39	2356	2395
3	Gujarat	1050	751	299	1050
4	Jharkhand	2876	352	2524	2876
5	Karnataka	1784	192	976	1168
6	Kerala	433	269	156	425
7	Madhya Pradesh	5151	1413	3687	5100
8	Maharashtra	3624	1776	1848	3624
9	Odisha	3553	46	2279	2325
10	Rajasthan	8659	0	8659	8659
11	Tamil Nadu	2403	0	1042	1042
12	Telangana	1461	469	992	1461
13	Uttar Pradesh	319	0	266	266
14	Uttarakhand	314	0	314	314
15	Tripura	1702	5	1697	1702
Total		41,913	6153	32230	38,383

 

(Annexure I-B)

 

2. Swavalambini Women Entrepreneurship Programme

 

The State-wise and programme-wise details of number of women participants trained as on 01.12.2025 under the pilot project is as:

 

State	Name of the Programme (Total trained)
	FDP	EAP	EDP
Assam	9	64	-*
Meghalaya	8	161	-*
Mizoram	10	244	-*
Uttar Pradesh	38	491	254
Telangana	17	150	48
Total	82	1,110	302

*Trainings are being organized from December, 2025

Annexure I-C

 

3. Establish, Develop and Manage Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) and Incubation Centers (ICs) in North East Region’s Educational Institutions –

 

The State-wise and programme-wise details of number of women participants trained as on 01.12.2025 under the pilot project is as:

 

State	Male	Female	Total EDP Participants
Arunachal Pradesh	44	57	101
Assam	98	35	133
Manipur	89	32	121
Meghalaya	67	53	120
Mizoram	50	37	87
Nagaland	78	46	124
Sikkim	122	41	163
Tripura	66	28	94
Grand Total	614	329	943

 

Annexure I-D

 

4. Rastriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana on Pilot Basis for PM Svanidhi Beneficiaries

Project Period	State	No. of Participants Trained	No. of Women Participants Trained
2023 – 24	Madhya Pradesh	179	136
	Odisha	1162	545
	Rajasthan	101	38
	Uttar Pradesh	262	175
	Total	1704	894

 

Annexure I-E

 

5. Strengthening Entrepreneurial Climate through Capacity Building, Incubation Support, Mentoring, and Handholding under SANKALP Scheme ( 2022-23,2023-24,2024-25)

 

State	No. of Participants Trained	No. of Women Participants Trained
Andhra Pradesh	500	415
Bihar	6296	3612
Chhattisgarh	3565	3020
Delhi	199	177
Gujarat	1550	1089
Haryana	929	604
Himachal Pradesh	1851	1532
Jammu And Kashmir	2551	1416
Jharkhand	4601	3609
Karnataka	1800	1307
Kerala	200	80
Ladakh	70	69
Madhya Pradesh	6968	4683
Maharashtra	3607	3007
Odisha	6059	4399
Punjab	950	556
Rajasthan	3768	2248
Tamil Nadu	1450	1080
Telangana	1700	1617
Uttar Pradesh	7182	4315
Uttarakhand	4779	3607
West Bengal	2250	1357
Total	62825	43799

 

Annexure I- F

 

6. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The number of women beneficiaries trained under JSS Scheme in the last three years till 31^st October 2025:

 

