Lok Sabha Question No. 2307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Schemes for Progress of Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2307.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH      MARCH, 2022.

## SCHEMES FOR PROGRESS OF INDUSTRIES

## 2307.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  list  of  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  progress  of industries incurring heavy loss since corona period;
- (b) the names of schemes being implemented by the Government for industrial development of Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals from State Governments in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c):

Government of India has continuously been promoting the progress of industries  throughout  the  country  including  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh through various policy measures/schemes.

Government has taken a number of recent initiatives under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on industries. Some  of  the  initiatives  are:  Rs.  20,000  crore  Subordinate  Debt  for stressed  MSMEs,  Rs.3  lakh  crore  Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee Scheme  (ECLGS)  for  Businesses,  Rs.  50,000  crore  equity  infusion through MSME  Self-Reliant  India  Fund,  New  Revised  criteria of classification of MSMEs, New Registration of MSMEs through 'Udyam Registration'  for  Ease  of  Doing  Business  and  no  global  tenders  for procurement up to Rs. 200 crore for promotion of domestic manufacturing.

Besides above, Central Government has also taken following measures to promote industrial development:- announcement of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme , launch of the PM GatiShaki - a National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity to reduce logistic cost and create world class infrastructure, implementation of various industrial corridor projects to develop greenfield industrial nodes and to facilitate provision of plug and  play  infrastructure,  reducing  compliance  burden  on  citizen  and business to simplify, decriminalize & remove redundant laws, setting up of Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) and Project Development Cells  (PDCs)  to  monitor  investment  projects,  building  a  strong  ecosystem for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country with the help of  schemes such as Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme (FFS), and Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) schemes, launching of GISenabled India Industrial Land Bank, Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI),  Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural  Industry  and  Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE),  Credit  Guarantee Scheme (CGTMSE), Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme  (MSE-CDP),  National  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH).

State Governments  also promote industrial development  through various  initiatives / schemes.

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