Lok Sabha Question No. 3532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Sale of Products of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3532 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## SALE OF PRODUCTS OF MSMEs

## 3532. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch a portal or provide other platform for sale of products of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to give special recognition to the products of MSMEs; and
- (d) the  number of enterprises to  whom assistance/training has been provided by the Ministry during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Khadi and Village  Industries  Commission (KVIC) has established an e-commerce portal namely 'ekhadiindia.com' to support the online marketing facilities for its stakeholders for sale of Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) products. This portal opens new avenues for KVI micro businesses to reach its customers.

Besides, the National Small  Industries  Corporation  (NSIC)  facilitates  e-marketing service for MSME's across the country through MSME Global Mart web portal to enhance their business. The portal includes online registration,  web  store management, showcasing products  & services, keyword based tender alert, business trade leads, award of contract information, etc.

- (c): As per the Order Notification dated 23.03.2012 and amendment Order Notification dated 09.11.2018  on Public Procurement  Policy  for  Micro  and  Small Enterprises, the Central Government Ministries, Departments and Public Sector Undertakings have to procure minimum of 25 percent of their annual value of goods or services from Micro and Small Enterprises.
- (d): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  KVIC,  is  implementing  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new units in the nonfarm sector.  It  aims  to  provide  employment  opportunities  to  traditional  artisans/  rural  and  urban unemployed youth at their doorstep. Under PMEGP, General Category beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. For beneficiaries belonging to Special Categories such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, Minorities, Women, Ex-servicemen, Physically Handicapped, Transgenders, beneficiaries belonging to  Northeastern  Region,  Hill  and  Border  areas,  and  Aspirational  Districts,  the  Margin Money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban area. The maximum cost of project is Rs. 50 lakhs in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakhs in the service sector.

Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  (EDP)  training  is  also  provided  to  each entrepreneur under PMEGP. State-wise number of enterprises to whom assistance/training has been provided under PMEGP during the last three years is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3532 for answer on 10.08.2023

## State-wise  number  of  enterprises  to  whom  assistance/training  has  been  provided  under PMEGP

| Sr. No.     | State/UT          |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | Jammu Kashmir     |      8575 |     21648 |     12023 |
| 2           | Ladakh            |       281 |       295 |        91 |
| 3           | Himachal Pradesh  |      1208 |      1274 |       930 |
| 4           | Punjab            |      1652 |      1790 |      1564 |
| 5           | Chandigarh-UT     |        10 |        21 |        15 |
| 6           | Haryana           |      1740 |      1726 |      1559 |
| 7           | Delhi             |        74 |       100 |        72 |
| 8           | Rajasthan         |      2772 |      2599 |      2037 |
| 9           | Uttarakhand       |      2249 |      1836 |      1803 |
| 10          | Uttar Pradesh     |      9994 |     12594 |     11601 |
| 11          | Chhattisgarh      |      2718 |      3020 |      2543 |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh    |      4854 |      8082 |      5957 |
| 13          | Sikkim            |        57 |        85 |        57 |
| 14          | Arunachal Pradesh |        98 |       196 |       158 |
| 15          | Nagaland          |       740 |      1241 |       469 |
| 16          | Manipur           |      1556 |      1139 |       545 |
| 17          | Mizoram           |       810 |       650 |       412 |
| 18          | Tripura           |       842 |       958 |       703 |
| 19          | Meghalaya         |       359 |       699 |       306 |
| 20          | Assam             |      2939 |      3855 |      2596 |
| 21          | Bihar             |      2192 |      2477 |      4459 |
| 22          | West Bengal       |      2070 |      2305 |      2126 |
| 23          | Jharkhand         |      1522 |      1714 |      1851 |
| 24          | Odisha            |      3171 |      4301 |      3880 |
| 25          | Andaman Nicobar   |       155 |       162 |       121 |
| 26          | Gujarat*          |      2854 |      4143 |      3071 |
| 27          | Maharashtra**     |      3104 |      4128 |      3625 |
| 28          | Goa               |        58 |        87 |        66 |
| 29          | Andhra Pradesh    |      1674 |      2477 |      3073 |
| 30          | Telangana         |      2025 |      2906 |      2540 |
| 31          | Karnataka         |      4438 |      5877 |      5618 |
| 32          | Lakshadweep       |         3 |         7 |         2 |
| 33          | Kerala            |      2389 |      2789 |      3129 |
| 34          | Tamilnadu         |      5188 |      5972 |      6140 |
| 35          | Puducherry        |        44 |        66 |        25 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       |     74415 |    103219 |     85167 |