State	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
Andaman and Nicobar	1270	1377	1636	292
Andhra Pradesh	12805	9035	9365	2813
Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	0	0
Assam	10178	7403	9418	2282
Bihar	45138	29736	30824	8060
Chandigarh	1953	1229	1164	184
Chhattisgarh	28719	17662	21218	4660
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu	2708	2667	2233	335
Delhi	6547	4200	4556	1412
Goa	2449	1612	1512	256
Gujarat	19846	11853	13616	4516
Haryana	8207	5640	2745	875
Himachal Pradesh	20694	13537	14315	2383
Jammu And Kashmir	375	631	308	90
Jharkhand	21334	18549	18975	4597
Karnataka	25773	17909	19190	5019
Kerala	20849	13759	14147	2692
Ladakh	441	196	0	20
Lakshadweep	1335	1682	831	223
Madhya Pradesh	56358	40553	44904	11202
Maharashtra	42284	29677	32038	8163
Manipur	6508	4362	4844	2158
Meghalaya	1102	1260	1502	122
Mizoram	1435	991	647	181
Nagaland	1348	1539	345	219
Odisha	54323	38957	44126	9101
Punjab	3646	2940	2884	1134
Rajasthan	14657	10935	12565	4157
Tamil Nadu	16194	11890	13605	2276
Telangana	13403	9247	9804	3162
Tripura	3951	2589	2758	444
Uttar Pradesh	97341	67315	69586	16432
Uttarakhand	17342	12160	12548	3797
West Bengal	14298	9943	11349	1951
Grand Total	574811	403035	429558	105208
Grants released to JSSs	1,54,65,98,518	1,54,37,53,058	1,39,55,01,725	73,17,60,271

 

Annexure-I-G

 

7. Under PMKVY 4.0, FY-wise and State-wise details of female candidates trained/ oriented and certified during last three Financial years including current FY (till 31.10.2025):

 

State	FY-23-24		FY-24-25		FY-25-26		FY 2025-26 under NAVYA*
	Trained / Oriented	Certified	Trained / Oriented	Certified	Trained / Oriented	Certified	Trained / Oriented	Certified
Andaman And Nicobar Islands	240	31	381	382	23	0
Andhra Pradesh	15,171	9,147	16,596	10,924	1,222	1,649
Arunachal Pradesh	2,576	373	6,297	3,962	42	316
Assam	26,298	11,401	57,306	36,561	4,121	5,677
Bihar	11,502	5,684	50,055	30,009	1,746	5,398
Chandigarh	287	153	535	457	123	84
Chhattisgarh	5,512	3,243	8,987	6,145	166	323
Delhi	5,506	3,278	7,415	4,707	1,240	1,413
Goa	148	22	215	263
Gujarat	9,732	3,204	23,763	17,129	315	964
Haryana	12,005	6,354	37,165	25,262	3,622	7,147
Himachal Pradesh	3,135	1,855	9,506	6,378	1,752	1,624	20	19
Jammu And Kashmir	16,909	8,857	57,994	47,620	2,729	5,305	119	92
Jharkhand	5,134	3,050	17,695	10,567	229	1,460	9	0
Karnataka	5,073	2,056	38,352	17,104	2,906	10,650	21	0
Kerala	4,686	2,584	5,235	3,102	381	466
Ladakh	314	96	264	314	0	8
Lakshadweep	0	0	46	0
Madhya Pradesh	18,097	9,145	1,53,055	91,662	6,624	22,274	88	70
Maharashtra	15,739	6,325	35,649	21,280	1,591	4,744	39	0
Manipur	1,865	365	15,700	10,537	805	1,187
Meghalaya	1,320	361	4,910	2,289	282	286
Mizoram	2,019	634	4,505	2,354	905	929
Nagaland	1,938	532	3,554	2,200	329	523
Odisha	10,347	6,170	13,429	8,921	557	718
Puducherry	1,187	781	2,235	1,426	321	460
Punjab	6,133	2,745	65,032	49,968	5,421	9,225	78	20
Rajasthan	11,142	5,199	1,19,423	89,200	4,961	14,729
Sikkim	1,563	403	1,774	648	0	143
Tamil Nadu	23,198	12,970	57,929	45,510	5,623	8,470
Telangana	7,006	4,450	11,855	8,538	2,803	2,339
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu	232	96	900	617	0	184
Tripura	3,263	1,875	10,570	6,876	939	1,045
Uttar Pradesh	33,096	16,559	2,58,409	1,81,336	13,973	32,208	70	65
Uttarakhand	6,127	2,700	22,110	14,306	1,066	2,369
West Bengal	13,626	6,428	20,379	13,988	1,988	2,617
Total	2,82,126	1,39,126	11,39,225	7,72,542	68,805	1,46,934	444	266

