Lok Sabha Question No. 1322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Export of MSME Products
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## EXPORT OF MSME PRODUCTS

## 1322.  SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises be pleased to state:

- (a) the share of MSMEs products Export in total exports of the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether producers and exporters of MSME Products reportedly lack proper infrastructure and facilities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  encourage  the  producers  and  exporters  of MSMEs products to adopt new /latest technologies used in other countries for efficient and high quality production  to complete in global market; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINIISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): As  per  the  information  from  Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  & Statistics  (DGCI&S),the  share  of  export  of  specified  MSME  related  Products  in  the  All  India exports during each of the last 3 years  and current year is as follows:

|   S. No. | Year                    | Share of MSMEproducts export.   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19(upto Nov.,2018) | 47.72%                          |
|        2 | 2017-18                 | 48.56%                          |
|        3 | 2016-17                 | 49.69%                          |
|        4 | 2015-16                 | 49.86%                          |

(b) to (e): In  order  to  help  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises    (MSMEs)  overcome  the constraints  on  account  of  access  to  credit,  Common  Facilities,  high  end  technologies  etc., Government of India has taken several measures.  These include efforts made under Make in India Programme,  initiatives  for  promoting  Ease  of  Doing  Business,  improved  availability  of  credit through  MUDRA, Stand  up  India  Programme,  2  percent  interest  subvention  for  GST  registered MSMEs on fresh or incremental loans, increase in rebate for exporters who receive loans in the preshipment and post-shipment period etc,.

Ministry of Micro, Small and  Medium Enterprises, (MSME)  implements various policies/schemes/programmes  to  provide  assistance  to  the  producers  and  exporters  of  MSME products.  Some of such policies/schemes are MSE-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) , Procurement  and  Marketing  Scheme  (PMS),  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy  Scheme    (CLCSS), Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises   (CGTMSE) National Manufacturing Competitiveness  Programme  (NMCP)  etc.  These  schemes/programmes  help  MSME  growth  and increase the competitiveness of enterprises.

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