Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Funds for Cluster Development Programme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## FUNDS FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

484. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  earmarked  Rs.  450  crores  for  the  cluster  development programme during 2017-18 to 2020-21, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government intends to continue earmarking funds for the cluster development programme, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of employment generated at each cluster during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  intends  to  prioritise  cluster  development  in  certain  industries  to create export hubs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether there are proposals to operationalise developed clusters in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

- (a): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) earmarked Rs. 184.00 crores, Rs. 279.00 crores, Rs. 227.90 crores and Rs. 390.69 crores for the year 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and  2020-21  respectively  under  'Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  Cluster  Development  Programme (MSE-CDP)'.
- (b): Budget Estimate for 2021-22 is Rs. 156.50 crores under MSE-CDP.
- (c): Under MSE-CDP, Common Facility Centre is  set  up  for  enhancing  the  productivity  and competitiveness as well as capacity building of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). Job creation in the cluster depends on various factors such as aggregate domestic & global demand, seasonality etc. in and around the clusters.
- (d): MSE-CDP is a demand driven scheme and proposals are received through respective State Governments duly recommended by them.
- (e): 13 Common Facility Centres (CFCs) and 5 Infrastructure Development (ID) projects have been completed in Maharashtra under MSE-CDP. District-wise details are enclosed at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 484 for answer on 04.02.2021.

## (A) Common Facility Centres (CFCs)

|   S. No. | District   | Name of the Cluster                  |
|----------|------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sangli     | Textile cluster, Vita                |
|        2 | Sangli     | Raisin Making Cluster                |
|        3 | Nagpur     | Dal Mill Cluster                     |
|        4 | Nasik      | Textile Cluster, Malegaon            |
|        5 | Nagpur     | Garment Cluster                      |
|        6 | Kolhapur   | Garment Cluster, Ichalkaranji        |
|        7 | Ahmednagar | Auto &Engineering Cluster            |
|        8 | Ratnagiri  | Mango Processing Cluster             |
|        9 | Sangli     | Turmeric Cluster                     |
|       10 | Dhule      | Powerloom Cluster, Shirpur           |
|       11 | Nandubar   | Textile Cluster, Navapur             |
|       12 | Pune       | General Engineering Cluster, Bhosari |
|       13 | Kolhapur   | Cotton Fabric Cluster, Hatkanangle   |

## (B) Infrastructure Development (ID) Projects

|   S. No. | District   | Location of project                                                               |
|----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Satara     | Setting up of new Industrial Estate, Village - Sangavi, Tal. - Khandala           |
|        2 | Yavatmal   | Setting up of new Industrial Estate Pusad, G/C At. Ghatwadi, Tahasil-Pusad        |
|        3 | Beed       | Setting up of new Industrial Estate Village Kada, Taluk Asthi                     |
|        4 | Ahmednagar | Setting up of new Industrial Estate Setting up of new Industrial Estate Sangamner |
|        5 | Pune       | Infrastructure Development, Mahasainik Industrial Estate                          |