 

Under PMKVY 4.0, there is no specific funds allocated for skilling of female candidates. However, FY-wise details of funds utilized for skilling of female candidates during last three Financial years including current FY (till 31.10.2025):

FY	FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	FY 2025-26
Amount utilised in crores	356.07	781.78	6.52

 

Annexure- I- H

 

8. State-wise Enrolment of women in ITIs under CTS from academic sessions 2022-23 to 2024-25 is given below:

 

Sr.no	State/UTs	Session 2022	Session 2023	Session 2024
1	Andaman And Nicobar Islands	123	137	270
2	Andhra Pradesh	2,058	2,378	2,304
3	Arunachal Pradesh	192	205	175
4	Assam	922	1,322	1,002
5	Bihar	5,915	8,224	8,581
6	Chandigarh	469	498	456
7	Chhattisgarh	5,844	6,873	6,813
8	Delhi	2,884	3,177	3,072
9	Goa	478	483	430
10	Gujarat	16,357	19,820	16,553
11	Haryana	9,195	11,890	11,235
12	Himachal Pradesh	5,194	5,251	4,622
13	Jammu And Kashmir	3,121	3,242	3,564
14	Jharkhand	1,603	2,032	2,736
15	Karnataka	3,288	3,369	2,723
16	Kerala	6,784	6,962	6,242
17	Ladakh	190	220	197
18	Lakshadweep	151	148	126
19	Madhya Pradesh	9,668	10,072	10,456
20	Maharashtra	21,155	22,920	20,252
21	Manipur	186	306	235
22	Meghalaya	274	316	411
23	Mizoram	98	129	70
24	Nagaland	52	56	96
25	Odisha	7,426	11,828	8,177
26	Puducherry	118	141	147
27	Punjab	12,116	12,885	11,045
28	Rajasthan	9,148	10,649	8,067
29	Sikkim	164	111	118
30	Tamil Nadu	4,378	5,241	5,049
31	Telangana	1,651	2,321	2,969
32	Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu	148	240	204
33	Tripura	721	704	671
34	Uttar Pradesh	37,745	43,059	39,607
35	Uttarakhand	1,760	1,877	1,438
36	West Bengal	4,486	6,080	5,414
Grand Total		1,76,062	2,05,166	1,85,527

 

ANENXURE II

 

The details of various entrepreneurship development initiatives being implemented by other Ministries/ Departments of Government of India for women entrepreneurs across country are as under:

 

1. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD): MoRD under Rural Skills Division is implementing the RSETI scheme in the field of skill development for rural poor youth including women for their gainful employment with a view to eradicate poverty in the country under the umbrella scheme of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). The State-wise details of women supported under the scheme during the last 3 years are as follows:

 

 

The details of funds released under RSETI scheme during the last 3 years and current year are as follows:

 

