Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) benefits more than 18 Lakh participants in 5 years
Posted On:
30 MAR 2026 4:12PM by PIB Delhi
A total of 39,280 programmes were conducted, benefiting 18,25,181 participants across the country under the scheme of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) during the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 (as on 23.03.2026). The objective of the scheme is to motivate young people representing different sections of the society, including SC, ST and women, to consider self-employment or entrepreneurship as a career option.
The details of programmes conducted and persons benefitted during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise, is given at Annexure-I.
The ultimate objective is to promote new enterprises, build capacity of existing MSMEs and inculcate entrepreneurial culture. Funds allocated and expenditures incurred under the scheme during the last five years is as under:
|
Financial Year
|
Fund allocated
(Rs. crore)
|
Expenditures incurred
(Rs. crore)
|
|
2021-22
|
2.00
|
1.50
|
|
2022-23
|
40.00
|
38.714
|
|
2023-24
|
65.00
|
62.84
|
|
2024-25
|
74.32
|
73.79
|
|
2025-26(As on 23.03.2026)
|
95.70
|
89.83
|
|
Total
|
277.02
|
266.674
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
E-Mail – hipessi[at]gmail[dot]com
Annexure-I
Year-wise and State-wise number of programmes and beneficiaries of last five years from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 under the ESDP Scheme:
|
S. No.
|
Name of State/UT
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025-26 (As on 23.03.26)
|
|
Programmes
|
Beneficiaries
|
Programmes
|
Beneficiaries
|
Programmes
|
Beneficiaries
|
Programmes
|
Beneficiaries
|
Programmes
|
Beneficiaries
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
27
|
2295
|
26
|
1424
|
113
|
5760
|
201
|
10093
|
575
|
30502
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2
|
136
|
27
|
1087
|
97
|
4236
|
135
|
6401
|
100
|
5197
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
17
|
1165
|
379
|
15350
|
426
|
19339
|
885
|
43038
|
575
|
27239
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
49
|
3929
|
132
|
6079
|
232
|
12265
|
288
|
13454
|
204
|
9138
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
27
|
1814
|
105
|
5266
|
133
|
5759
|
164
|
8080
|
129
|
6457
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
2
|
119
|
7
|
279
|
36
|
1510
|
32
|
1424
|
24
|
1086
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
24
|
1580
|
196
|
9651
|
343
|
14939
|
642
|
29573
|
483
|
21462
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
23
|
2014
|
65
|
3213
|
143
|
7688
|
207
|
10599
|
431
|
18813
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
15
|
1317
|
31
|
1790
|
112
|
5923
|
121
|
5998
|
155
|
8512
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
27
|
2570
|
110
|
6156
|
141
|
8380
|
159
|
7447
|
217
|
9756
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
42
|
3316
|
141
|
6117
|
244
|
14301
|
380
|
18280
|
281
|
13285
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
27
|
2335
|
145
|
7150
|
150
|
8873
|
186
|
10197
|
278
|
13465
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
27
|
2706
|
959
|
44248
|
975
|
42055
|
1850
|
77987
|
1371
|
59988
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
47
|
3946
|
379
|
15468
|
386
|
16669
|
1338
|
56200
|
1244
|
52727
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
7
|
403
|
35
|
1281
|
41
|
1722
|
125
|
4773
|
344
|
16004
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
3
|
213
|
20
|
1209
|
57
|
2374
|
152
|
6101
|
167
|
7471
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
87
|
7
|
210
|
30
|
1122
|
54
|
2370
|
48
|
2443
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
8
|
527
|
206
|
6810
|
556
|
16561
|
373
|
12862
|
94
|
4743
|
|
19
|
Odisha
|
32
|
2559
|
196
|
8616
|
222
|
10348
|
756
|
38229
|
1419
|
60460
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
22
|
2447
|
126
|
7269
|
194
|
10368
|
435
|
21251
|
316
|
14801
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
27
|
2293
|
148
|
8820
|
276
|
12807
|
768
|
34206
|
1033
|
44283
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
20
|
1140
|
16
|
903
|
39
|
2004
|
70
|
3204
|
56
|
2672
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
31
|
3002
|
235
|
9433
|
319
|
16445
|
363
|
17929
|
603
|
27405
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
32
|
2629
|
103
|
4606
|
275
|
11548
|
316
|
12717
|
558
|
33722
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
20
|
1384
|
11
|
331
|
80
|
4072
|
160
|
6864
|
169
|
7307
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
87
|
8156
|
413
|
23137
|
483
|
25918
|
826
|
40120
|
1088
|
50010
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
15
|
1380
|
135
|
5511
|
214
|
7835
|
296
|
12206
|
408
|
17061
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
25
|
1928
|
181
|
8251
|
274
|
12197
|
179
|
7867
|
341
|
15719
|
|
29
|
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
|
2
|
128
|
59
|
2856
|
56
|
2502
|
5
|
191
|
1
|
53
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
118
|
8
|
276
|
4
|
239
|
4
|
150
|
|
31
|
Dadar And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu
|
3
|
280
|
8
|
608
|
12
|
467
|
23
|
1290
|
6
|
355
|
|
32
|
Delhi
|
15
|
1349
|
23
|
1385
|
84
|
4170
|
112
|
4744
|
185
|
8368
|
|
33
|
Jammu And Kashmir
|
7
|
494
|
101
|
3863
|
714
|
35280
|
752
|
33652
|
673
|
30581
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
50
|
2
|
94
|
28
|
1573
|
43
|
1520
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
498
|
6
|
233
|
7
|
325
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
61
|
5
|
147
|
19
|
737
|
184
|
8569
|
131
|
6704
|
|
|
Total
|
715
|
59702
|
4732
|
218692
|
7497
|
347042
|
12575
|
569961
|
13761
|
629784
|
Source: ESDP MIS Portal
(Release ID: 2246894)
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