Lok Sabha Question No. 3720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Women Participation in MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.  3720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN MSME SECTOR

## 3720. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  increase  women's  participation  in  the  MSME sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of women entrepreneurs active in MSME sector, State-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  financial  assistance  to  women  entrepreneurs  running MSMEs who are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Government has taken a number of steps to support MSMEs, including women owned  enterprises  in  the  country  and  for  increasing  participation  in  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises such as:
- i) Special drives for registration of women owned MSMEs under Udyam Registration Portal have been undertaken during 2022-23 and more than 2 lakh women owned MSMEs have registered on the portal during the special drives.
- ii) To  benefit  women  entrepreneurs,  the  Public  Procurement  Policy  was  amended  in  2018 mandating Central Ministries/Departments/ Undertakings to  procure  at  least  3%  of  their annual procurement from women entrepreneurs.
- iii) To  support  Women  Entrepreneurs  under  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  &  Small Enterprises, two provisions have been introduced for women  entrepreneurs w.e.f. 01.12.2022. These are:
- a) 10% concession in annual Guarantee fees; and
- b) 10  %  additional  Guarantee  coverage  of  up  to  85%,  as  against  the  75  %  for  other entrepreneurs.
- iv) To  encourage  entrepreneurship  among  women,  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  'Skill Upgradation  &  Mahila  Coir  Yojana'  under  Coir  Vikas  Yojana,  which  is  an  exclusive training program aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir sector.
- v) The  Ministry  also  implements  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP), which is a major credit-linked  subsidy  programme  aimed  at  generating  selfemployment  opportunities  through  establishment  of  micro  enterprises  in  the  non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. Out of the total PMEGP beneficiaries, 39% are women and they are provided higher subsidy (upto 35%) vis-a-vis non-special category (upto 25%).
- vi) Participation  of  women  entrepreneurs  in  trade  fairs  under  Procurement  &  Marketing Support Scheme is subsidized 100% vis-a-vis 80% for other entrepreneurs.

- vii) 'SAMARTH' initiative  has  been  launched  to  support  women-owned  MSMEs  with  the objective of providing Skill Development and Market Development Assistance to women and to train more than 7,500 women candidates from rural and sub-urban areas in the FY 2022-23.  Under  SAMARTH,  aspiring  and  existing  women  entrepreneurs  have  been provisioned  with  20%  Seats  in  free  Skill  Development  Programs  organized  under  Skill Development Schemes of the Ministry; 20% of MSME Business Delegations for domestic & international exhibitions under the schemes for Marketing Assistance implemented by Ministry; and 20% discount on annual processing fee on NSIC's Commercial Schemes.
- (c): The State-wise details of women owned MSMEs registered under Udyam Portal since its inception till 17.03.2023 is given at Annexure-I.
- (d): The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  recent  initiatives  under  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME sector for all categories including women in the country especially COVID-19 Pandemic. Some of these include:
- i. Rs. 5.00 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for businesses, including MSMEs;
- ii. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India (SRI) 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 redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs;
- vii. Inclusion of retail and wholesale traders as MSMEs;
- viii. Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- ix. Launch  of  Udyam  Assist  Platform  (UAP)  on  11.01.2023  to  bring  Informal  Micro Enterprises (IMEs) under the formal ambit for availing the benefit under Priority Sector Lending (PSL).

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Un Starred Question No. 3720 due for answer on 23.03.2023

