Lok Sabha Question No. 4914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Scheduled Caste Entrepreneurs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4914. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 26 TH  MARCH, 2018.

## SCHEDULED CASTE ENTREPRENEURS

## 4914.  SHRIMATI  KAMLA DEVI PATLE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्री

- (a) whether there are figures related to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs running medium and small industries in the country at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  encourage  Dalit  Indian  Chamber  of Commerce and Industry for the purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to encourage the Schedule Caste entrepreneurs in the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्री(श्री सी.आर.चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has  notified Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM), a one page online registration system for MSMEs based on self - certification since 18th September 2015. This is a path breaking step to promote ease-of-doing-business for  MSMEs in India as the UAM replaces the filing of Entrepreneurs' Memorandum  (EM  part-I  &  II).  A  MSME  just  need  to  file  online,  a simple one-page UAM on http://udyogaadhaar.gov.in to instantly get a unique Udyog Aadhaar Number (UAN). The information sought is on self-certification  basis  and  no  supporting  documents  are  required  at the time of online filing of UAM. Revised notifications were also issued on 10.01.2017 and 30.06.2017 for inclusion of new features including editing  provisions.  More  than  4.98  lakh  Schedule  Caste  Enterprises have registered under UAM since issuance its notification. State-wise details of Schedule Caste Enterprises registered under UAM is given at Annexure-I.

- (c) to (e): Further,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has launched National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) in October 2016 to provide professional support to SC/ST entrepreneurs  to  fulfill  the  obligations  under  the  Central  Government Public  Procurement  Policy  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  Order 2012, to adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Standup India  initiatives.  Various  organizations/industry  associations  including Dalit  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce  &  Industry  (DICCI)  have  been involved for dissemination of information regarding NSSH and various schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises (MSME).

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing Venture  Capital  Fund  for  Scheduled  Castes  in  order  to  promote entrepreneurship and others among the target population through the Industrial  Financial  Corporation  of  India  Venture  Capital  Fund  for Scheduled Castes. Till date, an amount of Rs.240.04 crore has been sanctioned  among 66 companies owned by SC Entrepreneurs whereas  an  amount  of  Rs.168.40  crore  has  been  disbursed  to  52 companies  under  the  fund.  The  State  wise  number  of  companies' sanctioned financial assistance till so far is provided at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE- I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4914 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2018.

## State-wise UAM registered under schedule caste category as on 20.03.2018

| SL. No.   | State Name                  |   Total UAM Reg. |   Micro |   Small |   Medium |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------|---------|---------|----------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH              |            46022 |   43459 |    2546 |       17 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                9 |       7 |       2 |        0 |
| 3         | ASSAM                       |              175 |     153 |      21 |        1 |
| 4         | BIHAR                       |           129040 |  127700 |    1178 |      162 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH                |             1354 |    1191 |     162 |        1 |
| 6         | GOA                         |               46 |      34 |      10 |        2 |
| 7         | GUJARAT                     |             6892 |    6281 |     591 |       20 |
| 8         | HARYANA                     |             4023 |    3838 |     183 |        2 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |              616 |     556 |      58 |        2 |
| 10        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |               79 |      70 |       9 |        0 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND                   |             7167 |    7073 |      92 |        2 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA                   |             8328 |    7092 |    1168 |       68 |
| 13        | KERALA                      |             2286 |    2169 |     112 |        5 |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH              |            36958 |   36137 |     795 |       26 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA                 |            43056 |   39675 |    3278 |      103 |
| 16        | MANIPUR                     |              366 |     296 |      68 |        2 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA                   |                6 |       6 |       0 |        0 |
| 18        | MIZORAM                     |                7 |       5 |       2 |        0 |
| 19        | NAGALAND                    |                2 |       2 |       0 |        0 |
| 20        | ODISHA                      |            10605 |   10437 |     167 |        1 |
| 21        | PUNJAB                      |             3553 |    3356 |     193 |        4 |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN                   |            19678 |   18901 |     759 |       18 |
| 23        | SIKKIM                      |               13 |      11 |       2 |        0 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU                  |            23528 |   21411 |    2075 |       42 |
| 25        | TELANGANA                   |            26064 |   17291 |    8732 |       41 |
| 26        | TRIPURA                     |              236 |     209 |      26 |        1 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH               |           103151 |  100644 |    2422 |       85 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND                 |              903 |     866 |      36 |        1 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL                 |            21228 |   20717 |     484 |       27 |
| 30        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |               32 |      26 |       6 |        0 |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH                  |              125 |     107 |      18 |        0 |
| 32        | DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI      |               24 |      20 |       4 |        0 |
| 33        | DAMAN AND DIU               |               22 |      17 |       5 |        0 |
| 34        | DELHI                       |             2288 |    2097 |     189 |        2 |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                0 |       0 |       0 |        0 |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY                  |              250 |     215 |      35 |        0 |
| Total     | Total                       |           498132 |  472069 |   25428 |      635 |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4914 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2018.

State/UT-wise  (including  Chhattisgarh)  number  of  Companies  owned  by  SC entrepreneurs who have been sanctioned financial assistance under Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (VCF-SC)

| STATES            |   No's of Companies (owned by SC entrepreneurs) sanctioned Financial Assistance till date |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab            |                                                                                         4 |
| Gujarat           |                                                                                         3 |
| Maharashtra       |                                                                                        19 |
| Delhi NCR         |                                                                                         3 |
| Telaneana         |                                                                                        10 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                         6 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                         5 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                         4 |
| Karnataka         |                                                                                         3 |
| Pondicherry       |                                                                                         2 |
| West Bengal       |                                                                                         2 |
| Assam -North East |                                                                                         1 |
| Haryana           |                                                                                         1 |
| Chattisgarh       |                                                                                         1 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                         1 |
| Bihar             |                                                                                         1 |
| TOTAL             |                                                                                        66 |

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