Lok Sabha Question No. 1858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Aatmanirbhar Bharat Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT SCHEME

1858.

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has rolled out a scheme namely 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' to promote the MSME sector;
- (b) if so, the details of the criteria fixed in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has made or proposes to make any assessment of the development of the small scale industries;
- (d) if so, the details of steps taken/proposed to be taken in Maharashtra as per the said assessment;
- (e) whether  the  leading  nations  of  the  world  play  an  important  role  in  dumping their  products  in  the  small  scale  industries'  markets  of  other  countries  whereas  the Indian  small  scale  industries  have  to  strive  hard  in  this  respect  due  to  the  sheer shortage of technological alternatives; and
- (f) if so, the concrete steps likely to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  under  the  Aatma Nirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan  to  mitigate  the  negative  impact  of  Covid-19  on  small businesses, including MSMEs, in the country. Some of them are:

- i. Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for stressed MSMEs.
- ii. Rs.3  lakh  crores  Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee  Scheme  (ECLGS)  for Businesses,    including MSMEs (which has subsequently been increased to Rs. 5 lakh crore, as announced in Budget 2022-23).
- iii. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund.
- iv. New revised criteria of classification of MSMEs.
- v. New registration of MSMEs through 'Udyam Registration' for Ease of Doing Business.
- vi. No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.

(c) & (d): Promotion  and  development  of  MSMEs  is  a  continuous  process.  The Government  of  India,  interacts  regularly  with  Stakeholders,  Industry  Associations, Individual  Enterprises,  State  Government  through  Seminars,  Video  Conferencing, Meeting  etc.,  to  assess  the  problems  and  challenges  faced  by  the  MSMEs.  The Ministry of MSME implements various schemes and programmes for the promotion and development of MSMEs across India including Maharashtra. These schemes and programmes inter alia include Prime Minister's Employment Generation programme (PMEGP),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI), Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises,  Micro  and  Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), etc.

(e) & (f): As  informed  by  Directorate  General  of  Trade  Remedies  (DGTR), Ministry of  Commerce  &  Industry,  they  neither  keep  any  record  as  to  which major countries of the world play key role in dumping products of the small scale industries in the markets of other countries nor promote dumping of any kind of goods in any country.

The Ministry of MSME, in order to help the MSMEs to grow technologically and  to  enhance  their  competitiveness,  has  established  new  Technology  Centres (TCs) and  Extension  Centres  (ECs)  across  the  country.  These  TCs/ECs  provide various  services  like  technology  support,  skilling,  incubation  and  consultancy  to MSMEs  and  skill  seekers,  leading  to  enhancement  in  employability  of  the  skill seekers, competitiveness of MSMEs and   creation of new MSMEs in the country.

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