S.N.	State/ UT	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
1	A&N Islands	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2	Andhra Pradesh	1566.05	1566.05	0.00	0.00
3	Arunachal Pradesh	0.00	0.00	53.36	0.00
4	Assam	637.36	892.96	1306.41	0.00
5	Bihar	0.00	1500.00	2341.71	2087.61
6	Chhattisgarh	1450.81	0.00	2000.00	0.00
7	D&N Haveli	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
8	Gujarat	2176.75	862.73	817.16	0.00
9	Haryana	450.72	352.31	500.00	328.75
10	Himachal Pradesh	0.00	0.00	1125.86	0.00
11	J&K	0.00	0.00	360.58	0.00
12	Jharkhand	1139.65	0.00	2000.00	0.00
13	Karnataka	2017.36	2265.24	1109.76	1854.41
14	Kerala	0.00	1214.90	825.90	0.00
15	Lakshadweep	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
16	Madhya Pradesh	0.00	1500.00	3500.00	0.00
17	Maharashtra	2647.82	2127.13	2500.34	0.00
18	Manipur	0.00	98.75	149.28	0.00
19	Meghalaya	171.24	107.57	184.80	0.00
20	Mizoram	0.00	86.49	38.45	0.00
21	Nagaland	0.00	63.02	47.83	0.00
22	Odisha	1133.50	1250.76	1464.00	2119.86
23	Pondicherry	0.00	0.00	189.34	0.00
24	Punjab	966.27	361.67	746.34	1317.93
25	Rajasthan	1322.91	1218.42	0.00	0.00
26	Sikkim	0.00	0.00	93.01	0.00
27	Tamilnadu	1518.84	2735.86	0.00	0.00
28	Telangana	1147.63	0.00	0.00	0.00
29	Tripura	106.40	101.21	367.60	0.00
30	Uttar Pradesh	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
31	Uttarakhand	248.65	0.00	200.00	0.00
32	West Bengal	0.00	1000.00	390.66	0.00
	Total	18701.96	19305.07	22312.39	7708.56

 

MoRD- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched in June 2011, is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Government of India aims at mobilizing rural poor women households into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and provide them long-term support so that they diversify their livelihoods, improve their incomes and lead a better-quality life. DAY-NRLM is being implemented in 28 States and 6 UTs (except Delhi and Chandigarh) since FY 2011-12.

 

As of 31st October, 2025, the Mission is being implemented in 7156 blocks in 745 districts across 28 States and 6 UTs. Cumulatively, 10.05 crore women have been mobilized into more than 90.90 lakh SHGs.

 

DAY-NRLM through its sub-scheme namely, Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) creates an enabling rural business development ecosystem. It supports the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm livelihoods sector. SVEP is implemented in 31 States and Union Territories. 3.95 lakh enterprises have been supported under SVEP. Number of enterprises supported under the SVEP, in the last three years State wise is given at Annexure.

 

SVEP is a demand-based programme, and implemented at block level. The funds allocation for each block depends on the number of enterprises to be supported as per the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) submitted by States and their Annual Action Plan. The Central share released under SVEP during the last three years amounts to Rs. 27,983.36 lakh.

Number of Enterprises Supported during last three years:

State/UT	No of Enterprises Supported during last three years
Andhra Pradesh	10,179
Arunachal Pradesh	619
Assam	13,831
Bihar	13803
Chhattisgarh	9190
Goa	2128
Gujarat	282
Haryana	1706
Himachal Pradesh	997
Jammu & Kashmir	3155
Jharkhand	15,736
Karnataka	3610
Kerala	14,476
Madhya Pradesh	10,572
Maharashtra	6429
Manipur	1628
Meghalaya	1059
Mizoram	1579
Nagaland	429
Odisha	3831
Punjab	2192
Rajasthan	3888
Sikkim	860
Tamil Nadu	1692
Telangana	10,162
Tripura	1739
Uttar Pradesh	14,580
Uttarakhand	2938
West Bengal	14,786
Andaman & Nicobar	0
Puducherry	0
Total	1,68,076

 

2. Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

 

(A) Ministry of MSME, is implementing Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) Scheme with an objective to motivate young persons (Men and Women) representing different sections of the society including SC/ST women, physically handicapped, Ex-servicemen, and BPL persons to consider self-employment or entrepreneurship as one of the career options. The ultimate objective is to promote new enterprises, build capacity of existing MSMEs and inculcate entrepreneurial culture in the country. Progress of ESDP scheme for women in the last three years.

 

S. No.	Financial Year	No. of Female Beneficiaries
	2022-23	121058
	2023-24	201706
	2024-25	304254
Total		627018

 

(B) Ministry of MSME, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), is implementing the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). It is a central sector scheme generating employment opportunities primarily in rural areas by assisting prospective entrepreneurs in setting up new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector.

