Lok Sabha Question No. 2578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: CHAMPIONS Portal
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## CHAMPIONS PORTAL

## 2578. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  CHAMPIONS  Portal  set  up  to  expeditiously  resolve  concerns relating to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) whether the Government proposes to expand the scope of the CHAMPIONS portal to include other features and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  resolve  MSME related concerns?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): CHAMPIONS Portal which was launched on 01.06.2020 by Ministry of MSME, is an ICT based system which operates Central Control Room and 69 State Control Rooms in hub and  spoke  model  to  facilitate  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  through grievance  redressal  and  handholding.  Since  inception  of  the  portal  to  28.02.2023,  59,031 queries/grievances  have  been  received,  out  of  which  58,563  grievances  have  been  replied. The queries/grievances are mainly related to policy matters, starter, credit and finance.

Ministry of MSME  based  on  operational  requirements,  has expanded  the scope of CHAMPIONS Portal by adding various features to increase the effectiveness of the portal. Some of them are:

- i) On boarded 25 Ministries/ Departments/Govt. Institutions, 32 State Governments, 58 Banks/Financial  Institutions/Regional  Rural  Banks/State  Finance  Corporations,  60  CPSEs and other important organizations like FSSAI,  BIS  and  GeM  to  address  issues of MSMEs/Entrepreneurs.
2. ii) CHAMPIONS  Portal  has  been  localised  in  7  Indian  languages  (Hindi,  Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, and Tamil) to increase public outreach.
3. iii) Integration  with  other  portals  of  Ministry  of  MSME  such  as  MSME  Samadhaan, Udyam Registration, etc.

- (c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various schemes  and  programmes  aimed  at  promotion  and  development  of  MSME  Sector  in  the country.

These  schemes/programmes  include  MSME  Champions  Scheme,  Credit  Guarantee  Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  -  Cluster  Development  Programme (MSE-CDP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) etc.

Further Government has taken a number of initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME Sector. Some of them are:

- i) Rs. 5 lakh crore collateral free automatic loans for business under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), including MSMEs.
2. ii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund. This scheme has a provision for corpus of Rs.10,000 crore from Government of India.
3. iii) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
4. iv) New  registration  of  MSMEs  through  ''Udyam  Registration''  for  Ease  of  Doing Business.
- v) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crore.
6. vi) Inclusion of retail and whole sale trades as MSMEs w.e.f. 02 July, 2021.
7. vii) Non-tax  benefits  extended  for  3  years  in  case  of  an  upward  change  in  status  of MSMEs.
8. viii)   Integration of Udyam Portal and National Career Service (NCS) of Ministry of Labour & Employment, as an outcome registered MSMEs are able to search for jobseekers on NCS.

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