| State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   | State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   | State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   | State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   | State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   | State-wise total Women owned MSMEregistered &classified under Udyam since   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                     | State                                                                       | Micro                                                                       | Small                                                                       | Medium                                                                      | Total                                                                       |
| 1                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                              | 1,12,410                                                                    | 2,382                                                                       | 113                                                                         | 1,14,905                                                                    |
| 2                                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                           | 2,166                                                                       | 39                                                                          | 4                                                                           | 2,209                                                                       |
| 3                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                       | 58,065                                                                      | 621                                                                         | 26                                                                          | 58,712                                                                      |
| 4                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                       | 1,02,895                                                                    | 1,278                                                                       | 47                                                                          | 1,04,220                                                                    |
| 5                                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                                | 29,947                                                                      | 750                                                                         | 32                                                                          | 30,729                                                                      |
| 6                                                                           | GOA                                                                         | 6,467                                                                       | 103                                                                         | 8                                                                           | 6,578                                                                       |
| 7                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                     | 1,62,752                                                                    | 3,949                                                                       | 161                                                                         | 1,66,862                                                                    |
| 8                                                                           | HARYANA                                                                     | 74,451                                                                      | 2,176                                                                       | 90                                                                          | 76,717                                                                      |
| 9                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                            | 14,592                                                                      | 299                                                                         | 12                                                                          | 14,903                                                                      |
| 10                                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                                   | 51,223                                                                      | 495                                                                         | 17                                                                          | 51,735                                                                      |
| 11                                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                                   | 1,75,808                                                                    | 3,515                                                                       | 164                                                                         | 1,79,487                                                                    |
| 12                                                                          | KERALA                                                                      | 86,067                                                                      | 1,387                                                                       | 60                                                                          | 87,514                                                                      |
| 13                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                              | 91,824                                                                      | 2,026                                                                       | 78                                                                          | 93,928                                                                      |
| 14                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                 | 5,60,948                                                                    | 6,451                                                                       | 359                                                                         | 5,67,758                                                                    |
| 15                                                                          | MANIPUR                                                                     | 18,553                                                                      | 57                                                                          | 3                                                                           | 18,613                                                                      |
| 16                                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                                   | 2,914                                                                       | 57                                                                          | 6                                                                           | 2,977                                                                       |
| 17                                                                          | MIZORAM                                                                     | 5,832                                                                       | 41                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 5,875                                                                       |
| 18                                                                          | NAGALAND                                                                    | 4,216                                                                       | 23                                                                          | 1                                                                           | 4,240                                                                       |
| 19                                                                          | ODISHA                                                                      | 62,976                                                                      | 1,086                                                                       | 37                                                                          | 64,099                                                                      |
| 20                                                                          | PUNJAB                                                                      | 95,236                                                                      | 1,492                                                                       | 60                                                                          | 96,788                                                                      |
| 21                                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                                   | 1,38,022                                                                    | 3,290                                                                       | 135                                                                         | 1,41,447                                                                    |
| 22                                                                          | SIKKIM                                                                      | 1,656                                                                       | 15                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 1,673                                                                       |
| 23                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                  | 3,83,436                                                                    | 5,807                                                                       | 275                                                                         | 3,89,518                                                                    |
| 24                                                                          | TELANGANA                                                                   | 1,09,394                                                                    | 2,253                                                                       | 113                                                                         | 1,11,760                                                                    |
| 25                                                                          | TRIPURA                                                                     | 4,503                                                                       | 70                                                                          | 3                                                                           | 4,576                                                                       |
| 26                                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                                               | 1,80,872                                                                    | 4,282                                                                       | 184                                                                         | 1,85,338                                                                    |
| 27                                                                          | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 25,519                                                                      | 486                                                                         | 15                                                                          | 26,020                                                                      |
| 28                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                 | 76,642                                                                      | 2,146                                                                       | 89                                                                          | 78,877                                                                      |
| 29                                                                          | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                                                   | 2,144                                                                       | 26                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 2,172                                                                       |
| 30                                                                          | CHANDIGARH                                                                  | 4,070                                                                       | 91                                                                          | 7                                                                           | 4,168                                                                       |
| 31                                                                          | DELHI                                                                       | 63,238                                                                      | 2,158                                                                       | 133                                                                         | 65,529                                                                      |
| 32                                                                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                           | 39,175                                                                      | 313                                                                         | 11                                                                          | 39,499                                                                      |
| 33                                                                          | LADAKH                                                                      | 901                                                                         | 6                                                                           | -                                                                           | 907                                                                         |
| 34                                                                          | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                 | 83                                                                          | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 83                                                                          |
| 35                                                                          | PUDUCHERRY                                                                  | 6,476                                                                       | 147                                                                         | 7                                                                           | 6,630                                                                       |
| 36                                                                          | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                | 1,951                                                                       | 81                                                                          | 5                                                                           | 2,037                                                                       |
| Total:                                                                      |                                                                             | 27,57,424                                                                   | 49,398                                                                      | 2,261                                                                       | 28,09,083                                                                   |