 

PMEGP assists General Category beneficiaries with Margin Money (MM) subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. For beneficiaries belonging to Special Categories such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, Minorities, Women, Ex-servicemen, Physically Handicapped, Transgenders, beneficiaries belonging to Northeastern Region, Hill and Border areas, and Aspirational Districts, the Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas.

Under PMEGP Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training is provided to prospective entrepreneurs and beneficiaries to provide orientation and awareness pertaining to various managerial and operational functions like finance, production, marketing, enterprise management etc.

 

Number of women-owned micro-enterprises assisted, Margin Money subsidy disbursed, estimated employment generated for last 3 years i.e. from FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25:

State	2022-23		2023-24		2024-25
	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)
Andaman Nicobar	24	0.48	12	0.22	12	0.24
Andhra Pradesh	1,716	77.46	3,457	99.77	1,847	82.40
Arunachal Pradesh	70	3.01	78	8.46	78	4.26
Assam	907	19.51	761	19.26	1,081	32.18
Bihar	1,335	40.36	2,303	70.81	1,703	55.11
Chandigarh	10	0.34	7	0.16	3	0.21
Chhattisgarh	703	25.03	662	26.19	540	23.18
Delhi	30	2.00	27	1.79	19	1.07
Goa	36	1.48	38	1.54	19	0.92
Gujarat*	1,821	161.08	1,821	219.20	1,084	138.93
Haryana	626	32.15	638	40.22	368	25.84
Himachal Pradesh	352	13.10	344	14.39	257	10.40
Jammu Kashmir	5,035	90.50	7,082	118.95	3,773	84.14
Jharkhand	613	17.68	671	17.91	438	12.71
Karnataka	1,888	54.59	1,654	56.97	883	28.70
Kerala	1,257	28.05	1,396	33.19	891	23.44
Ladakh	28	1.02	35	1.71	36	1.83
Lakshadweep	1	0.01	-	-	-	-
Madhya Pradesh	1,813	66.54	1,690	70.46	802	33.19
Maharashtra**	1,523	66.79	1,150	63.11	801	54.87
Manipur	244	6.99	153	3.24	291	7.54
Meghalaya	121	2.68	103	2.74	515	15.68
Mizoram	195	6.33	194	8.48	260	8.02
Nagaland	196	6.83	244	14.47	600	18.06
Odisha	1,757	54.22	1,430	46.88	742	24.50
Puducherry	13	0.38	16	0.47	14	0.36
Punjab	759	43.02	725	58.23	468	41.52
Rajasthan	596	42.18	567	51.74	293	27.88
Sikkim	22	0.41	68	2.36	133	4.58
Tamil Nadu	2,856	75.49	3,285	81.67	1,786	49.67
Telangana	953	39.78	967	46.18	764	36.04
Tripura	165	3.73	152	3.37	216	5.33
Uttar Pradesh	3,549	142.10	3,733	173.54	1,851	84.57
Uttarakhand	484	14.48	377	14.75	213	7.10
West Bengal	928	35.90	966	41.65	653	27.95
Total	32,626	1,175.72	36,806	1,414.07	23,434	972.42

*Including Daman and Diu ** Including Dadra Nagar and Haveli

Number of women-owned micro-enterprises assisted and Margin Money subsidy disbursed in the rural area under PMEGP for last 3 years i.e. from FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25:

 

