Lok Sabha Question No. 840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Raw Material Assistance Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 840 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## RAW MATERIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME

## 840.          SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  MSME  units  which  received  financial  assistance  under  Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme;
- (b) the  number  of  MSME  units  from  Maharashtra  State  which  applied  for assistance under RMA;
- (c) the details of amount received and name of such units from Maharashtra which were benefitted under the Scheme; and
- (d) the  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  National  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled Tribe Hub scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

- (a):              The  details  of  MSME  units  which  have  been provided financial assistance under Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme by NSIC in last 2 years and current year are as under:
- (b) & (c):     The details of MSME units from Maharashtra which have been provided financial assistance under Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme by NSIC in last 2 years and current year are as under:

| Financial Year            |   No. of Units |   Amount (Rs. In lacs) |
|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20                   |           2842 |                 524496 |
| 2020-21                   |           2699 |                 439844 |
| 2021-22 (upto 26.11.2021) |           2446 |                 308581 |

| Financial Year            |   No. of Units |   Amount (Rs. In lacs) |
|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20                   |            322 |                45780.7 |
| 2020-21                   |            320 |                43988.9 |
| 2021-22 (upto 26.11.2021) |            310 |                30864   |

: 2 :

(d):          National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) was launched in  October,  2016  with  the  objective  to  provide  professional  support  to  SC-ST entrepreneurs  for  fulfilling  the  mandate  of  4%  procurement  from  CPSEs  as  per  the Public  Procurement  Policy,  adopt  applicable  industry  best  practices  and  leverage Stand-up India initiative. The above scheme is being implemented by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), a CPSE under the Ministry of MSME.

The following interventions / sub-schemes are being implemented under NSSH for capacity building and market linkage of the SC-ST entrepreneurs. The progress on these interventions on Pan India basis since inception of the Scheme is as follows:

- Special  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy  Scheme  (SCLCSS)  which  has  a provision  of  25  %  capital  subsidy  for  procurement  of  plant  &  machinery (maximum subsidy - Rs.25 Lacs), for new and existing SC/ST MSEs. Till date, subsidy of Rs.88.24 Cr has been provided for 849 SC-ST entrepreneurs.
- Special  Marketing  Assistance  Scheme  (SMAS)  to  enhance  marketing capabilities  &  competitiveness  of  the  SC-ST  MSMEs.  Under  this  subscheme,  7521  SC-ST  entrepreneurs  have  been  facilitated  to  participate  in domestic / international exhibitions.
- 26563  SC/ST  candidates  have  been  provided  skill  and  entrepreneurship development  training  under  the  scheme  and  4,483  sector-specific  toolkits distributed to the trained candidates.
- 378 Special Vendor Development Programs (SVDPs) have been organized through NSSH Offices for product matchmaking, sensitization and augment SC-ST participation in public procurement processes.
- Besides,  23026  SC-ST  entrepreneurs  have  been  provided  subsidy  for enrollment on the B2B Portal 'MSMEmart.com' of NSIC and 3892 MSEs were registered under Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) of NSIC.
- In addition, 47 State Conclaves have been organized with participation from 24,342 SC/ST entrepreneurs, CPSEs, Banks and State Governments etc. to create awareness amongst SC-ST entrepreneurs.

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