The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP).
- It is a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) being implemented since 2015-16.
- Under this programme, block is the unit of implementation.
- As on 30th June, 2021, 183 project proposals have been approved across 29 States/Union Territories across the country. These projects cover 160 districts and 205 blocks. SVEP allows for more than one block to be combined under one project.