	2022-23		2023-24		2024-25
State	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)	No. of micro enterprises	MM Subsidy (in Crore)
Andaman Nicobar	8	0.15	7	0.14	4	0.04
Andhra Pradesh	1,394	66.37	2,960	84.24	1,601	72.66
Arunachal Pradesh	65	2.88	75	8.26	59	3.42
Assam	743	16.59	602	15.59	864	27.10
Bihar	1,019	33.91	1,712	57.72	1,315	46.28
Chandigarh	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chhattisgarh	544	21.29	478	20.91	407	19.38
Delhi	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goa	34	1.42	34	1.42	16	0.79
Gujarat*	1,365	128.44	1,269	167.33	796	111.91
Haryana	456	25.71	423	29.40	264	20.58
Himachal Pradesh	328	12.28	319	13.74	217	9.35
Jammu Kashmir	4,546	83.83	5,641	98.36	3,075	72.77
Jharkhand	417	13.14	402	12.45	300	10.19
Karnataka	1,265	39.58	1,043	39.43	608	21.35
Kerala	1,043	24.04	1,131	27.28	727	19.78
Ladakh	23	0.88	31	1.59	28	1.55
Lakshadweep	1	0.01	-	-	-	-
Madhya Pradesh	1,106	47.05	989	48.30	468	22.80
Maharashtra**	1,151	56.20	846	53.01	641	48.12
Manipur	204	6.21	128	2.82	248	6.63
Meghalaya	116	2.59	88	2.36	445	14.30
Mizoram	144	4.31	131	4.75	213	6.03
Nagaland	173	6.41	189	13.46	473	16.30
Odisha	1,283	44.00	1,017	37.47	567	20.80
Puducherry	6	0.23	8	0.30	4	0.15
Punjab	522	35.60	493	46.51	329	32.15
Rajasthan	446	35.08	390	40.55	215	21.89
Sikkim	22	0.41	45	1.69	105	3.76
Tamil Nadu	2,327	66.52	2,618	68.71	1,418	43.37
Telangana	739	34.29	713	38.55	587	29.98
Tripura	130	3.17	116	2.80	165	4.40
Uttar Pradesh	2,946	126.01	2,863	145.52	1,578	75.39
Uttarakhand	334	10.95	256	11.12	146	5.41
West Bengal	845	34.19	864	38.90	588	25.98
Total	25,745	983.71	27,881	1,134.69	18,471	814.59

* Including Daman and Diu ** Including Dadra Nagar and Haveli

 

3. Department of Science and Technology: Under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI), Department of Science and Technology provides support to startups in their early stage of product development through NIDHI PRAYAS and NIDHI Seed Support Program.

 

Under the NIDHI PRAYAS (Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups), 501 women-led startups/women innovators have been supported since 2016, with early-stage grant funding for converting their ideas into prototypes.

 

Under the NIDHI Seed Support Program, DST has supported 167 women-led startups with early stage investment financial support for scaling up and commercialize their prototypes into products.

 

4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): MoHUA was implementing the “Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY – NULM)” till 30^th September, 2024 which aimed to reduce poverty and Vulnerability of urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, in order to improve their livelihood on a sustainable basis, through building strong grassroots level institutions of the urban poor including women. The Mission ended on 30.09.2024. The central funds allocated and released under DAY-NULM is as under :

 

Year	Fund allocated	Fund utilized
2022-2023	550.00	548.99
2023-2024	523.00	501.38
2024-2025 (Upto 30th Sep., 2024)	30.00	29.03

 

The number of women skill trained and placed under the EST&P component of DAY-NULM for the last three years, state-wise is as follows:

 

Details of women Beneficiaries skill trained and placed in the last 3 years (i.e.01/04/2024) under DAY-NULM

 

