As per the target set for the five years (from 2013 to 2017) MEDPA Strategic Plan I, MEDEP and MEDPA had created 73995 Micro-Entrepreneurs (MEs). Among total created MEs, 23680 were graduated, 17815 became resilient and 1211 upgraded their enterprises as Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Further, 177805 employment were created in the five years span of time.
MEDEP was established in 1998, and the project continued until July 2018. In the twenty years period, the project had successfully created 142,437 entrepreneurs. Out of 142593 MEs, 37304 were graduated, 29417 became resilient, and 1317 were able to convert their enterprises to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME). Throughout of MEDEP, 231746 jobs were created.
Micro Entreprenurs Created by MEDPA since its Inception Year Wise | |||
Year | Men | Women | Total |
1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
1999 | 256 | 250 | 506 |
2000 | 654 | 765 | 1,419 |
2001 | 892 | 949 | 1,841 |
2002 | 1,488 | 1,504 | 2,992 |
2003 | 319 | 329 | 648 |
2004 | 610 | 753 | 1,363 |
2005 | 1,937 | 4,365 | 6,302 |
2006 | 1,503 | 4,395 | 5,898 |
2007 | 2,230 | 6,104 | 8,334 |
2008 | 2,482 | 6,794 | 9,276 |
2009 | 2,612 | 5,309 | 7,921 |
2010 | 1,911 | 4,498 | 6,409 |
2011 | 877 | 1,787 | 2,664 |
2012 | 1,178 | 3,845 | 5,023 |
2013 | 2,770 | 6,970 | 9,740 |
2014 | 1,153 | 3,729 | 4,882 |
2015 | 1,220 | 4,235 | 5,455 |
2016 | 994 | 4,376 | 5,370 |
2017 | 350 | 1,601 | 1,951 |
2018 | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 25,439 | 62,565 | 88,004 |
Micro Entreprenurs Created from MEDEP started year 2010 till July 2018 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
14,967 | 6,401 | 24,934 | 8,120 | 22,674 | 10,908 | 62,575 | 25,429 | 88,004 | 14,028 | 5,643 |
Move Out of Poverty 2017 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
1,798 | 996 | 2,651 | 965 | 2,612 | 1,533 | 7,061 | 3,494 | 10,555 | 1,746 | 879 |
Graduated ME in 2017 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
54 | 27 | 155 | 92 | 102 | 89 | 311 | 208 | 519 | 46 | 79 |
Resilent ME in 2017 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
362 | 163 | 698 | 218 | 502 | 307 | 1,562 | 688 | 2,250 | 407 | 197 |
Number of SME in 2017 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
43 | 60 | 117 | 44 | 74 | 59 | 234 | 163 | 397 | 24 | 19 |
Positve Income Change in 2017 | ||||||||||
Dalit | Janajati | BCT/Other | Total | Madhesi | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men |
1,270 | 658 | 2,035 | 724 | 1,674 | 825 | 4,979 | 2,207 | 7,186 | 1,148 | 540 |
Distribution of ME in Sector Wise |
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Enterprise Category | Number of ME | ||||
Agro and Forest Based Enterprise | 63,377 | ||||
Construction Based Enterprise | 160 | ||||
Energy Based Enterprise | 54 | ||||
ICT Based Enterprise | 134 | ||||
Other | 5,239 | ||||
Production Based Enterprise | 9,721 | ||||
Service Based Enterprise | 7,758 | ||||
Tourism Based Enterprise | 1,561 | ||||
Total Number of MEs | 88,004 |