Lok Sabha Question No. 1882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Promotion of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1882

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## PROMOTION OF MSMEs

## 1882. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to encourage, promote and protect the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country to overcome Covid-19 disaster and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to promote small scale textile industry in Karur constituency of Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the  percentage  of  MSME  products  exported  out  of  the  total  exported  products  of  the  country during each of the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) & (b):    The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various schemes and programmes for growth and development of MSME Sector in the country including Tamil Nadu. These schemes and  programmes include Prime Minister's Employment  Generation  programme (PMEGP),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  A  Scheme  for Promoting  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  &  Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE),  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  for Incremental Credit to  MSMEs, Credit Guarantee  Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Micro and Small  Enterprises  Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy    and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS).

Recently,  Post  Covid-19,  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  under  Aatma  Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME Sector in the country especially in Covid-19 pandemic. Some of them are:

- i)   Rs 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
2. ii)  Rs. 3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs.
3. iii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds.
4. iv)  New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- v)  New Registration of MSMEs through 'Udyam Registration' for Ease of Doing Business.
6. vi)  No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores, this will help MSME.

An online Portal 'Champions' has been launched on 01.06.2020 by Hon'ble Prime Minister. This covers  many  aspects  of  e-governance  including  grievance  redressal  and  handholding  of  MSMEs. Through the portal, total 19,593 grievances have been redressed upto 17.09.2020.

RBI has also announced several measures to Reduce Financial Stress of MSMEs.

- (c): As per information received from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics the Export of MSME related products and the share of Export of MSME related products in All India Export are as follows:

| Year             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Percentage share | 49.68%    | 48.56%    | 48.10%    | 49.75%    | 42.52%    |