Lok Sabha Question No. 4207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Protection to MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## PROTECTION TO MSME SECTOR

## 4207.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MEHTAB:

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

- (a) whether cheap import from China has destroyed the domestic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country during each of the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto ;
- (b) whether  the demonetization has also impacted MSME sector adversely across the country and if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the  Government has conducted any study  on the measures taken  by other  Asian countries to protect MSME sector in their respective areas;
- (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof, country-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  MSME  sector  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Appropriate measures are taken for imposing anti- dumping duty, counter-vailing duty and safeguard duty, as deemed necessary from time to time on any article imported into India in such increased quantities and under such conditions so as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Indian domestic industry.
- (b): As per the preliminary assessment report on the impact of demonetization brought out by the RBI, the adverse impact had been transient.
- (c)&(d): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  has  not  conducted  any specific  study  on  the  measures  taken  by  other  Asian  countries  to  protect  MSME  Sector  in  their respective areas.
- (e): 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 EnterprisesCluster 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.