Lok Sabha Question No. 3977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: ZED Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAMA KISHORE SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3977 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2017

## ZED SCHEME

## 3977. SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  launched  by  the  Government  to  provide    financial assistance to MSMEs during the last three years;
- (b) the objectives and parameters to provide financial assistance under Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) scheme; and
- (c) the  number  of  applications  received  and  financial  assistance  provided  to  MSMEs under the scheme during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises,  Government  of  India  has launched the following new schemes (on 18 th October, 2016) to provide financial  assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) during the last three years:

- (i) Financial Support to MSMEs in ZED Certification Scheme.
- (ii) National Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Hub.

(b): The Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Scheme is an extensive drive of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises, Government of India, to enhance global competitiveness  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  by  providing  them financial assistance in assessment, rating and handholding of its manufacturing processes on Quality and Environment aspects.

The scheme envisages promotion of Zero Defect and Zero Effect (ZED) manufacturing amongst micro, small and medium  enterprises  (MSMEs)  and  ZED Assessment for their certification so as to:

- Develop an Ecosystem for Zero Defect Manufacturing in MSMEs.
- Promote adaptation of Quality tools/systems and Energy Efficient   manufacturing.
- Enable MSMEs for manufacturing of quality products.
-  Encourage  MSMEs  to constantly  upgrade  their  quality  standards  in  products  and processes.
-  Drive  manufacturing  with  adoption  of  Zero  Defect  production  processes  and without impacting the environment.
- Support 'Make in India' campaign.
- Develop professionals in the area of ZED manufacturing and certification.

Under ZED Maturity Assessment model there are 50 parameters for ZED rating and additional  25  parameters  for  ZED  Defence  rating.  The  MSMEs  are  provided  financial assistance for the activities to be carried out for ZED certification i.e.,  Assessment / Rating, Additional rating for Defence sector, Gap Analysis, Handholding, Consultancy for improving the rating of MSMEs by Consultants and Re-Assessment / Re-Rating.

National Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Hub will 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  leverages  the  Stand  up  India  initiatives.  The  Scheme  is  being implemented  through  National  Small  Industries  Corporation  Ltd.  (NSIC).  The  budget earmarked for the SC/ST Hub is Rs. 490.00 crore for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20, a budget of Rs. 20.00 crore has been allocated for the scheme at Revised Estimates (RE) stage.

(c):  The National Monitoring & Implementing Unit (NMIU) for ZED viz., Quality Council of  India  (QCI)  has  reported  that  1960  MSMEs  has  been  registered  under the  scheme.  The State / UT-wise list is given at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (c)  of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 3977 for answer on 27.03.2017.

| Sl. No.   | State / UT               |   No. of MSMEregistered |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                       1 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           |                      28 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                       1 |
| 4.        | Assam                    |                      11 |
| 5.        | Bihar                    |                      63 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh               |                       7 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             |                      16 |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                       3 |
| 9.        | Daman &Diu               |                       1 |
| 10.       | Goa                      |                       6 |
| 11.       | Gujarat                  |                     188 |
| 12.       | Haryana                  |                      95 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                      25 |
| 14.       | Jammu &Kashmir           |                       4 |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                |                      19 |
| 16.       | Karnataka                |                     145 |
| 17.       | Kerala                   |                      27 |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep              |                       0 |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh           |                      48 |
| 20.       | Maharashtra              |                     317 |
| 21.       | Manipur                  |                       6 |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                |                       2 |
| 23.       | Mizoram                  |                       0 |
| 24.       | Nagaland                 |                       0 |
| 25.       | Delhi                    |                      65 |
| 26.       | Odisha                   |                      55 |
| 27.       | Puducherry               |                       0 |
| 28.       | Punjab                   |                      66 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                |                      94 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                   |                       1 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu               |                     193 |
| 32.       | Telangana                |                      68 |
| 33.       | Tripura                  |                       2 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                     233 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand              |                      41 |
| 36.       | West Bengal              |                     129 |
|           | Total                    |                    1960 |