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...Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is a sub-scheme of the Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojana - Na onal Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). It aims to help
members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) set up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. EDII
has been func oning as the Na onal Resource Organisa on (NRO) for this programme
and has been implemen ng SVEP in 82 blocks across 15 States.

Highlights in brief

• 88,477 enterprises have been supported under the program and have been given loan worth ₹

216.39 crores from the Community Enterprise Fund (CEF), a dedicated revolving fund available
under the project. Out of the total, 3,206 enterprises were supported under the program with a

Community Enterprise Fund (CEF) loan worth ₹ 1.1 crores.
• 4,844 enterprises have been given loans worth ₹ 23.65 crores through various financial
ins tu ons.

• 1,426 Community Resource Persons – Enterprise Promo ons (CRP-EP) have been iden fied and
trained. These CRP-EPs support SHG members to set up microenterprises; monitor and provide
handholding support to micro entrepreneurs.

Visit of Governor of Uttarakhand
in Sahaspur Block

On 25 July 2023, Hon’ble Governor of
U arakhand, Lt. General Gurmeet Singh
visited Anand Vann of village Jhajhra in
Sahaspur Block. Jhajhra is an adopted
village of Hon'ble Governor. During his
visit, Hon'ble Governor interacted with
SVEP supported entrepreneurs at the
four stalls that were set up. The Hon'ble
Governor highly appreciated the project
and its outcomes.

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