Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Pending Dues to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358 TO BE ANSWERED ON.  08.12.2022

## PENDING DUES TO MSMEs

358. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is true that more than Rs. 600 crores are pending for payment to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Andhra Pradesh as of April, 2022;
- (b) if so, the details of such payment, district-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to help MSMEs get back their dues;
- (d) whether the Government has analyzed the success of these measures and  if so,  the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is considering deadline to all those who have to clear dues to MSMEs with interest within thirty days and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) can file applications in Micro and Small Enterprise  Facilitation  Councils  (MSEFCs)  for  delayed  payments.  After  the  application  is admitted  by  the  MSEFCs,  it  becomes  a  case.  As  per  the  information  available  on  the SAMADHAAN Portal from 30.10.2017  to  30.04.2022,  the  details  of  total  no.  of  pending applications in Andhra Pradesh  (district wise) are at Annex-I.

## (a) to (f): Steps taken by the Government to resolve the said issues are as follows:-

-  Under  the  provisions  of  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  Development (MSMED) Act,  2006,  Micro  &  Small  Enterprises  Facilitation  Councils  (MSEFCs) have  been  set  up  in  the  States/UTs  to  deal  with  cases  of  delayed  payments  of  the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).
-  Ministry of MSME launched SAMADHAAN Portal on 30.10.2017 (https://samadhaan.msme.gov.in/MyMsme/MSEFC/MSEFC\_Welcome.aspx ) for monitoring  of  the  outstanding  dues  to  the  MSEs  from  the  buyers  of  goods  and services.
-  The  Ministry  of  MSME  created  a  special  sub-portal  within  Samadhaan  Portal  on 14.06.2020,  after  the  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat  announcements,  for  reporting  the  dues and monthly payments by central Ministries/Department/Public Sector Enterprises to MSMEs.  Dues  of  Rs.  1,65,034.09  crore  have  been  paid  to  MSME  vendors  by Government  Ministries/  Departments/CPSEs  from  May  2020  till  05 th December, 2022.

-  The Ministry of MSME has also been urging States/UTs to set up more number of Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation  Councils  (MSEFCs) for quicker  disposal  of cases related to delayed payments. The number of MSEFCs has gone up from 79 in 2019-20 to 113 in 2022-23. More than one MSEFC has been set up in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and U.P.
-  Government of India has also instructed CPSEs and all companies with the turnover of  Rs.  500  Crore  or  more  to  get  themselves  on-boarded  on  the  Trade  Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), an electronic platform for facilitating the discounting of trade receivables of MSMEs through multiple financiers.
-  Companies which get supplies  of goods or services from Micro & Small Enterprises and whose payment to Micro and Small Enterprises exceeds 45 days from the date of acceptance or the date of deemed acceptance of the goods or services, also need to submit a half yearly return to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs stating the amount of payments due and the reasons of the delay.

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Annex-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 358 for answering on 08.12.2022

| S. No.   | District              | State                  | Pending applications as on 30.04.2022                               |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                       |                        | Amount payable in pending applications as on 30.04.2022 (Rs. Crore) |
| 1        | Visakhapatanam        | Andhra Pradesh         | 167 197.54                                                          |
| 2        | Krishna               | Andhra Pradesh         | 132 108.1                                                           |
| 3        | Chittoor              | Andhra Pradesh         | 28 5.47                                                             |
| 4        | Guntur                | Andhra Pradesh         | 45 45.77                                                            |
| 5        | East Godavari         | Andhra Pradesh         | 26 53.49                                                            |
| 6        | Anantapur             | Andhra Pradesh         | 33 2.65                                                             |
| 7        | West Godavari         | Andhra Pradesh         | 17 17.49                                                            |
| 8        | Spsr Nellore          | Andhra Pradesh         | 11 8.57                                                             |
| 9        | Prakasam              | Andhra Pradesh         | 13 21.41                                                            |
| 10       | Y.S.R.                | Andhra Pradesh         | 8 10.91                                                             |
| 11       | Srikakulam            | Andhra Pradesh         | 10 0.86                                                             |
| 12       | Vizianagaram          | Andhra Pradesh         | 4 9.44                                                              |
| 13       | Kurnool               | Andhra Pradesh         | 3 0.19                                                              |
| 15       | Manyam Anakapalli     | Pradesh Andhra Pradesh | 0                                                                   |
| 16       |                       |                        | 0 0                                                                 |
|          | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Andhra Pradesh         | 0 0                                                                 |
| 17       | Kakinada              | Andhra Pradesh         | 0 0                                                                 |
| 18       | Konaseema             | Andhra                 | 0                                                                   |
| 19       | Eluru                 | Pradesh Andhra         | 0 0                                                                 |

| 20   | Ntr            | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
|------|----------------|------------------|--------|
| 21   | Bapatla        | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
| 22   | Palnadu        | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
| 23   | Tirupati       | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
| 24   | Annamayya      | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
| 25   | Sri Sathya Sai | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
| 26   | Nandyal        | Andhra Pradesh   | 0 0    |
|      | Grand Total    |                  | 497    |
|      |                |                  | 481.89 |