Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Procurement Norms
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 94 TO BE ANSWERED ON:  20.07.2023

## PROCUREMENT NORMS

## 94. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  Government  procurement  during  the  last  five  financial  years  and percentage  of  it  from  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  and  MSEs  owned  by  SC/ST entrepreneurs Ministry/Department/Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE)-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  total  number  of  MSEs  and  the  number  of  those  owned  by  SC/ST entrepreneurs; and
- (c) the action taken against Ministries/Departments/CPSEs which do not fulfil the mandatory Government Procurement norms?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):      The  details  of  the  total  Government  procurement  during  the  last  five  financial  years  and percentage  of  it  from  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  and  MSEs  owned  by  SC/ST entrepreneurs Ministry/ Department/ Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) are given below:

| F.Y                      | Buyers    | Total Procurement (Rs in Crores)   | Procurement from MSEs(including SC/ST owned MSEs) (Rs in Crores)   | Procurement from MSEs owned by SC/ST (Rs in Crores)   |
|--------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                  | 166 CPSEs | 153,484.51                         | 40,399.70 (26.32%)                                                 | 824.71 (0.54%)                                        |
| 2019-20                  | 152 CPSEs | 131,460.68                         | 39,037.13 (29.69%)                                                 | 691.43 (0.53%)                                        |
| 2020-21                  | 161 CPSEs | 139,419.74                         | 40,717.81 (29.21%)                                                 | 768.53 (0.55%)                                        |
| 2021-22                  | 159 CPSEs | 164,541.78                         | 53,468.62 (32.50%)                                                 | 1,290.87 (0.78%)                                      |
| 2022-23 As on 14.07.2023 | 150 CPSEs | 175,099.09                         | 62,463.39 (35.67%)                                                 | 1,468.00 (0.84%)                                      |

Note: The figures in brackets are percentage of total.

(Source MSME SAMBANDH Portal)

- (b): As per MSME Sambandh Portal, during the FY 2018-19 to 2022-23, the total number of benefited MSEs and MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs is 9,19,747 and 38,289, respectively.
- (c): Department of Public Enterprises has introduced a penalty clause of deducting one mark for non compliance of Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order, 2012 at the time of annual MoU evaluation for the CPSEs.

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