Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Assistance to Stressed MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## ASSISTANCE TO STRESSED MSMEs

## 2656. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

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

- (a) the percentage of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from each State in the country;
- (b) the number of people employed by MSMEs, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to address lack of availability of credit, rising cost of raw materials and base metals and lack of targeted assistance to stressed sectors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As on 13.03.2023, the percentage of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are registered on Udyam Registration Portal, from each State/UT is attached as annexure-I.
- (b): As  per  Udyam  Registration  Portal,  the  total  number  of  people  employed  by  MSMEs  from 01.07.2020 to 12.03.2023 (as on 13.03.2023) in all India was 10,53,66,481. The State/UT wise details are attached as annexure-II.
- (c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implements various schemes for the growth and  development  of  MSME  sector  in  the  country  in  areas  of  credit  support,  raw  material  assistance, technological assistance, infrastructure development, skill development and training and market assistance to  MSMEs.    The  schemes/programmes  inter  alia  include  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (CGTMSE),  Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), Micro and Small  Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (ESDP) and National SC/ST Hub (NSSH).

The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives to support MSMEs in the country, which inter alia include:

- (i) Rs. 5 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for business, including MSMEs.
- (ii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund.
- (iii) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- (iv) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
- (v) 'Udyam Registration' for MSMEs, for Ease of Doing Business.
- (vi) Launching  of  an  online  Portal  'Champions'  in  June,  2020  to  cover  many  aspects  of  egovernance including grievance redress and handholding of MSMEs.
- (vii) Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale trades as MSMEs w.e.f. 02 nd July, 2021.
- (viii)  Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- (ix) Roll out of Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme with an outlay of Rs. 6,000 crore over 5 years.
- (x) Launch  of  Udyam  Assist  Platform  (UAP)  on  11.01.2023  to  bring  the  Informal  Micro Enterprises  (IMEs)  under  the  formal  ambit  for  availing  the  benefit  under  Priority  Sector Lending (PSL).

## Annexure I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2656 for answer on 16.03.2023.

| Sl. No.   | State Name                                   | Micro   | Small   | Medium   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                               | 2.97%   | 3.60%   | 3.20%    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 0.05%   | 0.04%   | 0.05%    |
| 3         | Assam                                        | 1.44%   | 1.27%   | 1.00%    |
| 4         | Bihar                                        | 4.22%   | 2.44%   | 1.48%    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1.36%   | 1.64%   | 1.95%    |
| 6         | Goa                                          | 0.20%   | 0.22%   | 0.26%    |
| 7         | Gujarat                                      | 7.48%   | 11.10%  | 12.13%   |
| 8         | Haryana                                      | 3.36%   | 4.87%   | 4.79%    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                             | 0.57%   | 0.56%   | 0.69%    |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                    | 1.76%   | 1.20%   | 0.87%    |
| 11        | Karnataka                                    | 5.85%   | 6.39%   | 6.13%    |
| 12        | Kerala                                       | 2.41%   | 2.82%   | 2.39%    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                               | 4.71%   | 4.19%   | 3.22%    |
| 14        | Maharashtra                                  | 18.77%  | 14.49%  | 17.81%   |
| 15        | Manipur                                      | 0.30%   | 0.09%   | 0.04%    |
| 16        | Meghalaya                                    | 0.06%   | 0.06%   | 0.07%    |
| 17        | Mizoram                                      | 0.08%   | 0.03%   | 0.02%    |
| 18        | Nagaland                                     | 0.08%   | 0.03%   | 0.02%    |
| 19        | Odisha                                       | 2.14%   | 1.93%   | 1.46%    |
| 20        | Punjab                                       | 3.62%   | 3.84%   | 3.75%    |
| 21        | Rajasthan                                    | 7.58%   | 5.88%   | 4.75%    |
| 22        | Sikkim                                       | 0.03%   | 0.02%   | 0.03%    |
| 23        | Tamil nadu                                   | 10.45%  | 8.85%   | 8.11%    |
| 24        | Telangana                                    | 3.20%   | 3.92%   | 4.80%    |
| 25        | Tripura                                      | 0.16%   | 0.12%   | 0.10%    |
| 26        | Uttar pradesh                                | 8.52%   | 7.86%   | 6.69%    |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                                  | 0.95%   | 0.87%   | 0.80%    |
| 28        | West bengal                                  | 3.28%   | 4.74%   | 4.72%    |
| 29        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 0.06%   | 0.04%   | 0.01%    |
| 30        | Chandigarh                                   | 0.16%   | 0.28%   | 0.36%    |
| 31        | Delhi                                        | 2.55%   | 5.56%   | 7.22%    |
| 32        | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 1.35%   | 0.67%   | 0.52%    |
| 33        | Ladakh                                       | 0.04%   | 0.02%   | 0.00%    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                                  | 0.00%   | 0.00%   | 0.00%    |
| 35        | Puducherry                                   | 0.16%   | 0.15%   | 0.14%    |
| 36        | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 0.08%   | 0.20%   | 0.39%    |
| Total     | Total                                        | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%  |

## Annexure II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2656 for answer on 16.03.2023.

| Sl. No.         | State Name                                   | Total           |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh                               | 4554110         |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 68361           |
| 3               | Assam                                        | 1677587         |
| 4               | Bihar                                        | 4178493         |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1206834         |
| 6               | Goa                                          | 202566          |
| 7               | Gujarat                                      | 7054274         |
| 8               | Haryana                                      | 3672194         |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh                             | 509149          |
| 10              | Jharkhand                                    | 1937179         |
| 11              | Karnataka                                    | 8086436         |
| 12              | Kerala                                       | 2240353         |
| 13              | Madhya Pradesh                               | 3964958         |
| 14              | Maharashtra                                  | 13722958        |
| 15              | Manipur                                      | 347525          |
| 16              | Meghalaya                                    | 54037           |
| 17              | Mizoram                                      | 144775          |
| 18              | Nagaland                                     | 76854           |
| 19              | Odisha                                       | 2690861         |
| 20              | Punjab                                       | 2957433         |
| 21              | Rajasthan                                    | 6676787         |
| 22              | Sikkim                                       | 27739           |
| 23              | Tamil Nadu                                   | 11783886        |
| 24              | Telangana                                    | 6168021         |
| 25              | Tripura                                      | 275972          |
| 26              | Uttar Pradesh                                | 8821160         |
| 27              | Uttarakhand                                  | 990524          |
| 28              | West Bengal                                  | 5579024         |
| 29              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 218595          |
| 30              | Chandigarh                                   | 239151          |
| 31              | Delhi                                        | 3662763         |
| 32              | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 1239518         |
| 33              | Ladakh                                       | 29097           |
| 34              | Lakshadweep                                  | 2351            |
| 35              | Puducherry                                   | 149137          |
| 36              | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 155819          |
| Total 105366481 | Total 105366481                              | Total 105366481 |