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Lok Sabha Question No. 4281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Merchant Navy Institutes
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4281

To BE ANSWERED  oN 1B'n JULy,2o1g

## MERCHANT NAVY INSTITUTES

4281. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state: qh qfo+6{  rift

- (a)  whether there are some Merchant Navy lnstitutes in the countl-y which are not approved by any State Government or DG Shipping and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has any data submitted  by these lnstitutes for the employment of their trained seafarers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c  ) the details  of Bunker sales to Foreign  Merchant Ships at lndian Ports during the year 2015,2016,2017 and 2018; and
- (d)  whether  the Government plans to exempt bunker supply to merchant ships from GST which could generate employment  for seafarers with morr: bunker barges and bringing huge amount of Foreign lnvestment  to the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE) FOR SHIF'PING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) The Government  has approved 163 Maritime Training  lnstitutes in lndia. The information  regarding  Maritime Training lnstitutes which may be opr:rational without obtaining  due approval  is not maintained  in a compiled form in the Ministry of Shipping.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) lnternational  Bunkers: Product wise Sales in Thousand  Metric Tons (TMT) is as below:
- (d) Government  has reduced GST from 18o/o  Io Soh on bunker fuel used in lndian flag vessels.  This reduction has had a positive impact on the bunker sale in lndia.

| Product                 |   20'14-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (P) |
|-------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| FO (Fuel Oil)           |      398.9 |     436.8 |     523.5 |     368.2 |         469.5 |
| HSD (High Speed Diesel) |       32.4 |      35   |      39.9 |      30.1 |          37.4 |
| Total                   |      431.3 |     471.8 |     563.4 |     398.2 |         506.9 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: High Electricity Prices
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## HIGH ELECTRICITY PRICES

†4280.  SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  high  rate  of  electricity  in  the country  and  the  common  people  finding  it  very  difficult  to  pay  the  monthly electricity bill;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take necessary steps to reduce the price of electricity to safeguard the consumers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b): The responsibility of tariff determination for retail supply of electricity  lies  with  respective  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission  (SERC). The  tariff  is  being  determined  based  on  the  tariff  regulation  issued  as  per  the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003. The tariff regulations are framed considering various factors including safeguarding consumer interest as well as recovery of cost of electricity in a reasonable manner. As per the provision of Section 65 of the  Electricity  Act,  2003,  State  Governments  can  give  subsidy  to  any  class  of consumers in the tariff  determination  by  Appropriate  Commission  to  the  extent they consider appropriate.
- (c) to (e): The  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  reduce the price of electricity to end consumers like Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)  Scheme  to  improve  operational  and  financial  efficiency  of  Discoms, competitive procurement of electricity, rationalization of coal linkage,  flexibility and scheduling of thermal power station to reduce the cost for consumers etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Use of Electric Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4277

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2019

## USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 4277.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the problem of pollution can be minimised by using electric automobiles in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  guidelines  have  been  issued  to  States/UTs  to  promote  the  use  of  electric vehicles; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) There are multiple causes for pollution and vehicular pollution is one of the causes. The electric  vehicles  have  zero  on-road  emission.  The  problem  of  pollution  can  be  minimised  by using electric automobiles in the country. Efficiency of electric vehicles in terms of energy usage is higher than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Ministry has issued an advisory dated 17 th July, 2019 to all States and Union Territories to promote use of electric vehicles which is available on website of this Ministry (morth.nic.in).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Bharat Stage-VI Emission Standards
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2019

## BHARAT STAGE-VI EMISSION STANDARDS

4276.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all new vehicles in the country will need to conform to the Bharat Stage-VI(BSVI) norms from April 1, 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the automobile sector in this regard;
- (c) whether the Indian armed forces and paramilitary forces have sought an exemption from the  new  stringent  vehicular  emission  norms  which  are  set  to  take  effect  from  the  next year;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  mentioned  by  the  Ministries  of  Defence  and Home Affairs in their request along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether the Defence vehicles were already given exemption from BS-IV norms in 2016 under the relevant rule and they have sought exemption for BS-IV norms till December, 2019; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Yes, Sir. The Government, vide G.S.R. 889(E), dated 16.09.2016 has mandated mass emission standard Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) throughout the country for new vehicles manufactured from April 1, 2020. This has been notified after consultation with all stakeholders.

