Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Industrially Backward Districts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 243.

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY, 2021.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

## 243.   DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  specified  Bankura  of  West  Bengal  as  'A' Category and Purulia as 'B' Category industrially backward districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of investment subsidy, sales tax exemption, etc. provided by the Government for setting up units in these areas so far;
- (c) the  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  for  development  of industrial estates and related infrastructure in these areas; and
- (d) the details and the number of industries/ MSMEs which have been set up in these districts in the last three years?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्रर(श्रर सोमप्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a)to(c):        Sir,  Government  of  West  Bengal  has  classified  developed  areas  and backward  areas  into   A,  B,  C,  D  and  E  zones  ,under  the  scheme  of 'Banglashree  for  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises.  Districts  of Bankura and Purulia of West Bengal fall under Zone D.   Please refer Gazette  Notification  No.  1543/MSMET-18011/1/2020  dated  22 nd July, 2020 of Government of West Bengal.

An eligible  micro or small  enterprise,  located  in  Zone  D,  is  entitled  to State  Capital  Investment  subsidy  as  mentioned  in  above  mentioned Gazette Notification.

- (d)  : A list of total MSMEs registered in the last three years in Bankura and Purulia is annexed.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE    LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 243 FOR ANSWER ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2021.

| Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 | Total MSME registered underUAM                 |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        |
| FY                                             | Total                                          | Micro                                          | Small                                          | Medium                                         | Total                                          | Micro                                          | Small                                          | Medium                                         |
| 2017-18                                        | 438                                            | 395                                            | 42                                             | 1                                              | 385                                            | 346                                            | 39                                             | 0                                              |
| 2018-19                                        | 519                                            | 443                                            | 75                                             | 1                                              | 359                                            | 316                                            | 43                                             | 0                                              |
| 2019-20                                        | 970                                            | 792                                            | 171                                            | 7                                              | 787                                            | 702                                            | 83                                             | 2                                              |
| 2020-21 Till (30/06/2020)                      | 1212                                           | 931                                            | 277                                            | 4                                              | 1009                                           | 818                                            | 189                                            | 2                                              |
| Total:-                                        | 3139                                           | 2561                                           | 565                                            | 13                                             | 2540                                           | 2182                                           | 354                                            | 4                                              |
| Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration | Total MSME registered under UDYAM Registration |
|                                                | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Bankura                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        | Purulia                                        |
|                                                | Total                                          | Micro                                          | Small                                          | Medium                                         | Total                                          | Micro                                          | Small                                          | Medium                                         |
| From 01/07/2020 to 27/01/2021                  | 536                                            | 481                                            | 54                                             | 1                                              | 345                                            | 314                                            | 28                                             | 3                                              |

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