Lok Sabha Question No. 2305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2305

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 04, 2025/SRAVANA 13, 1947 (SAKA)

## 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'

† 2305: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the sectors which have been prioritized by the Government under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan launched after the COVID-19 pandemic;

(b) the total budget  allocated, date of announcement  and  current  status  of implementation for each of the above priority sectors;

(c) whether the Government has prioritized Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Health, Agriculture, Defence production and Digital Technology sectors under Abhiyan;

(d) if so, the details of the respective schemes thereof;

(e) the State-wise distribution status and number of beneficiary of schemes/packages announced under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package (2020-2025); and

(f) whether an independent assessment of the achievements of the Abhiyan has been carried out and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)&(b) The Government of India had announced Atmanirbhar Bharat Packages 1.0, 2.0,  and  3.0  on  13 th May,  2020  to  17 th May,  2020,  12 th October,  2020  and  12 th November, 2020 respectively for supporting economic recovery post-COVID-19 in various sectors with the total allocation of Rs. 20 Lakh Crore. A Statement indicating scheme-wise and sector-wise allocation under Atmanirbhar Bharat packages is at Annexure I . All announcements have been implemented by the concerned Central Ministries/ Departments except some announcements are under implementation and one  announcement  has  been  dropped.  The  details  of  such  announcements  are mentioned in Annexure II with their present status.

(c)  to  (e)  Government  announced  Rs.20,000  crore  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) with objective to provide personal loans through banks to the promoters of stressed Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in all sectors including Health, Agriculture, Defence production and Digital Technology sectors. This Scheme was in operation till 31.03.2023. Additionally, as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund was announced as Fund of Funds to infuse Rs. 50,000 crore as equity funding in those MSMEs which have the potential and viability to grow and become large units. The State/UT-wise details of MSMEs assisted under CGSSD and SRI Fund is attached at Annexure III

(f) Independent assessment of the achievements of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan has not been carried out.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)&(b)  of  LSUSQ  No. † 2305  for  answer  on 04.08.2025

## A. Announcements made on 13.05.2020

1. Rs. 3 lakh crore Emergency Working Capital Facility for Businesses, including MSMEs
2. Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for Stressed MSMEs
3. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds
4. New Definition of MSME and other Measures for MSME
5. No Global tenders for Government tenders of upto Rs.200 crore.
6. Extending the Employees Provident Fund Support for business and organised workers for another 3 months for salary months of June, July and August 2020
7. EPF Contribution to be reduced for Employers and Employees for 3 months to 10% from 12% for all establishments covered by EPFO for next 3 months
8. Rs. 30,000 crore Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFC/HFC/MFIs
9. Rs. 45,000 crore Partial credit guarantee Scheme 2.0 for Liabilities of NBFCs/MFIs
10. Rs. 90,000 crore Liquidity Injection for DISCOMs
11. Relief to Contractors given by extension of up to six months for completion of contractual obligations, including in respect of EPC and concession agreements
12. Relief to Real Estate Projects the registration and completion date for all registered projects will be extended up to six months.
13. Tax relief to business as pending income tax refunds to charitable trusts and non-corporate businesses and professions to be issued immediately
14. Reduction in Rates of 'Tax Deduction at Source' and 'Tax Collected at Source' by 25% for the remaining period of FY 20-21
15. Due Dates for various tax related compliances extended

## B. Announcements made on 14.05.2020

16. Free food grains supply to Migrants for 2 months.
17. Technology system to be used enabling Migrants to access PDS(Ration) from any Fair Price Shops in India by March,2021-One Nation one Ration Card
18. Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Migrant Workers and Urban Poor to be launched
19. 2% Interest Subvention for 12 months for Shishu MUDRA loanees- Relief of Rs. 1500 crore
20. Rs. 5000 crore Credit facility for Street Vendors.
21. Rs.70,000 crore boost to housing sector and middle income group through extension of Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme for MIG under PMAY(Urban)
22. Rs. 6,000 crore for Creating employment using CAMPA funds
23. Rs. 30,000 crore Additional Emergency Working Capital for farmers through NABARD
24. Rs. 2 lakh crore concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme

## C. Announcements made on 15.05.2020

25. Rs. 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers
26. Rs. 10,000 crore scheme for formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises (MFE)
27. Rs.  20,000  crore  for  Fishermen  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY)
28. National Animal Disease Control Programme
29. Setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund - Rs.15,000 crore
30. Promotion of Herbal Cultivation: outlay of Rs. 4,000 crore
31. Beekeeping initiatives - Rs.500 crore
32. From  'TOP'  to  TOTAL -  Rs.500  crore  [Operation  Greens  Scheme  TOP  to  TOTAL] provides 50% subsidy on transport and storage of notified fruits and vegetables if prices of such fruits or vegetables are below the trigger price.
33. Measures for Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture Sector
- i. Amendments to Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers
- ii. Agriculture Marketing Reforms to provide marketing choices to farmers
- iii. Agriculture Produce Price and Quality Assurance

