Definition
SVEP or the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme is a sub-scheme of DAY-NRLM that supports rural households, especially SHG members and their families, in setting up and growing small non-farm enterprises.
Exam-ready points
- DAY-NRLM is a large rural livelihoods mission that mobilises poor households into Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- SVEP was launched in 2016 as a sub-scheme under DAY-NRLM.
- Its focus is on non-farm entrepreneurship, not crop production.
- The programme combines training, mentoring, community institutions, credit linkages and enterprise support.
- Terms worth remembering include SHG, CRP-EP (Community Resource Person-Enterprise Promotion), BRC-EP (Block Resource Centre-Enterprise Promotion), and Community Enterprise Fund.
Common mistakes
- Do not confuse SVEP with a general start-up policy for urban technology firms.
- Do not miss that the scheme is tied to DAY-NRLM and community-based rural institutions.
- Do not describe it as an agriculture-production scheme; its focus is rural non-farm enterprises.
Difficulty
Foundation
Revision time
About 10 minutes
Self-check questions
- How is SVEP related to DAY-NRLM?
- Why is SVEP described as a non-farm rural livelihoods scheme?
- What roles do SHGs and CRP-EPs play in the programme structure?