S.No.	State/UT Name	Skill Trained	Placed
1	A&N Islands	121	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1607	572
3	Arunachal Pradesh	985	555
4	Assam	12893	7735
5	Bihar	4011	1273
6	Chandigarh	1804	1213
7	Chhattisgarh	0	80
8	Goa	811	1555
9	Gujarat	21332	5480
10	Haryana	9602	3381
11	Himachal Pradesh	1066	754
12	J & K	329	93
13	Jharkhand	13863	6831
14	Karnataka	6164	351
15	Kerala	2058	1306
16	Madhya Pradesh	54299	29731
17	Maharashtra	12174	10703
18	Manipur	8817	8209
19	Meghalaya	693	403
20	Mizoram	1707	1228
21	Nagaland	380	92
22	NCT of Delhi	836	259
23	Odisha	0	0
24	Puducherry	2293	182
25	Punjab	28091	19067
26	Rajasthan	21028	5679
27	Sikkim	0	0
28	Tamil Nadu	31933	28857
29	Telangana	117	0
30	Tripura	10	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	26345	9863
32	Uttarakhand	1427	345
33	West Bengal	4835	2225
	Total	2,71,631	1,48,022

 

5. Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA): MoTA implements the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) scheme through Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) for socio-economic development and to promote entrepreneurship among tribals including tribal women across the country. Under the scheme, funds are provided for setting up Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are primarily clusters of tribal SHGs formed to reap economies of scale through value addition and marketing of Minor Forest Produces (MFPs) and non-MFPs. Each VDVK consists of around 15 Van Dhan SHGs and has up to 300 members, majority of which are tribal women. A total of 4105 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) have been sanctioned associating 12,27,231 members for a total amount of Rs. 609.23 crores. Additionally, under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) initiative, a total of 539 VDVKs have been sanctioned associating 45,924 members for a total amount of Rs. 2298.05 lakhs.

 

Also, National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, provides concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation, self-employment and livelihood activities. The loan assistance is given under the schemes like Term Loan Scheme, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY), Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF) and Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY). The details of number of beneficiaries including women under NSTFDC scheme during the last three years is given below:

 

 

6. Ministry of Finance (MoF): Department of Financial Services under MoF (DFS) launched Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) on 08.04.2015 to extend collateral free credit up to Rs.20 lakh by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), i.e., Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs). Any individual, who is otherwise eligible to take a loan and has a business plan for small business enterprise can avail loan under the Scheme for income generating activities in the manufacturing, trading, service sectors including activities allied to agriculture across four loan categories, viz. Shishu (loans upto Rs. 50,000/-), Kishor (loans above Rs. 50,000/- and upto Rs. 5 lakh), Tarun (loans above Rs. 5 lakh and upto Rs. 10 lakh) and Tarun Plus (loans above Rs. 10 lakh and upto Rs. 20 lakh for those entrepreneurs who have availed and successfully repaid previous loans under the ‘Tarun’ category w.e.f. 24.10.2024).

Stand-Up India Scheme was launched on 05.04.2016. The objective of the Scheme was to facilitate loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) of value between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.1 crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and one-Woman borrower per Bank branch for setting up greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading sector, including activities allied to agriculture. The Scheme was valid/operational till March 2025. As on October 2025, a total of 55.38 crore loan accounts amounting to Rs. 36.18 lakh crore have been extended under PMMY, out of which, 37.06 crore loan accounts amounting to Rs. 15.89 lakh crore have been extended to the Women Entrepreneurs, since inception. Further, the Stand Up India scheme has facilitated over 2.75 lakh loans to SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs across the country, including a total of 1,92,217 loans amounting to Rs.43,884.41crore to Women entrepreneurs as on 31.03.2025.

 