## D. Announcements made on 16.05.2020

34. Commercial Mining introduced in Coal Sector
35. Diversified Opportunities in Coal Sector
36. Liberalised Regime in Coal Sector
37. Enhancing Private Investments and Policy Reforms in Mineral Sector
38. Enhancing Self Reliance in Defence Production
39. Policy Reforms in Defence Production
40. Efficient Airspace Management for Civil Aviation
41. More World-Class Airports through PPP
42. India to become a global hub for Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
43. Tariff Policy Reform in Power Sector; Privatization of Distribution in UTs
44. Boosting private sector investment through revamped Viability Gap Funding Scheme in Social Sector
45. Boosting private participation in space activities
46. Reforms in Atomic Energy Sector

## E. Announcements made on 17.05.2020

47. Rs. 40,000 crore increase in allocation for MGNREGS to provide employment boost
48. Increased investments in Public Health and other health reforms to prepare India for future pandemics
49. Technology Driven Education with Equity post-COVID
50. Further enhancement of Ease of Doing Business through IBC related measures
51. Decriminalisation of Companies Act defaults
52. Ease of Doing Business for Corporates
53. Public Sector Enterprise Policy for a New, Self-reliant India
54. Increase borrowing limits of States from 3% to 5% for 2020-21 only & promoting State level reforms

## F. Announcements made on 12 th  October 2020

55. LTC Cash Voucher Scheme- cash payment to employees in lieu of one LTC during 201821, (full payment on Leave encashment and tax-free payment of LTC fare)
56. Special Festival Advance Scheme- interest-free advance of Rs. 10,000, in the form of a prepaid RuPay Card, to be spent by March 31, 2021.
57. Capital Expenditure Boost for States-  A special interest-free 50-year loan to states for Rs. 12,000 crore capital expenditure
- Rs. 200 crore each for 8 North East states
- Rs. 450 crore each Uttarakhand, Himachal
- Rs. 7,500 crore for remaining states, as per share of Finance Commission's devolution
58. Capital  Expenditure  Boost  for  the  Centre-Additional  budget  of  Rs.  25,000  crore  (in addition to Rs. 4.13 lakh crore given in Budget 2020'21) provided for capital expenditure on roads, defence, water supply, urban development and domestically produced capital equipment.

## G. Announcements made on 12 th  November 2020

59. Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojana-  to  incentivize  job  creation  during  COVID-19 recovery.  If  EPFO  registered  establishments  take  in  new  employees  without  EPFO numbers or those who lost jobs earlier, the Yojana will benefit these employees.
60. Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs, businesses, MUDRA borrowers and  individuals  (loans  for  business  purposes),  extended  till  March  31,  2021.  Credit guarantee support scheme launched for Healthcare sector and 26 sectors stressed due to COVID-19. Entities will get additional credit up to 20% of outstanding credit; repayment can be done in five years (1 year moratorium + 4 years repayment).
61. Production Linked Incentive worth Rs. 1.46 Lakh Crore offered to 10 champion sectors.
62. Rs. 18,000 Crore Additional outlay for PM Awaas Yojana -Urban
63. Support  for  Construction  &  Infrastructure -Relaxation  of  Earnest  Deposit  Money  & Performance Security on Government Tenders
64. Income Tax relief for Developers & Home Buyers
65. Platform for Infra Debt Financing
66. Support for Agriculture: Rs. 65,000 Crore for subsidized fertilizers
67. Boost for Rural Employment: Additional outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore is being provided for PM Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana. Funds can be used for MGNREGA or for Gram Sadak Yojana, this will help accelerate rural economy.
68. Boost for Project Exports Rs. 3,000 Crore boost to be given for project exports through assistance given by India to developing countries under Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS Scheme). This will help EXIM Bank facilitate these Line of Credit development assistance activities and promote exports from India.
69. Capital  and  Industrial  Stimulus  Rs.  10,200  Crore  additional  budget  stimulus  will  be provided for capital and industrial expenditure on defence equipment, industrial infrastructure and green energy.
70. R&D  grant  for  COVID  Vaccine;  Rs.  900  Crore  is  being  provided  to  Department  of Biotechnology for research activities related to COVID-19 vaccine development. This does not include cost of vaccine or logistics for vaccine distribution (whatever is required for that will be provided)

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)&(b)  of  LSUSQ  No. † 2305  for  answer  on 04.08.2025

