Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Technology Upgradation in MSMEs Sector
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION IN MSMES SECTOR

## 1529.      SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government in order to promote technology  upgradation in MSMEs sector across States particularly in Telangana;
- (b) whether any subsidy is being provided by the Government to the MSMEs to boost exports;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with total budget allocated  and utilized since the inception of the scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the impact of these subsidies on improving MSME productivity and competitiveness; and
- (e) the details on the adoption rate upgraded technologies among MSMEs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): In  order  to  promote  technology  upgradation  in  MSMEs  sector,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is  implementing  various  Schemes  which  inter-alia  include  MSE-Cluster Development Programme (Common Facility Centres), Tool Rooms / Technology Centres, Micro and Small Enterprises  (MSE)  -  Green  Investment  Financing  for  Transformation  (GIFT)  Scheme  and  MSME Champions Scheme.

- (b): To boost MSME exports, Government has been taking the following initiatives :
- i. International Cooperation Scheme of Ministry of MSME Provides financial assistance to MSMEs for participation in international trade fairs and exhibitions.
- ii. Export Credit Guarantee Scheme (ECGS ) of Ministry of MSME e nsures easy availability of credit to exporters and reduces risks associated with exports.
- iii. The Interest Equalization Scheme on pre- and post-shipments of rupee export credit has also been extended to the MSME Sector up to 31-12-2024, with a total allocation of Rs. 12788 crores.
- iv. Assistance provided through several schemes to promote exports, namely, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) and Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme.
- v. The Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) Scheme to promote labour-oriented certain items of textiles sector export has been implemented since 07.03.2019.
- vi. The  Remission  of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported  Products  (RoDTEP)  scheme  has  been implemented since 01.01.2021. With effect from 15.12.2022, uncovered sectors like pharmaceuticals, organic and inorganic chemicals and iron and steel articles have been covered under RoDTEP.

- vii. A Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin  has  been  launched  to  facilitate  trade  and increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
- viii. Districts as Export Hubs initiative has been launched by identifying products with export potential in  each  district,  addressing  bottlenecks  for  exporting  these  products  and  supporting  local exporters/manufacturers to generate employment in the district.
- ix. The  government  has  launched  Trade  Connect  ePlatform  on 11  September  2024.  Trade  connect ePlatform is an information and intermediation platform on international trade bringing together Indian Missions Abroad and officials from Department of Commerce and other organisations to provide comprehensive services for both new and existing exporters.
4. (c) to (e): Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises implements  International Cooperation (IC) Scheme which is a Central Sector Scheme. As per IC Scheme guidelines, funds are not allocated/released State-wise/UT-wise/District-wise;  instead,  funds  are  released  for  facilitating  MSMEs  through  industry associations/organizations spread across the nation on reimbursement basis for participation in international events.  The details of total budget allocated and utilized since the inception of revised  IC scheme is as follows:

| Financial Year               |   Budget allocated (Rs. in Crore) |   Actual Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| FY 2022-23                   |                             11.3  |                               11.28 |
| FY 2023-24                   |                             19.31 |                               19.22 |
| FY 2024-25 (Till 11.02.2024) |                             18    |                               10.94 |

Further, the details of MSMEs benefitted under IC scheme of Ministry of MSME are at Annexure-A.

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## Annexure-A

## No. of MSMEs benefitted under the International Cooperation Scheme during the last 5 years (up-to 31.01.2025)

1. ANDHRA PRADESH
2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
3. ASSAM
4. BIHAR
5. CHANDIGARH
6. CHHATTISGARH
7. DELHI
8. DAMAN AND DIU

| FY      |   Amount released (in Rs.) |   No. of Entr. assisted |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                          0 |                       0 |
| 2021-22 |                          0 |                       0 |
| 2022-23 |                    7062312 |                      18 |
| 2023-24 |                     925357 |                       4 |
| 2024-25 |                     382822 |                       1 |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | -                          | -                       |
| 2024-25 | 936973                     | 6                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 1640353                    | 2                       |
| 2023-24 | 1903329                    | 3                       |
| 2024-25 | 1144865                    | 1                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 327189                     | 1                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 327911                     | 1                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | -                          | -                       |
| 2024-25 | 358642                     | 1                       |

