Lok Sabha Question No. 2847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Udyam Assist Platform
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2847

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## UDYAM ASSIST PLATFORM

## 2847. SMT. SANDHYA RAY:

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

- (a) the number of registrations received on the Udyam Assist Platform, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Informal Micro Enterprises(IMEs) which register on the platform would be penalized for not having a GST Number;
- (c) whether the Udyam Assist Platform provides Priority Sector Lending (PSL) benefits to registered IMEs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The State/UT-wise details of registration on Udyam Assist Platform (UAP), as on July 30, 2024, are given at Annexure.
- (b): UAP  facilitates  registration  of  Informal  Micro  Enterprises  (IMEs)  which  are  not  covered under the GST regime. There is no provision of penalization of IMEs for not having a GST number.
- (c) and (d): Gazette Notification of Ministry of MSME S.O. 1296(E) dated March 20, 2023 states that the certificate issued on UAP to IMEs shall be treated at par with Udyam Registration Certificate for  the  purpose  of  availing  Priority  Sector  Lending  (PSL)  Benefits.  IMEs  with  an  Udyam  Assist Certificate shall be treated as micro enterprises for the purpose of PSL classification.

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Annexure Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2847  for answer on 08.08.2024.

| State/UT-wise number of Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) registered on Udyam Assist Platform as on 30.07.2024   | State/UT-wise number of Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) registered on Udyam Assist Platform as on 30.07.2024   | State/UT-wise number of Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) registered on Udyam Assist Platform as on 30.07.2024   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                           | Name of the State/UT-wise                                                                                        | No. of IMEs registered on UAP                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                      | 2,451                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 11,05,279                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 9,339                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                            | 2,12,770                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 14,00,405                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                                       | 11,016                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 4,10,040                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                                            | 2,57,326                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                              | 29,584                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 9,21,151                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                          | 3,44,986                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 40,237                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                | 1,69,723                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 5,34,227                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 14,07,486                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | 5,04,895                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                                                           | 3,966                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                      | 155                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 17,13,285                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 18,78,379                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 29,339                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 7,016                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                          | 9,325                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 17,491                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 7,02,387                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 30,007                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 3,32,084                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 6,97,253                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | 5,217                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 11,83,256                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 7,75,582                                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                                               | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                     | 4,050                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 1,52,664                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 1,28,523                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 24,83,576                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 23,85,530                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                            | 1,99,00,000                                                                                                      |