## Announcements of Atmanirbhar Bharat packages under implementation or dropped

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/ Department              | Announcements (Action Initiated)      | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ministry of Civil Aviation        | More World-class Airports through PPP | Various steps for the development of civil aviation sector have been taken under Regional Connectivity Scheme - UDAN. 14 airports in the country are currently operated under Public Private Partnerships.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         2 | Ministry of Labour and Employment | Labour Codes Benefits for Workers     | Code on Wages, 2019 - The draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2021 were placed in public domain for seeking comments from stakeholders. Comments have been received and examined. The rules framed under the Code on Wages, 2019, will be notified after the implementation of the Code on Wages, 2019 which will come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 - The draft Industrial Relation (Central) Rules, 2020 were placed in public domain for seeking comments from stakeholders. Comments have been received and examined. The rules framed under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 will be notified after the implementation of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 which will come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. The Code on Social Security, 2020 - The draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2021 were placed in public domain for seeking comments from stakeholders. Comments have been received and examined. The rules framed under the Code on Social Security, 2020 will be notified after the implementation of the Code on Social Security, 2020 which will come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 - The draft Occupational |

|    |                   |                                                 | Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2021 were placed in public domain for seeking comments from stakeholders. Comments have been received and examined. The rules framed under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 will be notified after the implementation of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 which will come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint.   |
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Ministry of Mines | Policy Reforms - Mineral Sector                 | At present no proposal is under consideration in the Ministry for developing NMI for different minerals. Ministry of Mines vide O.M. dated 17.11.2023 has constituted a committee to suggest alternative mechanisms for computation of Average Sale Price of iron ore in the country.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|  4 | Ministry of Power | Privatization of Distribution in UTs            | Transaction Advisers have been deployed for assisting UTs in the process of privatization. Regular monitoring and review of progress being undertaken by Ministry of Power. At present, the privatization of Electricity Distribution in Chandigarh, and Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu has been completed.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  5 | Ministry of Power | Tariff Policy Reform                            | No decision has been taken.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  6 | Ministry of AYUSH | Promotion of Herbal Cultivation: Rs. 4000 crore | Dropped.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of LSUSQ No. † 2305 for answer on 04.08.2025 State/UT-wise Guarantee Coverage and MSMEs assisted under CGSSD and SRI Fund

| State/UT Name       | Guarantee Coverage under CGSSD - cumulative as on March 31, 2023   | Guarantee Coverage under CGSSD - cumulative as on March 31, 2023   | MSMEs assisted under SRI Fund as on 30.06.2025   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT Name       | No. of Guarantees Approved                                         | Amount of Guarantees Approved (Rs. in lakhs)                       | MSMEs assisted                                   |
| Andaman &Nicobar    | 1                                                                  | 3.50                                                               | -                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 30                                                                 | 418.25                                                             | 3                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 1                                                                  | 36.00                                                              | -                                                |
| Assam               | 9                                                                  | 125.15                                                             | 1                                                |
| Bihar               | 17                                                                 | 48.43                                                              | 2                                                |
| Chandigarh          | 7                                                                  | 59.56                                                              | 3                                                |
| Chhattisgarh        | 11                                                                 | 54.40                                                              | 1                                                |
| Daman &Diu          | 2                                                                  | 14.00                                                              | -                                                |
| Delhi               | 21                                                                 | 339.91                                                             | 77                                               |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1                                                |
| Goa                 | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2                                                |
| Gujarat             | 25                                                                 | 280.24                                                             | 26                                               |
| Haryana             | 7                                                                  | 116.83                                                             | 59                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 18                                                                 | 150.59                                                             | 1                                                |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 26                                                                 | 142.46                                                             | -                                                |
| Jharkhand           | 21                                                                 | 166.79                                                             | 1                                                |
| Karnataka           | 55                                                                 | 1120.13                                                            | 167                                              |
| Kerala              | 29                                                                 | 436.34                                                             | 10                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 43                                                                 | 413.47                                                             | 7                                                |
| Maharashtra         | 94                                                                 | 1554.35                                                            | 152                                              |
| Mizoram             | 2                                                                  | 1.27                                                               | -                                                |
| Odisha              | 42                                                                 | 244.86                                                             | 9                                                |
| Puducherry          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2                                                |
| Punjab              | 87                                                                 | 1021.26                                                            | 2                                                |
| Rajasthan           | 28                                                                 | 177.80                                                             | 8                                                |
| Tamil Nadu          | 89                                                                 | 1154.88                                                            | 27                                               |
| Tripura             |                                                                    | -                                                                  | 1                                                |
| Telangana           | 37                                                                 | 564.32                                                             | 41                                               |
| Uttarakhand         | 13                                                                 | 150.13                                                             | 5                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 63                                                                 | 680.03                                                             | 16                                               |
| West Bengal         | 25                                                                 | 205.66                                                             | 5                                                |
| Total               | 803                                                                | 9680.59                                                            | 629                                              |