(c)  to  (f)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Ministry  agrees  for  the  exemption  being  sought.  Exemption  has  been sought from the new stringent vehicular emission norms which are set to take effect from April 1,  2020  with  the  reasons  that  the  vehicles  involved  with  the  forces  operate  in  remote  and inhospitable  terrains  with  most  challenging  operational  and  environmental  conditions  and  that due to security challenges and specialized operations required for such operations and that the development  of  suitable  engine  would  require  considerable  time.  Further,  it  is  difficult  to maintain  ideal  transportation  and  storage  conditions  of  fuel.  The  Government,  vide  G.S.R. 485(E) dated 19.05.2017 has exempted motor vehicle used for Government purposes relating to the defence of the country from BS- IV norms and the Government, vide G.S.R. 871(E) dated 13.09.2018  has  exempted  special  purpose  vehicles  (armoured  and  other  specialised  vehicles) used for operational purposes for maintenance of law and order and internal security from BS-IV norms, for a period up to 31 st December, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Progress of Housing for All Vision
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Gopal Chinayya Shetty, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4271

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2019 PROGRESS OF HOUSING FOR ALL VISION

No. 4271 SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work under the Government's vision of Housing for All by 2022 is going on as per targets fixed thereunder;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has recently announced various reliefs/rebates on home loans in urban areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.    In  pursuance  of  the  Government's  vision  of 'Housing for All' by 2022, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban)  [PMAY(U)] since  25.06.2015  in  urban  areas.    States/UTs  have  undertaken demand survey under the Scheme for assessing actual demand of housing.    The  validated  demand  reported  by  States/UTs  so  far  is around  112  lakhs.    Total  83,68,861  houses  have  been  approved under the Scheme, out of this, 48,37,466 are at different stages of construction and 26,13,799 are completed.

(c)  &  (d):    Under  Credit  Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS)  vertical  of the PMAY(U), interest subsidies of 6.5 %, 4% and 3% are available on loan amounts upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh for the eligible  beneficiaries  belonging  to  Economically  Weaker  section (EWS)/Low  Income  Group  (LIG),  Middle  Income  Group  (MIG)-I  and Middle  Income  Group  (MIG)-II  respectively  seeking  housing  loans from Banks, Housing Finance Companies and other such institutions.

Moreover, in addition to deduction upto Rs. 2 lakh for interest paid on  housing  loans  for  self-occupied  property  under  section  24  of Income  Tax  Act,  the  Government  in  Union  Budget  2019-20  has proposed to insert a new sub-section [80EEA] in the Income Tax Act for additional deduction upto Rs. 1.5 lakh for interest paid on loans borrowed  between  1st  April, 2019  and  31st March,  2020  for purchase of house valued upto Rs. 45 lakh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Policy for Scrapping of Vehicle
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4268

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2019

## POLICY FOR SCRAPPING OF VEHICLE

4268. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has finalised a vehicle scrapping policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to hold comprehensive consultations with  all  the  stakeholders  before  implementing  the  said  policy  for  mandatory scrapping of vehicles?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c)   No Policy has been finalised. The Ministry has held consultations with all the stakeholders to seek their views on this subject.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Doping Tests
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Khagen Murmu, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4267

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## Doping Tests

4267.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether several sportspersons have been tested positive in doping tests conducted by National Anti Doping Agency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Ministry has constituted any Committee to enquire into issues concerning prevalence of doping;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether doping scandal involving leading athletes might hit India's preparation for Olympics; and
- (f) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b) The  information  of  athletes  who  were  tested  for  doping  by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) during the last three financial years is as follow:

|   S. No. | Year    | No. of Dope Tests conducted   | No. of cases detected positive   |
|----------|---------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | 3112    |                               | 2016-17 79                       |
|        2 | 3822    |                               | 2017-18 74                       |
|        3 | 2018-19 | 4348                          | 187                              |

(c) & (d) No  Sir,  this  Ministry  has  not  constituted  any  committee  to enquire into issues relating to prevalence of doping in the recent past. In July,  2011  a  one  member  committee  of  Justice  Mukul  Mudgal,  Retired Chief  Justice  of  High  Court  of  Punjab  and  Haryana  was  constituted. Justice Mudgal submitted his report in May, 2012 and appropriate action was taken.

(e) & (f) No doping scandal has come to the notice of the Government. As and when the result of dope testing is found positive for any athlete appropriate action is taken by the National Anti Doping Agency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Special Package to Promote MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Anurag Sharma, Rebati Tripura, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Santosh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## SPECIAL PACKAGE TO PROMOTE MSMEs

4266.   SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to give special package to establish and promote Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country including North Eastern region and nearby areas, Delhi/NCR, Bihar, Jhansi, Kushinagar etc. in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of proposed package and its implementation mechanism; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI  NITIN GADKARI)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various  schemes/programmes  for  the  benefits  of  MSMEs  in  the  entire  country including North Eastern region, Delhi/NCR, Bihar, Jhansi, Kushinagar. These include Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Micro  and  Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), Tool Rooms & Technology Centers, Mission Solar Charkha (MSC), Scheme for Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Procurement and Marketing Support  Scheme  (PMS),  Entrepreneurship  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP), Credit Guarantee Scheme, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS), etc.

For  North  Eastern  Region  and  Sikkim,  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  a special scheme component 'Promotion of MSMEs in NER & Sikkim'.

