Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Entrepreneurship Gender Gap
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.18 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP GENDER GAP

18.

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether  women  entrepreneurs  in  the  country  play  a  significant  role  in  advancing  the economic growth of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  percentage  of  collective  contribution  of  industrial  output  and employment  of  the  total  workers  engaged  in  different  economic  activities  in  the  country, particularly in Odisha;
- (c) whether India still ranks third-highest in the entrepreneurship gender gap across the world;
- (d) if so, the facts thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether women owning small and medium enterprises in the country widely point to the lack of access to capital as the biggest constraint in running their businesses; and
- (f) if  so,  the  response  of  the  Union  Government thereon and the  success      achieved in this regard and the manner in which the Union Government proposes to address the problem along with the extent to which it has so far been addressed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As  per  the  Udyam  Registration  portal  of  the  Ministry  of  MSME  which  started registration of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 01 st July 2020, the State-wise share of turnover of women owned MSMEs in total turnover of MSME sector in the year 2020-21 (latest available),  and  share  of  employment  of  women  in  the  MSME  sector  (from  01.07.2020  to 31.1.2023), State-wise, including Odisha, is given in Annexure - I.
- (c) & (d): As on date, the World Bank data on country-wise share of female business owners does not include India's data. However, as per the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report for the year 2022, India ranks 135 out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index.
- (e) & (f): The  Report  of  the  Expert  Committee  on  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (2019), constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has identified lack of access to credit as one of the major constraints faced by the MSME Sector.  A 2022 report   on 'Opportunities and Constraints  of  women  owned  very  small  enterprises  in  India'  brought  out  by  the  International Finance Corporation (IFC) has identified lack of access to credit as an important constraint being faced by women entrepreneurs.

To  address  this  problem,  the  Government  of  India  implements  many  credit  related  schemes  for women entrepreneurs. A few are:

- i. The  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), through which women entrepreneurs are provided higher subsidy for starting their own micro-enterprises.
- ii. Through  the  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  MSEs,  (CGTMSE),  the  Government  of India  provides  guarantees  in  respect  of  credit  facilities  extended  by  eligible  lending agencies to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).  In a recent initiative, the Guarantee fee for women entrepreneurs was reduced by 10% over the normal fee.
- iii. Under the Public Procurement Policy, as amended in 2018, all Central Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Enterprises are mandated to procure at least 3% of their annual procurement from women-owned Micro & Small Enterprises.
- iv. Apart from the above, Schemes of other Ministries,  like  Pradhan Mantri  Mudra Yojana (PMMY) and Stand Up India, etc., help women set up their own enterprises.  The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana provides opportunities for training and capacity building of prospective /existing women entrepreneurs.

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## A. Statement showing percentage share of turnover of Women owned MSMEs to total turnover of MSMEs in the year 2020-21. (Figures in Rs.)

