Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Women Entrepreneurs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2028 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 2022

## WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

2028.   SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) the place of India in the world in terms of women entrepreneurs and the names of the business  in  which  the  women  entrepreneurs  have  empowered  themselves  in  enterprises  of rural as well as urban areas;
- (b) whether the Government has made any provision to provide especial concession in the tax and income tax to women entrepreneurs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the number of women applied for entrepreneurship in Rajasthan during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Women-owned MSMEs are mostly engaged in retail trade, manufacture of textiles, garments & clothing accessories, food and beverages related activities, fashion designing and tailoring, hair-dressing  and  beauty treatment, operation of canteens, and other services like education, health etc.
- (b) to (d): No sir, no such provision with reference to special concession in income tax has been made by the Government in the Income Tax Act, 1961.
- (e): The  number  of  women  entrepreneurs  from  Rajasthan,  who  have  registered  their MSMEs on the  Udyam Registration portal of the Ministry of MSME, during the last three years is given below:

| No. of women entrepreneurs registered in Rajasthan on Udyam Registration portal during the last three years.   | No. of women entrepreneurs registered in Rajasthan on Udyam Registration portal during the last three years.   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY                                                                                                             | State-Rajasthan                                                                                                |
| 2020-21(July,2020 to Mar,2021)                                                                                 | 29549                                                                                                          |
| 2021-22                                                                                                        | 46384                                                                                                          |
| 2022-23(upto 22 nd July,2022)                                                                                  | 16465                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                          | 92398                                                                                                          |