Lok Sabha Question No. 2593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Impact of Pandemic on MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2593

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON MSMEs

## 2593.       SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the increase in suicide cases of entrepreneurs in Micro,  Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the policies and objectives of the Government in protecting the businesses in MSMEs suffering crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic induced financial challenges?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  has  informed  that  as  per  published reports, the  State  /  UT  -  wise  number  of  suicides  committed  by  Self  Employed  Persons (Business) during 2018- 2020 is enclosed at Annexure.

- (c): The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  under  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan to    support the MSME Sector.  Some of those are:
- i) Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
- ii) Rs. 3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs. The limit has now been enhanced to Rs 5 lakh  crore.
- iii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund.
- iv) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- v) New  Registration  of  MSMEs  through  'Udyam  Registration'  for  Ease  of  Doing Business.
- vi) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.

In addition to this, the Ministry of MSME,  also supports the growth and development  of  MSME  Sector  in  the  country  through  its  ongoing  regular  schemes  and programmes which include Prime Minister's Employment Generation programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), etc.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2593 for answering on 17.03.2022

State /UT - wise Suicides Committed by Self Employed Person (Business) during 2018- 2020

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2019   |   2020 |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 343    | 274    |    430 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 3      | 1      |      2 |
| 3    | Assam                       | 93     | 256    |    163 |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 18     | 64     |     38 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 194    | 156    |    174 |
| 6    | Goa                         | 13     | 30     |     30 |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 380    | 559    |    637 |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 191    | 218    |    153 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 30     | 44     |     90 |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 68     | 107    |    126 |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 1113   | 875    |   1772 |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 646    | 550    |    448 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 606    | 707    |    913 |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 969    | 1289   |   1610 |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 0      | 7      |      3 |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 10     | 21     |     19 |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 0      | 0      |      4 |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 0      | 13     |      4 |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 326    | 85     |    753 |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 113    | 146    |    180 |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 258    | 488    |    619 |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 4      | 2      |      9 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 931    | 1061   |   1447 |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 492    | 687    |    749 |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 104    | 88     |     79 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 145    | 363    |    372 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 70     | 107    |    102 |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 709    | 738    |    628 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 7829   | 8936   |  11554 |
| 29   | A &NIslands                 | 2      | 7      |      4 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 26     | 4      |      9 |
| 31   | D & N Haveli and Daman& Diu | 0      | 1      |      4 |
| 32   | Delhi UT                    | 130    | 103    |    142 |
| 33   | Jammu &Kashmir              | 3      | 1      |      3 |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -      | -      |      0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 0      | 0      |      0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 161    | 116    |    162 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 7990   | 9052   |  11716 |

As per data provided by states/UTs

Source: National Crime Records Bureau ( NCRB)