The details of ongoing scheme launched by the Government of India for the financial empowerment of rural women are as follows:
1. Initiatives of Department of Financial Services (DFS):
Scheme
Total number of Accounts
Women Accounts
PMJDY (As on 27.01.2021)
417,498,276
231,226,199
PMJJBY(As on 27.01.2021)
9,88,79,708
2,67,91,274
PMSBY (As on 27.01.2021)
22,26,96,354
8,34,94,070
APY (As on 05.02.2021)
28,510,260
12,445,034
PMMY (As on 29.01.2021)
274,761,862
186,045,718
SUPI (As on 03.02.2021)
110,333
90,185
Benefits are extended to women under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major shceme of MSME. The scheme facilitates generation of self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. Details of the micro enterprises set up under the scheme are as under:
Year
No. of micro-enterprises setup
No of micro enterprises setup by women
2015-16
44340
11356 (26%)
2016-17
52912
14768 (28%)
2017-18
48398
15670 (33%)
2018-19
73427
25378 (35%)
2019-20
66653
24720 (37%)
2020-21
31923
11862 (37%)
3. Initiatives of Ministry of Rural Development:
Ministry of Rural Development is implementing two welfare schemes in the field of skill development for rural poor youth under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) for gainful employment and to eradicate poverty in the country as follows :
Both DDU-GKY and RSETI schemes are applicable to all the categories including women. The physical achievement regarding the total number of candidates/ women candidates trained and placed in jobs/settled under both the above mentioned schemes during the last five years and current year is given below:
Physical Achievement under DDU-GKY
FY
Total Trained
Women Trained
Total Placed
Women Placed
2015-16
236471
106419
109512
49855
2016-17
162586
63409
147883
59147
2017-18
131527
51401
75787
30307
2018-19
241080
116172
138248
55685
2019-20
238336
122617
150199
66454
2020-21 (Till December 2020)
9986
5134
36933
17362
Physical Achievement under RSETIs
FY
Total Trained
Women Trained
Total Settled
Women Settled
2015-16
436385
106419
300375
181752
2016-17
445143
63409
364214
226377
2017-18
423343
51401
351266
217682
2018-19
403672
116172
298039
199931
2019-20
384028
122617
285059
204728
2020-21 (Till December 2020)
111367
5134
93874
69156
The details of the women benefitted by RMK loan schemes during each of the last five years and the current year are as under:
S.No
Year
Women beneficiaries
1.
2015-2016
NIL
2.
2016-2017
NIL
3.
2017-2018
2915
4.
2018-2019
2199
5.
2019-2020
810
Steps have been taken by the Government for enhancing financial inclusion of women through Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), Stand-Up India Scheme, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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The details of ongoing scheme launched by the Government of India for the financial empowerment of rural women are as follows:
1. Initiatives of Department of Financial Services (DFS):
Scheme
Total number of Accounts
Women Accounts
PMJDY (As on 27.01.2021)
417,498,276
231,226,199
PMJJBY(As on 27.01.2021)
9,88,79,708
2,67,91,274
PMSBY (As on 27.01.2021)
22,26,96,354
8,34,94,070
APY (As on 05.02.2021)
28,510,260
12,445,034
PMMY (As on 29.01.2021)
274,761,862
186,045,718
SUPI (As on 03.02.2021)
110,333
90,185
Benefits are extended to women under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major shceme of MSME. The scheme facilitates generation of self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. Details of the micro enterprises set up under the scheme are as under:
Year
No. of micro-enterprises setup
No of micro enterprises setup by women
2015-16
44340
11356 (26%)
2016-17
52912
14768 (28%)
2017-18
48398
15670 (33%)
2018-19
73427
25378 (35%)
2019-20
66653
24720 (37%)
2020-21
31923
11862 (37%)
3. Initiatives of Ministry of Rural Development:
Ministry of Rural Development is implementing two welfare schemes in the field of skill development for rural poor youth under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) for gainful employment and to eradicate poverty in the country as follows :
Both DDU-GKY and RSETI schemes are applicable to all the categories including women. The physical achievement regarding the total number of candidates/ women candidates trained and placed in jobs/settled under both the above mentioned schemes during the last five years and current year is given below:
Physical Achievement under DDU-GKY
FY
Total Trained
Women Trained
Total Placed
Women Placed
2015-16
236471
106419
109512
49855
2016-17
162586
63409
147883
59147
2017-18
131527
51401
75787
30307
2018-19
241080
116172
138248
55685
2019-20
238336
122617
150199
66454
2020-21 (Till December 2020)
9986
5134
36933
17362
Physical Achievement under RSETIs
FY
Total Trained
Women Trained
Total Settled
Women Settled
2015-16
436385
106419
300375
181752
2016-17
445143
63409
364214
226377
2017-18
423343
51401
351266
217682
2018-19
403672
116172
298039
199931
2019-20
384028
122617
285059
204728
2020-21 (Till December 2020)
111367
5134
93874
69156
The details of the women benefitted by RMK loan schemes during each of the last five years and the current year are as under:
S.No
Year
Women beneficiaries
1.
2015-2016
NIL
2.
2016-2017
NIL
3.
2017-2018
2915
4.
2018-2019
2199
5.
2019-2020
810
Steps have been taken by the Government for enhancing financial inclusion of women through Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), Stand-Up India Scheme, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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