Lok Sabha Question No. 1505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Development of Clusters for MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Radheshyam Rathiya

1505.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS FOR MSMEs

SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  adopted  cluster  development  approach  for  the  overall development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  criteria  fixed  for  selection  of  locations  for  the  said purpose;
- (c) the  details  of  MSME  clusters  proposed  in  Chhattisgarh  along  with  the  details  of  the functional clusters;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  such  clusters  in  industrially  backward districts of Chhattisgarh, viz. Raigarh, Jashpur and Kunkuri; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  MSME  is  implementing  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  Cluster Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP)  across  the  country.  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for their holistic development adopting cluster development approach by extending financial assistance as Gol grant to establish Common Facility Centers (CFCs) in the existing clusters and establish/upgrade infrastructural facilities in new/existing industrial estates/areas/flatted factory complexes. This is Central Sector Scheme and proposals under the scheme are received from the State/UT Governments to address the common needs of existing cluster in their States/UTs.

## (c): The Progress of scheme in Chattishgarh is appended below:

| Common Facility Centers (CFC)   | Common Facility Centers (CFC)   | Common Facility Centers (CFC)   | Infrastructure Development(ID) Projects   | Infrastructure Development(ID) Projects   | Infrastructure Development(ID) Projects   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Approved                        | Ongoing                         | Completed                       | Approved                                  | Ongoing                                   | Completed                                 |
| -                               | -                               | -                               | 09                                        | -                                         | 09                                        |

(d) & (e); MSE-CDP is demand driven scheme. Only one Infrastructure Development(ID) projectat New Industrial Estate, Siyarpali in industrially backward District of Raigarh has been approved under MSE-CDP, which is completed

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