Lok Sabha Question No. 1402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Setting up of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1402. TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## SETTING UP OF MSMEs

## 1402.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of   MICRO,    SMALL    AND    MEDIUM     ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) for the overall development of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  incentives  being  provided  to  the  budding entrepreneurs for establishing the MSMEs; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)&(b):  '  Raw  Agarbatti    Industry'  is  primarily  a  cottage  type  traditional  industry  in  the unorganized sector. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises extends support under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programmes (PMEGP) to help them for setting up Agarbatti making centres.

During the year 2017-18 margin money assistance under this programme  has been extended for  190 projects. State-wise details are at Annexure.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 1402 for answer on 05.05.2018

Margin Money released to various States under Prime Minister's  Employment Generation Programmes during the year 2017-18 ( as on 28.2.2018)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   Margin Money disbursed ( Rs. in lakhs) |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Assam               |                                     1.93 |
| 2.        | Bihar               |                                    38.07 |
| 3.        | Kerala              |                                     2.64 |
| 4.        | Odisha              |                                   107.13 |
| 5.        | Gujarat             |                                    86.45 |
| 6.        | Haryana             |                                     5.25 |
| 7.        | Tripura             |                                     2.45 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand           |                                     5.05 |
| 9.        | Karnataka           |                                    83.64 |
| 10.       | Rajasthan           |                                     1.75 |
| 11.       | Telangana           |                                     1.13 |
| 12.       | Tamil Nadu          |                                    10.6  |
| 13.       | Maharashtra         |                                    27.53 |
| 14.       | Uttarakhand         |                                     1.58 |
| 15.       | West Bengal         |                                     3.24 |
| 16.       | Chhattishgarh       |                                    20.94 |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                                    19.95 |
| 18.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                                    14.66 |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                    32.3  |
|           | Total:              |                                   466.29 |