Lok Sabha Question No. 221 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Assistance to MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *221

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## ASSISTANCE TO MSME SECTOR

## *221. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a) whether the Government has provided any financial assistance for the revival of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  allocated  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (c) the measures taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to protect the interests of employers and employees of MSME sector;
- (d) whether millions of people employed in MSME sector have lost their jobs during the Covid pandemic; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to provide jobs to those who were rendered jobless during the pandemic?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.* 221 FOR ANSWER ON 17.03.2022

(a) to (c): The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  recent  initiatives  vide  programmes, schemes and declarations under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and Union Budget announcements,  which  inter  alia  include  mitigating  the  negative  impact  of  COVID-19  for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, including Tamil Nadu. Some initiatives for financial assistance include the following:

- (i)      Rs.  4.5  lakh  crore  Collateral  free  Automatic  Loans  under  Guaranteed  Emergency Credit  Line  (GECL)/Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee  Scheme  (ECLGS)  for businesses, including MSMEs (now enhanced to Rs. 5 lakh crore and extended till 31.03.2023) (Implemented by DFS);
- (ii) Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) (extended till 31.03.2023); and
- (iii)    Equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund (SRI Fund).

Additionally,  during  the  pandemic  period,  MSMEs  have  also  been  supported  by  the ongoing financial assistance schemes of this Ministry i.e.

- (i)      Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  which  is  a  major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment; and
- (ii)   Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) to strengthen credit delivery system and to facilitate the  flow  of  credit  to  the  Micro  and  Small  Enterprise  sector  without  the  hassles  of collateral and third party guarantee.

All  the  schemes implemented by the Ministry of MSME are Central Sector Schemes & funds are not allocated State /UT wise.  Details of the above schemes for Tamil Nadu are as below:

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                              | 2018-19         | 2019-20         | 2020-21            | 2021-22           |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL): (i) No. of guarantee issued to MSMEs (ii) Loan Amount guaranteed (in Rs. Crore)        | Not Applicable  | Not Applicable  | 6,18,504 17,059.11 | 2,28,975 6,150.02 |
|        2 | Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD): (i) No. of guarantee issued (ii) Approved guarantee amount (In Rs. Crore) | Not Applicable  | Not Applicable  | 74 9.10            | 15 2.45           |
|        3 | Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP): (i) Micro unit assisted (ii) Margin Money Disbursed (In Rs. Crore)    | 5,185 132.91    | 5,172 123.48    | 5,188 138.82       | 4,354 126.12      |
|        4 | Credit Guarantee Scheme(CGS): (i) No. of guarantee issued (ii) Amount of Guarantee (In Rs. Crore)                               | 37,692 2,543.01 | 89,725 4,352.82 | 61,535 3,343.95    | 39,154 3,437.24   |

Note: Data for FY 2021-22: ECLGS as on 28.02.2022, CGSSD as on 28.02.2022, PMEGP as on 01.03.2022 and CGS as on  28.02.2022

Source: ECLGS: DFS, M/o Finance; CGSSD & CGS: CGTMSE, Mumbai and PMEGP: KVIC, Mumbai.

In  the  Union  Budget  2022  the  Government  has  also  announced  that  Ministry  of MSME's Udyam portal will be linked to Ministry of Labour & Employment's e-Shram and National Career Service (NCS) portals and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship's Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portals will be interlinked.

(d) & (e): As  informed  by  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment,  the  Government  has launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) with effect from 1 st October, 2020 as part  of  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  package  3.0  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 pandemic.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of  beneficiaries  has  been  extended from  30.06.2021  to  31.03.2022.  Benefits  have  been  provided  to  50.81  lakh  beneficiaries through 1.33 lakh establishments till 28.02.2022.

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