The  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT)  also implements Industrial Development Scheme for the Himalayan States, viz, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Rajiv Awas Yojana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4263

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2019

## RAJIV AWAS YOJANA

NO. 4263 SHRI HIBI EDEN

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased  to state:

- (a)  the  current  status of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) implemented by the Government in the country;
- (b)  whether  a  big  project  thereunder  in  Cochin,  Kerala  for  the rehabilitation of homeless people is in progress;
- (c) if so, the details and the current status thereof;
- (d)  whether  this  project  is  not  progressing  well  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  this issue?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Government  discontinued  Rajiv  Awas  Yojana  (RAY)  with effect  from  19.05.2015  and  the  liabilities  created  under  the 183 projects for construction of 1,41,848 houses where work had begun on ground were subsumed in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  (Urban)  -Housing  for  All  {PMAY  (U)-HFA}  Mission.  Of the 1,41,848 houses, construction of 86,325 houses has been completed of which 70,078 houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries so far in the country.

(b) &  (c):  Under  RAY,  a  project  of  755  houses  has  been sanctioned in Cochin, Kerala involving central assistance of Rs. 18.80 crore of which Rs. 7.00 crore have been released so far. As reported by the State, out of the 755 houses, 298 houses have been grounded and construction of 76 houses has been completed so far.

(d):  As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Kerala,  there  has been delay in completing the said project due to delay in getting technical  sanction  and  tendering  process.  Moreover,  during construction stage there were change as per structural drawing due  to  which  certain  works  which  were  not  included  in  the agreement were to be included as excess items.

(e):The Ministry reviews status of progress under the programme on a regular basis with States/UTs through Monthly and Quarterly Progress  Reports,  in  the  meetings  of  Central  Sanctioning  and Monitoring  Committee,  through  Video  Conferences,  field  visits etc. State Government through its State Level Nodal Agency is also conducting regular review to monitor the progress.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: National Waterway in Barak River
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4262

TO BE ANSWERED  ON lBTH JULY, 2019

## NATIONAL WATERWAY  IN BARAK RIVER

## 4262. DR RAJDEEP ROY:

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- (a)  the details of progress of work in National Waterway of Barak River in Assam along with the present status  thereof; and
- (b)  whether  four small ports are proposed  to be set up along the 60 km waterway at Karimganj, Badarpur, Silchar and Lakhipur in Assam and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) After declaration of Barak river as National Wateruvay-'16 (NW-16) under the National Watenvays Act, 2016, developmental activities between Bhanga to Silchar have been initiated  by the lnland Waterways  Authority of lndia (lWAl)  during 2017-18. These include navigational aids, maintenance dredging and upgradation of terminals at Badarpur and Karimganj.  NW-16 is operational with limited infrastructure facility.
- (b) On NW-'16, action has been initiated  for upgradation of existing lnland  Water Transport terminals at Karimganj  and Badarpur.  To finalize a suiiable  location for terminal between Badarpur and Bhanga and for preparation of its Detailed Project lReport, a consultant has been engaged by the lWAl.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Share of Small Scale Industries in Exports
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## SHARE OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN EXPORTS

## 4261. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises be pleased to state:

- (a) the share of  small scale industries in exports in comparison to the organized sector;
- (b) the contribution of the small scale industries in generation of income and employment opportunities; and
- (c) the  long  term  scheme  chalked  out  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  small scale industries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a) to (c): As  per  the  information  received  from  the  Directorate  General  of  Commercial Intelligence and Statistics,  the Share of MSME related Products in total Export from India during 2017-18 and 2018-19 are 48.56% and 48.10%, respectively (figure for 2018-19 are provisional and subject to change).

As per the information received from Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics &  Programme  Implementation,  share  of  MSME  Gross  Value  Added  (GVA)  in  All  India Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2016-17 was 28.9%.

As  per  the  73 rd Round  of  National  Sample    Survey  (NSS),  conducted  by  National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation during the period 2015-16, the estimated number of workers in unincorporated  non-agriculture MSMEs in the country engaged in different economic activities excluding the MSMEs registered under (a) Sections  2m  (i)  an  2m  (ii)  of  the  Factories  Act,  1948,  (b)  Companies  Act,  1956  and  (  c) Construction activities falling under Section F of National  Industrial  Classification (NIC), 2008, are 11.10 Crore.

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implements various schemes and  programmes  to  boost  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  Sector throughout  the  country.    These  include  the  schemes/programmes  such  as  Prime  Minister's Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  A  Scheme  for  Promoting  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  and Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE),  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  (CGTMSE),  Credit  linked  Capital Subsidy-Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS), National Manufacturing Competitiveness  Programme  (NMCP),  Micro  &  Small  Enterprises-  Cluster  Development Programme  (MSE-CDP),  National  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled  Tribe  Hub  (NSSH), Procurement  and  Marketing  Schemes  (PMS)  etc.  National  Small  Industries  Corporation (NSIC)  under  the  Ministry  of  MSME  also  boost  and  supports  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs)  Sector  by providing integrated support services encompassing marketing, finance, technology and other services.