Lok Sabha Question No. 4029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Employment in MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## EMPLOYMENT IN MSME SECTOR

4029. SHRI ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  and  number  of persons  employed  therein  in  various  states  including  Kerala  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of the proposals received and sanctioned during the said period and the financial assistance provided to them;
- (c) the  number  of  proposals  pending  for  approval  of  the  Government  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  grant  immediate  approval  to  the  pending projects; and
- (e) the details and the number of posts lying vacant in each unit at present and the steps taken/being taken to fill those posts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  a  major credit-linked  subsidy  programme  is  aimed  at  generating  self-employment  opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-agriculture sector by helping traditional artisans  and  unemployed  youth.  Under  the  PMEGP,  the  estimated  employment  generated (number  of  persons)  in  micro  enterprises  during  the  years  2016-17,  2017-18,  2018-19  and 2019-20  (as  on  31.10.2019)  has  been  4.08  lakh,  3.87  lakh,  5.87  lakh  and  2.11  lakh respectively.  Employment  generated  state-wise  including  Kerala  under  PMEGP  for  the  last three year and current year (up to 31.10.2019) is given at Annexure.

Details of margin money subsidy disbursed and number of projects assisted under PMEGP during 2016-17 to 2019-20 (as on 31.10.2019) are given below:

|   S. No. | Year                       | Margin money subsidy utilized (Rs. in lakh)   | Number of projects assisted   |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | 2016-17                    | 1,28,093.86                                   | 52,912                        |
|        2 | 2017-18                    | 1,31,240.07                                   | 48,398                        |
|        3 | 2018-19                    | 2,07,000.54                                   | 73,424                        |
|        4 | 2019-20 (as on 31.10.2019) | 82,436.58                                     | 26,480                        |

(e):       As per rules,  vacant posts are  filled on regular basis.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4029 for answer on 12.12.2019.

State-wise position of PMEGP during 2016-17 to 2019-20 (As on 31.10.2019)

| S. No.   | State/UT                 | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                 | 2016-17                                           | 2017-18                                           | 2018-19                                           | 2019-20 (As on 31.10.2019)                        |
| 1        | Jammu& Kashmir           | 11691                                             | 30024                                             | 1832                                              | 216                                               |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh         | 6916                                              | 7088                                              | 17760                                             | 8200                                              |
| 3        | Punjab                   | 9858                                              | 12160                                             | 2240                                              | 896                                               |
| 4        | UT Chandigarh            | 376                                               | 360                                               | 29896                                             | 7216                                              |
| 5        | Uttarakhand              | 9890                                              | 12904                                             | 26424                                             | 6224                                              |
| 6        | Haryana                  | 11016                                             | 13744                                             | 24752                                             | 8432                                              |
| 7        | Delhi                    | 952                                               | 920                                               | 1056                                              | 368                                               |
| 8        | Rajasthan                | 13408                                             | 12614                                             | 624                                               | 312                                               |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh            | 36315                                             | 43456                                             | 28000                                             | 19032                                             |
| 10       | Bihar                    | 25872                                             | 18456                                             | 17320                                             | 6752                                              |
| 11       | Sikkim                   | 201                                               | 296                                               | 11192                                             | 5456                                              |
| 12       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1984                                              | 1672                                              | 60232                                             | 17488                                             |
| 13       | Nagaland                 | 7783                                              | 7440                                              | 14376                                             | 3856                                              |
| 14       | Manipur                  | 8419                                              | 4800                                              | 29256                                             | 13800                                             |
| 15       | Mizoram                  | 3400                                              | 1992                                              | 19888                                             | 8064                                              |
| 16       | Tripura                  | 17961                                             | 8928                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 2632                                              | 600                                               | 20208                                             | 5552                                              |
| 18       | Assam                    | 31498                                             | 18256                                             | 45136                                             | 16992                                             |
| 19       | West Bengal              | 26604                                             | 10928                                             | 10328                                             | 2680                                              |
| 20       | Jharkhand                | 10400                                             | 8888                                              | 3120                                              | 1072                                              |
| 21       | Odisha                   | 20392                                             | 19192                                             | 8984                                              | 2144                                              |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh             | 12856                                             | 11704                                             | 9664                                              | 1992                                              |
| 23       | Madhya Pradesh           | 15520                                             | 14432                                             | 24560                                             | 6688                                              |
| 24       | Gujarat                  | 11629                                             | 15008                                             | 608                                               | 264                                               |
| 25       | Maharashtra              | 17799                                             | 26632                                             | 14408                                             | 6488                                              |
| 26       | Andhra Pradesh           | 14148                                             | 12216                                             | 18872                                             | 8632                                              |
| 27       | Telangana                | 6445                                              | 9520                                              | 440                                               | 256                                               |
| 28       | Karnataka                | 30286                                             | 16920                                             | 41480                                             | 17192                                             |
| 29       | Goa                      | 660                                               | 400                                               | 16408                                             | 7776                                              |
| 30       | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 9432                                              | 1712                                              |
| 31       | Kerala                   | 13068                                             | 10776                                             | 224                                               | 72                                                |
| 32       | Tamilnadu                | 25764                                             | 32760                                             | 41944                                             | 12656                                             |
| 33       | Puducherry               | 699                                               | 352                                               | 17448                                             | 5136                                              |
| 34       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1398                                              | 1744                                              | 19304                                             | 8224                                              |
|          |                          | 407840                                            | 387182                                            | 587416                                            | 211840                                            |