Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Public Procurement Policy
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 146 TO BE ANSWERED ON  02.02.2023

## PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY

## 146. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

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

- (a) the details of the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) share in the procurement of goods and services through Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during the last three years, yearwise;
- (b) whether the Government is taking any steps to encourage the CPSEs towards fulfilling the mandate of Public Procurement Policy;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to encourage support by the CPSEs towards
- SC/ST and women entrepreneurs in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) share in the procurement of goods and services through Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during the last three years, yearwise 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)   | Procurement from MSEs owned by Women (Rs in Crores)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                     | 152 CPSEs | 131,460.68                         | 39,049.45 (29.70%) (No. of MSEs benefited 1,57,770)                | 691.43 (0.53%) (No. of MSEs benefited 6,341)          | 393.51 (0.30%) (No. of MSEs benefited 3,666)          |
| 2020-21                     | 161 CPSEs | 139,419.74                         | 40,717.81 (29.21%) (No. of MSEs benefited 1,77,594)                | 768.53 (0.55%) (No. of MSEs benefited 6,870)          | 749.20 (0.54%) (No. of MSEs benefited 5,140)          |
| 2021-22                     | 158 CPSEs | 164,512.84                         | 53,483.02 (32.51%) (No. of MSEs benefited 2,25,441)                | 1,290.87 (0.78%) (No. of MSEs benefited 10,417)       | 1,660.43 (1.01%) (No. of MSEs benefited 11,229)       |
| 2022-23 (As on 30.01.20 23) | 135 CPSEs | 132,947.37                         | 45,094.01 (33.92%) (No. of MSEs benefited 1,70,790)                | 1,130.69 (0.85%) (No. of MSEs benefited 7,512)        | 1,316.19 (0.99%) (No. of MSEs benefited 8,928)        |

(Source MSME SAMBANDH Portal)

(b) & (c): To  encourage  CPSEs  to  fulfil  the  mandate  of  Public  Procurement  Policy,  the following recent measures have been taken by the Government:-

- i. Various conclaves have been organized by the Ministry of MSME and Department of Public Enterprises to understand issues and challenges in achieving the targets of procurement from MSEs.
- ii. The Review Committee headed by Secretary, MSME regularly monitors the progress made in implementation of the Public Procurement Policy.
- iii.  Various  Vendor  Development  Programmes  have  been  organised  by  field  offices  of Development Commissioner (MSME), NSIC and CPSEs to identify vendors for supply of goods and services to CPSEs / Government Departments.

(d) & (e): The Government has taken various steps to encourage support by the CPSEs towards SC/ST  and  women  entrepreneurs  in  the  country  including  the  launch  of  SC/ST  hub  to  provide handholding support to SC/ST entrepreneurs, introduction of different category filters on the GeM portal,  etc.  Besides,  some other steps have also  been taken. These include introduction of online registration-Udyam  Registration  for  Ease  of  Doing  business,  constitution  of  Review  Committee, opening a grievance cell to redress the grievances of MSEs, conducting buyer seller meets/ vendor development  programmes,  reduction  of  compliance  burden,  launch  of  MSME  Sambandh  portal, etc.

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