Lok Sabha Question No. 3092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Employment Generation through MSME Units
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION No. 3092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH MSME UNITS

3092.  SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

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

- (a) the  number  of  employment  opportunities  created  through  MSME  units  in  Telangana during the last five years;
- (b) the estimated jobs generated by MSMEs in Nalgonda Lok Sabha Constituency during the same period;
- (c) whether the Government maintains district-wise employment records and if not, whether such tracking mechanisms are likely to be introduced; and
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  to  increase  MSME-led  job  creation  in  backward  districts  like Nalgonda through targeted policies and incentives?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  launched  Udyam Registration Portal  (URP)  on  01.07.2020  for  formalization  of  enterprises.  The  process  of registration on Udyam is fully online, paperless and based on self-declaration. As on 04.08.2025, the  employment  reported  under  URP  including  Udyam  Assist  Platform  (from  01.07.2020  to 31.07.2025) in Telangana state, Nalgonda district and Suryapet district were 15919716; 592545 and 544587 respectively.

The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  support  MSMEs  which  would  in  turn  boost employment  and  improve  employment  conditions  in  MSMEs  including  backward  districts  like Nalgonda are as follows:

- i. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP):
- a) Enhancement of maximum project cost from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh for manufacturing sector and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh for service sector.
- b) Inclusion of applicants from  Aspirational districts  and  transgenders  under  Special Category eligible for higher subsidy.
- c) Industries  related  to  animal  husbandry  like  dairy,  poultry,  aquaculture,  insects  (bees, sericulture, etc.) have been allowed under the scheme.
- d) Awareness programmes in all the States/UTs including backward and under-performing areas, Aspirational districts, North Eastern Region, etc.
- e) Conduct  of  two-days  free  online  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  (EDP)  for prospective entrepreneurs.

- f) Acceptance of  PMEGP applications in physical form from prospective beneficiaries in 11 regional languages since January 2024.
- ii. Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises  and  Small  Industries  Development  Bank  of  India  (SIDBI)  jointly instituted Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) in the year 2000, to provide credit guarantees for loans extended by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).
- iii. Self  Reliant  India  (SRI):  The  Government  of  India  has  announced  Fund  of  Funds  with  the nomenclature SRI Fund to infuse Rs. 50,000 crore as equity funding in those MSMEs which have the  potential  and  viability  to  grow  and  become  large  units.  This  initiative  is  aimed  at providing growth capital to the deserving and eligible units of MSME sector.
- iv. Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP): MSE-CDP is a central sector scheme  for  development of clusters. It enhances the productivity and competitiveness of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) by extending financial assistance as Government of India (GoI) grant for establishment of Common Facility Centers (CFCs) in the existing clusters.
- v. In addition, Government is implementing various other schemes/ programmes such as Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), etc. for employment generation across various sector including MSME sector.
- vi. Government has also approved the Employment Linked  Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation and enhance employability across all sectors including MSME sector.
- vii. A National Career Service (NCS) Portal is also operational to improve employment conditions in the country for career related services including jobs from private and government sectors, information on job fairs, job search, career counselling etc.

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