Lok Sabha Question No. 1198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Operational MSMEs in West Bengal
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## OPERATIONAL MSMEs IN WEST BENGAL

1198. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the details and the number of MSMEs currently in operation in West Bengal, districtwise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  data  of  MSMEs  that  were  shut  down  during  the  last three  years  in  West  Bengal  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  district-wise  and  number  of employment lost;
- (c) whether the Government has done/carried out any study to probe reasons for the shut downs of MSMEs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  district-wise  details  of  MSMEs  currently  in  operation  in  West  Bengal  are  at Annexure-I.
- (b): The  district-wise  details  of  MSMEs  shut  down  and  their  employment  details  from 01.07.2020 to 07.02.2023 in West Bengal are at Annexure-II.
- (c) & (d): A  study  conducted  by  SIDBI  from  September,  2021  to  January,  2022, comprising 1,029 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) spread across 20 States and  2  UTs  revealed  that  67%  of  the  respondent  MSMEs  were  temporarily  closed  up  to  a period of three months.

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## Annexure-I

| District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   | District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   | District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   | District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   | District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   | District -wise details of MSMEs registered and classified on Udyam Registration Portal in West Bengal from 01.07.2020 till 07.02.2023 in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un starred Question No. 1198 due for answer on 09.02.2023   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | District Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Micro                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Small                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Total Udyam Registration                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Alipurduar                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5,353                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 152                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5,513                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bankura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 9,815                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 302                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10,135                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Birbhum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 12,304                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 439                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 12,765                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Coochbehar                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9,459                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 9,724                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Dakshin Dinajpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5,981                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 152                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6,139                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Darjeeling                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13,688                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 981                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 14,739                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | East Medinipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 22,848                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 898                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23,785                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Hooghly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 25,402                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 846                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 26,309                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Howrah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 28,813                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,571                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 103                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30,487                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jalpaiguri                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11,227                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 533                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 11,783                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jhargram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,397                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2,458                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kalimpong                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,030                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kolkota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 57,506                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,597                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 66,225                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Malda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 13,705                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 401                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 14,119                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Murshidabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 25,050                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 656                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 25,735                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nadia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 20,252                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 476                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 20,740                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | North 24 Praganas                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 56,071                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,679                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 124                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 57,874                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Paschim Bardhaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18,580                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 867                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 19,528                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Purba Bardhaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 19,165                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 843                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 20,046                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Purulia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6,774                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 212                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6,994                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | South 24 Praganas                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33,682                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 874                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 34,608                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Dinajpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10,048                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 457                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10,516                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | West Medinipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 18,984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 616                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 19,637                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Total:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4,28,113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 20,887                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,889                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4,50,889                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

## Annexure-II

| Sl. No.   | District Name     |   Micro |   Small |   Medium |   Total MSMEs shut down as per UR Portal | Total Employment against the MSMEs shut down   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Alipurduar        |       6 |       0 |        0 |                                        6 | 11                                             |
| 2         | Bankura           |       6 |       0 |        0 |                                        6 | 12                                             |
| 3         | Birbhum           |      15 |       1 |        0 |                                       16 | 74                                             |
| 4         | Coochbehar        |       8 |       0 |        0 |                                        8 | 18                                             |
| 5         | Dakshin Dinajpur  |       2 |       0 |        0 |                                        2 | 13                                             |
| 6         | Darjeeling        |      18 |       0 |        0 |                                       18 | 75                                             |
| 7         | East Medinipur    |      16 |       0 |        0 |                                       16 | 127                                            |
| 8         | Hooghly           |      24 |       0 |        0 |                                       24 | 105                                            |
| 9         | Howrah            |      36 |       0 |        0 |                                       36 | 119                                            |
| 10        | Jalpaiguri        |       8 |       1 |        0 |                                        9 | 67                                             |
| 11        | Jhargram          |       1 |       0 |        0 |                                        1 | 35                                             |
| 12        | Kalimpong         |       2 |       0 |        0 |                                        2 | 2                                              |
| 13        | Kolkota           |      69 |       1 |        0 |                                       70 | 495                                            |
| 14        | Malda             |       9 |       0 |        0 |                                        9 | 66                                             |
| 15        | Murshidabad       |      16 |       0 |        0 |                                       16 | 144                                            |
| 16        | Nadia             |      28 |       0 |        0 |                                       28 | 108                                            |
| 17        | North 24 Praganas |      76 |       1 |        0 |                                       77 | 397                                            |
| 18        | Paschim Bardhaman |      15 |       0 |        0 |                                       15 | 66                                             |
| 19        | Purba Bardhaman   |      28 |       0 |        0 |                                       28 | 98                                             |
| 20        | Purulia           |       9 |       0 |        0 |                                        9 | 89                                             |
| 21        | South 24 Praganas |      34 |       0 |        0 |                                       34 | 573                                            |
| 22        | Uttar Dinajpur    |      10 |       0 |        0 |                                       10 | 36                                             |
| 23        | West Medinipur    |      17 |       1 |        0 |                                       18 | 82                                             |
|           | Total:-           |     453 |       5 |        0 |                                      458 | 2,812                                          |