Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Udyami Bharat &#8211; MSME Day
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## UDYAMI BHARAT - MSME DAY

## 201. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has celebrated Udyami Bharat-MSME day recently and if so, the details thereof along with the details of programme organised;
- (b) whether Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been consistently registering a slower growth rate than the overall growth of the industrial sector in the country, particularly in the States/UTs  of  Odisha,  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any centrally funded schemes are available to improve growth of MSME in the said States/UTs;
- (d) if so, the details of the growth percentage of the MSME sector during the last three years in the said States/UTs, year-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any target for increasing total number of entrepreneurs in MSME sector in the said States/UTs during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to achieve the growth targets fixed for the next three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes,  Udyami  Bharat-MSME  day  was  celebrated  on  27 th June,  2023  at  New  Delhi.  The programme  includes  launch  of  CHAMPIONS  2.0  Portal,  Declaration  of  results  of  MSME  Idea Hackathon 2.0, Launch of MSME Idea Hackathon 3.0 for women entrepreneurs, Launch of Mobile App for Geo-tagging of Cluster Projects and Technology Centers and Releasing of margin money subsidy to PMEGP beneficiaries. On the same day, MoUs have also been signed with SIDBI, GEM, Industries Department, Govt. of Tripura, CGTMSE, NSTFDC, NSFDC, NSIC and LG Electronics and Electronics Sector Skill Council of India.

(b) & (d): As  per  the  latest  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme Implementation,  the  share  of  manufacturing  MSME  Gross  Value  Output  (GVO)  in  All  India Manufacturing Gross Value Output (GVO) (in %) was as follows:

| Year    | Share of MSME manufacturing output in All India manufacturing output (in %)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 | 36.90%                                                                        |
| 2019-20 | 36.60%                                                                        |
| 2020-21 | 36.90%                                                                        |
| 2021-22 | 36.20%                                                                        |

(c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implements various schemes for the growth and development of MSME sector in the country in areas of credit support, new enterprise development, formalization, technological assistance, infrastructure development, skill development and training  and  market  assistance  to  MSMEs.  The  schemes/programmes  inter  alia  include  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small  Enterprises  (CGTMSE),  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme (MSE-CDP), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural  Industry  & Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE), Entrepreneurship  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP),  Procurement  and  Marketing  Support Scheme (PMS) and National SC/ST Hub (NSSH).

The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives to support MSMEs in the country, include:

- (i) Rs.  5  lakh  crore  Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee  Scheme  (ECLGS)  for  business, including MSMEs.
- (ii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund.
- (iii) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- (iv) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
- (v) Launching of an online Portal 'Champions' in June, 2020 to cover many aspects of egovernance including grievance redress and handholding of MSMEs.
- (vi) Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale trades as MSMEs w.e.f. 02 nd July, 2021.
- (vii) Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- (viii) Roll out of Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme with an outlay of Rs. 6,000 crore over 5 years.

(e) & (f) The Udyam Registration, launched on 01.07.2020,  is  online,  free  of  cost,  paperless and based on self declaration of information by the registrants. The enterprise who want to avail the benefits  of  the  Government  Schemes/  programmes,  may  register  themselves  on  the  Udyam Registration Portal at the link:-https://udyamregistration.gov.in

Field  offices  of  Ministry  of  MSME  organize  various  awareness  campaigns  for  UDYAM registration  and  benefits  of  Government  schemes  /programmes,  in  coordination  with  MSME/ Industry  Departments  of  States/UTs  concerned  and  other  MSME  stakeholders  through  physical workshops, social media, print media & electronic media for creating wide publicity for increasing participation from all stakeholders.

Ministry of MSME had taken series of special initiatives in the past, through its filed network and other stakeholders, to boost the registration of enterprises on Udyam Portal and as a result the total MSME registration, including Informal Micro Enterprises registered on Udyam Assist Platform (UAP), crossed the mark of 2.0 crore.

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