Lok Sabha Question No. 3762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Benefits under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3762 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## BENEFITS UNDER CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND TRUST

## 3762. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which have been given  benefit  of  funds  under  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  in  Madhya  Pradesh  by  the Union Government;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposed for setting  up of Khadi  Gram Udyog and cottage industries in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of schemes being run in the country for market promotion and the extent to which Madhya Pradesh has been benefitted from it; and
- (d) the  number  of  traditional  industries  benefitted  under  a  Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration of Traditional  Industries (SFURTI) and the details with special reference to Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There  are  2,30,348  numbers  of  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  benefited  under  the Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  run  by  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  Micro  and  Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) as on 28.02.2021 in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- (b): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) has taken a number of steps to promote khadi and village industries throughout India including Madhya Pradesh, which are as below:
- (i) KVIC  provides  Modified  Market  Development  Assistance  (MMDA)  to  the registered Khadi institutions and 40% of total MMDA to be shared with the khadi artisans engaged in production activity.
- (ii) Making available concessional credit (@ 4% interest) to khadi institutions under the Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) Scheme;
- (iii) Providing  better  work  environment  to  khadi  spinners  and  weavers  under  the Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans;
- (iv) Financial assistance is provided under the scheme 'Strengthening of Infrastructure of Existing Week Khadi Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure'.
- (v) Developing  clusters  of  khadi  and  village  industries  under  Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  with  improved  equipment, business  development  services,  training,  capacity  building  and  exposure  visits, design and marketing support and common facility centres.

- (vi) Apart  from  the  above,  KVIC  is  also  implementing  a  comprehensive  reform package for the khadi sector namely Khadi Reform and Development Programme, which includes capacity building of khadi institutions and incentivizing production.
- (vii) Ministry of MSME implements a major credit-linked subsidy programme named Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  through  Banks since  2008-09 (with KVIC as nodal agency at the national level) for generating employment in the country including in Madhya Pradesh by setting up of microenterprises in the non-farm sector.

(c): Ministry  of  MSME  runs  Marketing  Assistance  Schemes  which  are  applicable throughout  the  country  including  the  state  of  Madhya  Pradesh  to  enhance  the  market exposure  of  MSMEs  to  both  domestic  and  international  markets  through  organising  / participating in  Trade  Fairs  /  Exhibitions  /  MSME  Expo.  /  Vendor  development programmes (VDPs) etc. Under the Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme 44 MSE units of Madhya Pradesh were benefitted in the last two years.

(d): Under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) 30 Clusters are approved and out of which 5 are functional in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

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