| FY      |   Amount released (in Rs.) |   No. of Entr. assisted |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                    4763671 |                      18 |
| 2021-22 |                   18104171 |                       5 |
| 2022-23 |                   59980887 |                     126 |
| 2023-24 |                   31463841 |                      84 |
| 2024-25 |                    9140677 |                      22 |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | -                          | -                       |
| 2024-25 | 362146                     | 1                       |

9. GUJARAT

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 263552                     | 4                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 1525857                    | 2                       |
| 2023-24 | 25782101                   | 73                      |
| 2024-25 | 13422484                   | 41                      |

10. HARYANA

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 268573                     | 5                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 191676                     | 1                       |
| 2023-24 | 8707812                    | 35                      |
| 2024-25 | 5261506                    | 18                      |

11. HIMACHAL PRADESH

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 699386                     | 3                       |
| 2024-25 | 575452                     | 2                       |

12. JAMMU & KASHMIR

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 313461                     | 1                       |
| 2024-25 | 443754                     | 1                       |

13. JHARKHAND
14. KARNATAKA
15. KERALA
16. MADHYA PRADESH

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | -                          | -                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 611242                     | 1                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 118850                     | 1                       |
| 2023-24 | 4450493                    | 14                      |
| 2024-25 | 3867939                    | 11                      |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 2529128                    | 8                       |
| 2024-25 | 353853                     | 1                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 843236                     | 6                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 1464735                    | 1                       |
| 2023-24 | 1712964                    | 6                       |
| 2024-25 | 1644814                    | 3                       |

17   MAHARASHTRA

| FY      |   Amount released (in Rs.) |   No. of Entr. assisted |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                    5552914 |                      29 |
| 2021-22 |                    1604786 |                       5 |
| 2022-23 |                   19083524 |                      39 |
| 2023-24 |                   44226137 |                     112 |
| 2024-25 |                   14978929 |                      52 |

18.   MEGHALAYA

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 352320                     | 1                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

19.   NAGALAND

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | -                          | -                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

20.   ODISHA

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 3196513                    | 10                      |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

21.  PUNJAB
22.  RAJASTHAN
3. 23 TAMIL NADU
24.  TELANGANA
25.   UTTAR PRADESH
26. UTTARAKHAND
27. WEST BENGAL

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 1556980                    | 16                      |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | 1565000                    | 2                       |
| 2023-24 | 13570931                   | 42                      |
| 2024-25 | 3489108                    | 9                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 2697468                    | 15                      |
| 2024-25 | 5199223                    | 15                      |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 3207588                    | 15                      |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 5993276                    | 28                      |
| 2024-25 | 5896058                    | 20                      |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | 3302263                    | 5                       |
| 2022-23 | 2114960                    | 2                       |
| 2023-24 | 8762064                    | 17                      |
| 2024-25 | 3242655                    | 9                       |

| FY      |   Amount released (in Rs.) |   No. of Entr. assisted |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                     939615 |                       8 |
| 2021-22 |                     186167 |                      12 |
| 2022-23 |                    2860989 |                       2 |
| 2023-24 |                   20417385 |                      66 |
| 2024-25 |                   13356457 |                      43 |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | -                          | -                       |
| 2022-23 | -                          | -                       |
| 2023-24 | 813274                     | 4                       |
| 2024-25 | -                          | -                       |

| FY      | Amount released (in Rs.)   | No. of Entr. assisted   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 | -                          | -                       |
| 2021-22 | 6000000                    | 31                      |
| 2022-23 | 13659479                   | 33                      |
| 2023-24 | 10273484                   | 31                      |
| 2024-25 | 4506677                    | 15                      |