State-wise details of Women entrepreneurs benefitted under PMMY and Stand-Up India Scheme during last three years is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State -wise/ Financial Year-wise details of Loans extended to Women entrepreneurs under Stand Up India Scheme during last three years (From 01.04.2022 To 31.03.2025)
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
S. No.	State / U.T.	F.Y. 2022-23		F.Y. 2023-24		F.Y. 2024-25
		No of A/Cs	Sanctioned Amt.	No of A/Cs	Sanctioned Amt.	No of A/Cs	Sanctioned Amt.
1	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	53	12.68	41	7.92	34	5.78
2	ANDHRA PRADESH	1966	459.2	2120	396.43	1480	347.43
3	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	40	9.35	47	8.03	128	24.1
4	ASSAM	337	79.94	335	76.54	433	116.41
5	BIHAR	1360	263.23	1070	181.04	1588	382.36
6	CHANDIGARH	63	14.67	48	12.29	53	16.05
7	CHHATTISGARH	522	140.73	525	143.3	486	150.31
8	DAMAN AND DIU & DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI	13	2.16	6	2.53	20	5.14
9	DELHI	409	108.62	561	151.52	702	185.99
10	GOA	117	25.2	111	27.74	102	24.58
11	GUJARAT	2308	592.51	2226	729.16	2379	770.43
12	HARYANA	1125	212.07	965	216.88	1182	327.34
13	HIMACHAL PRADESH	454	135.15	329	91.99	380	100.69
14	JAMMU AND KASHMIR	158	38.8	144	36.47	169	36.9
15	JHARKHAND	478	95.71	556	106.18	588	138.17
16	KARNATAKA	3407	696.86	1577	344.83	1705	380.28
17	KERALA	2116	388.14	2462	443.03	1677	342.23
18	LADAKH	16	2.81	20	4.31	17	2.9
19	LAKSHADWEEP	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MADHYA PRADESH	1512	438.01	1890	464.21	1684	441.99
21	MAHARASHTRA	4066	992.31	3093	737.53	3793	879.07
22	MANIPUR	66	14	17	5.01	59	13.73
23	MEGHALAYA	38	10.59	71	14.33	48	10.93
24	MIZORAM	38	8.32	23	5.3	49	9.01
25	NAGALAND	62	12.14	44	11.6	43	10.26
26	ODISHA	1038	284.17	707	222.95	1345	339.04
27	PUDUCHERRY	55	16.85	62	13.33	98	20.17
28	PUNJAB	1281	237.69	1207	295.09	1117	311.45
29	RAJASTHAN	1962	425.58	1719	384.17	2529	617.1
30	SIKKIM	42	7.44	35	6.23	41	5.7
31	TAMIL NADU	2984	644.3	2587	540.56	4160	822.59
32	TELANGANA	925	241.92	1751	318.37	1934	415.91
33	TRIPURA	67	13.12	84	14.28	112	25.82
34	UTTAR PRADESH	2540	533.13	3486	762.04	3549	803.23
35	UTTARAKHAND	235	53.74	313	70.38	608	212.31
36	WEST BENGAL	1413	266.79	1217	196.32	1734	357.77
Total		33266	7477.92	31449	7041.88	36026	8653.17

 

7. Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade- Under the Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing three flagship Schemes, namely, Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to support startups across categories and sectors at various stages of their business cycle. Key measures to support women-led startups and promote women entrepreneurship:

i.     Women-led applicants are incentivized under the flagship schemes of Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).

ii.    Capacity building programs such as the Women Capacity Development Programme (WING), Virtual Incubation Programs, Startup Learning Program for Women in Technology, Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs Program support women-led startups and women entrepreneurs in their startup journey.

iii.   Outreach and awareness measures include a dedicated webpage on Startup India Hub portal detailing Government measures, Accelerating Startup Calibre& Entrepreneurial Drive (ASCEND) Startup Workshop Series for north-eastern region, SuperStree Podcast, Women for Startups workshops with States/UTs, and information dissemination through various media platforms to reach women-led startups and entrepreneurs across the country.

iv.   Women-led startups and entrepreneurs are also recognised for their progress and achievements through measures and initiatives such as interaction of women entrepreneurs with the Hon’ble President of India, specific provisions in the States’ Startup Ranking exercise to encourage support for women-led startups in States/UTs and special category for women-led startups in National Startup Awards (NSA).

v. Apart from the above-mentioned measures, other Ministries and Departments have also implemented programmes and initiatives to support women entrepreneurship such as Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development for Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs), Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY), Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme (WEDP), Science and Technology for Women (STW) programme, Swavalambini – Women Entrepreneurship Programme, Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana, etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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