Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Participation of Women in  MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *45 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN MSMEs

- *45. SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT: SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) the percentage  of  women  owners  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs) registered during the last five years in the country, particularly in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) the  current  number  of  women  owners  of  registered  MSMEs  in  the  country,  particularly  in Himachal Pradesh and Odisha including Mayurbhanj district;
- (c) the number of MSMEs owned by women in 2013 as compared to that in 2024 in the country, particularly in Himachal Pradesh; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the participation of women in MSMEs in the country, particularly in NCT of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *45 FOR ANSWER ON 25.07.2024.

- (a): The percentage of women owners of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registered on  Udyam  and  Udyam  Assist  Platform  (UAP)  since  the  launch  of  Udyam  on  01.07.2020  and  the launch of UAP on 11.01.2023 in the country is 39% and in the State of Himachal Pradesh is 21%.
- (b): As on 23.07.2024, the number of women-owned MSMEs registered on Udyam and UAP in the country  and  the  States  of  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Odisha,  including  Mayurbhanj  District,  are  as follows:
- (c): The  details  of  women-owned  MSMEs  registered  on  Udyam  and  UAP  from  the  launch  of Udyam and UAP till 23.07.2024 for the country and the State of Himachal Pradesh are as follows:
- (d): The Government has taken a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women in MSMEs in the country, including in NCT of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, such as:
- i. To  benefit  women  entrepreneurs,  the  Public  Procurement  Policy  was  amended  in  2018 mandating Central Ministries/Departments/Undertaking to procure at least 3% of their annual procurement from women entrepreneurs.
- ii. Udyam Registration Portal was launched on 01.07.2020 which is fully online, paperless and based on self-declaration. Those with PAN details can register on Udyam and become eligible for Priority Sector Lending (PSL) and to avail of benefits of schemes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Special drives for registration of women owned MSMEs under Udyam Registration Portal are undertaken.
- iii. For those informal enterprises which do not have PAN and are exempted from GST, Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) was launched on 11th January 2023. More than 63% of the enterprises registered on UAP are owned by women.

| Particulars               | Number of women-owned MSMEs as on 23.07.2024   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| India                     | 1,84,59,809                                    |
| State of Himachal Pradesh | 43,834                                         |
| State of Odisha           | 6,96,759                                       |
| Mayurbhanj District       | 35,935                                         |

| Comparison of Women Owned MSMEs   | Comparison of Women Owned MSMEs   | Comparison of Women Owned MSMEs   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Financial Year                    | 2020-21 (Since 01.07.2020)        | Cumulative (till 23.07.2024)      |
| All India                         | 4,88,006                          | 1,84,59,809                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                  | 1,884                             | 43,834                            |

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- iv. To  support  Women  Entrepreneurs  under  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small Enterprises, the following two provisions have been introduced for women entrepreneurs w.e.f. 01.12.2022:
- i. Guarantee coverage of up to 85%, as against the 75% for others; and
- ii. 10% concession in annual Guarantee fees
- v. The Ministry of MSME also implements Prime Minister 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  (35%)  vis-a-vis  nonspecial category (upto 25%).
- vi. Participation of women entrepreneurs in trade fairs under Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme is subsidized 100% vis-a-vis 80% for other entrepreneurs.
- vii. The  Ministry  of  MSME  launched  'PM  Vishwakarma'  Scheme  on  17.09.2023,  to  provide  a number of benefits to the traditional artisans and craftspeople including women, engaged in 18 trades.  The  enrolment  of  women  artisans  has  been  75.46%  of  the  total  enrolment  under  the scheme.
- viii. The  Ministry  of  MSME  launched  an  initiative  namely  'Yashasvini',  on  27.06.2024,  which aims  to  campaign,  with  a  focus  in  Tier-II/III  towns,  for  women  entrepreneurs  and  empower women by building their capacity.

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