Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Contribution of MSME in GDP, Employment and Exports
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2742

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 17.03.2022

## CONTRIBUTION OF MSMEs IN GDP, EMPLOYMENT AND EXPORTS

## 2742.       SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a) the  contribution  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  in  the  country's  GDP, employment and value exports during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether exports of MSMEs have been affected due to Covid-19 pandemic;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  a  plan  of  action  to  extend  requisite  support  to MSMEs to make their export more competitive and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the extent to which the Government has achieved success in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a): As per the information received from Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the share of MSME Gross Value Added in All India GDP at current prices are as follows:

| Year                                 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Share ofMSME in All India GDP (in %) | 29.69%    | 30.50%    | 30.50%    | 26.83%    |

Total  number  of  persons  employed,  in  MSMEs  which  are  registered  on  Udyam  Portal  of  the Ministry and incorporated during last 4 years are as follows:

| Year      | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (up to 11.03.2022)   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| All India | 51,98,478 | 38,55,539 | 43,37,444 | 89,53,149 | 93,94,957                    |

As per information received from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, the Share of Export of specified MSME related products in All India Exports are as follows:

| Description                                                         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Share of Export of MSME related products in All India Export (in %) |     48.56 |      48.1 |     49.77 |     49.35 |

- (b): COVID-19  epidemic  has  temporarily  affected  various  sectors  including  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises in the country including their export.
- (c): The Ministry of MSME is implementing the International Cooperation (IC) Scheme.  The scheme aims  at  capacity  building  of  MSMEs  for  entering  export  market  by  facilitating  their  participation  in international exhibitions/fairs/conferences/seminar/buyer-seller meets abroad as well as providing them with actionable market-intelligence and reimbursement of various costs involved in export of goods and services.
- (d) The impact of COVID 19 pandemic has temporarily affected the Indian export sector as a whole and also exports from MSME Sector. However, the share of export from MSME sector in total export remained almost same in 2020-21 (49.35%) as compared to 2019-20 (49.77%)