Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Project Unnati
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1855

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## SHARE OF SMALL INDUSTRIES

## †1855.       SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) the share of small industries in comparison to organised sector in exports as on date;
- (b) the  extent  to  which  it  has  contributed  in  creating  employment  opportunities  and wealth in the country;
- (c) whether  any  long  term  policy  has  been  formulated  for  development  of  small industries; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):       As per the 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  during  2018-19,  2019-20  and  2020-21  (till  June,2020)  was 48.10%, 49.75% and 42.52%,  respectively.
- (b): As per 73 rd round of National Sample Survey (NSS) (July 2015- June 2016) conducted by  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI),  the  estimated employed persons in MSME Sector are about 11.10 crore.

As per the information received from Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & PI, MSME Gross Value Added (GVA) was 32.79% and 33.50% during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 in All India GVA.

- (c) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  implement various schemes to grow MSME sector and provide stimulus to MSMEs by various schemes and packages. These include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP),  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP), Scheme  for  Promotion  of  MSMEs  in  North  Eastern  Region  and  Sikkim,  Tool  Rooms  and Technology  Centers,  Mission  Solar  Charkha  (MSC),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme, Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (ESDP), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and 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.

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