| Name of the State                      |   Turnover* of MSMEs |   Turnover* of Women owned MSMEs |   %share turnover of Women owned MSMEs in total turnover of MSMEsector |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS              |          6.29374e+09 |                      1.11355e+09 |                                                                  17.69 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                         |          5.23159e+11 |                      9.46371e+10 |                                                                  18.09 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                      |          1.00714e+10 |                      1.95724e+09 |                                                                  19.43 |
| ASSAM                                  |          2.67797e+11 |                      3.21103e+10 |                                                                  11.99 |
| BIHAR                                  |          6.4504e+11  |                      8.08253e+10 |                                                                  12.53 |
| CHANDIGARH                             |          2.20808e+10 |                      1.86043e+09 |                                                                   8.43 |
| CHHATTISGARH                           |          2.88541e+11 |                      3.23002e+10 |                                                                  11.19 |
| DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI and DAMANANDDIU |          2.49895e+10 |                      2.46848e+09 |                                                                   9.88 |
| DELHI                                  |          6.69099e+11 |                      6.21969e+10 |                                                                   9.3  |
| GOA                                    |          3.17526e+10 |                      4.59278e+09 |                                                                  14.46 |
| GUJARAT                                |          1.15267e+12 |                      1.04174e+11 |                                                                   9.04 |
| HARYANA                                |          4.75893e+11 |                      5.59205e+10 |                                                                  11.75 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                       |          1.07532e+11 |                      1.52474e+10 |                                                                  14.18 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      |          1.3205e+11  |                      1.84535e+10 |                                                                  13.97 |
| JHARKHAND                              |          2.2615e+11  |                      3.06031e+10 |                                                                  13.53 |
| KARNATAKA                              |          9.26682e+11 |                      1.27824e+11 |                                                                  13.79 |
| KERALA                                 |          3.2564e+11  |                      4.39829e+10 |                                                                  13.51 |
| LADAKH                                 |          2.7759e+09  |                      1.99957e+08 |                                                                   7.2  |
| LAKSHADWEEP                            |          1.75145e+08 |                      2.46959e+07 |                                                                  14.1  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                         |          6.0682e+11  |                      6.90371e+10 |                                                                  11.38 |
| MAHARASHTRA                            |          2.01002e+12 |                      2.39724e+11 |                                                                  11.93 |
| MANIPUR                                |          2.12624e+10 |                      6.4699e+09  |                                                                  30.43 |
| MEGHALAYA                              |          1.53359e+10 |                      5.34872e+09 |                                                                  34.88 |
| MIZORAM                                |          6.6887e+09  |                      2.76331e+09 |                                                                  41.31 |
| NAGALAND                               |          1.09761e+10 |                      2.5485e+09  |                                                                  23.22 |
| ODISHA                                 |          3.63103e+11 |                      5.31493e+10 |                                                                  14.64 |
| PUDUCHERRY                             |          1.74397e+10 |                      4.28115e+09 |                                                                  24.55 |
| PUNJAB                                 |          4.62983e+11 |                      4.97309e+10 |                                                                  10.74 |
| RAJASTHAN                              |          7.20282e+11 |                      9.57912e+10 |                                                                  13.3  |
| SIKKIM                                 |          6.51247e+09 |                      1.46087e+09 |                                                                  22.43 |
| TAMIL NADU                             |          9.81728e+11 |                      1.7201e+11  |                                                                  17.52 |
| TELANGANA                              |          5.03683e+11 |                      6.70004e+10 |                                                                  13.3  |
| TRIPURA                                |          2.9118e+10  |                      3.56362e+09 |                                                                  12.24 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                          |          1.459e+12   |                      1.8654e+11  |                                                                  12.79 |
| UTTARAKHAND                            |          1.19812e+11 |                      1.54277e+10 |                                                                  12.88 |
| WEST BENGAL                            |          8.93982e+11 |                      1.01888e+11 |                                                                  11.4  |
| Total                                  |          1.40671e+13 |                      1.78723e+12 |                                                                  12.7  |

B. Statement showing State-wise percentage share of women employed in the MSME Sector from 01/07/2020 to 31.1.2023( Figures in numbers)

| State Name                               | Total Employment inMSME sector   | Female Employment in MSMEsector   | %female employment to total employment   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                | 217226                           | 69949                             | 32.20                                    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 4057451                          | 1194617                           | 29.44                                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 64729                            | 17745                             | 27.41                                    |
| ASSAM                                    | 1565483                          | 426774                            | 27.26                                    |
| BIHAR                                    | 3823256                          | 848813                            | 22.20                                    |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 215268                           | 47085                             | 21.87                                    |
| CHHATTISGARH                             | 1134125                          | 257837                            | 22.73                                    |
| DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI and DAMAN AND DIU | 151209                           | 26952                             | 17.82                                    |
| DELHI                                    | 3511980                          | 656562                            | 18.69                                    |
| GOA                                      | 193367                           | 44312                             | 22.92                                    |
| GUJARAT                                  | 6721764                          | 1116891                           | 16.62                                    |
| HARYANA                                  | 3515462                          | 614530                            | 17.48                                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 486534                           | 98189                             | 20.18                                    |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 1107172                          | 270434                            | 24.43                                    |
| JHARKHAND                                | 1814979                          | 349331                            | 19.25                                    |
| KARNATAKA                                | 7544634                          | 2151853                           | 28.52                                    |
| KERALA                                   | 2143655                          | 695507                            | 32.44                                    |
| LADAKH                                   | 27847                            | 6765                              | 24.29                                    |
| LAKSHADWEEP                              | 2134                             | 396                               | 18.56                                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           | 3705468                          | 823150                            | 22.21                                    |
| MAHARASHTRA                              | 13070555                         | 2737506                           | 20.94                                    |
| MANIPUR                                  | 332965                           | 131667                            | 39.54                                    |
| MEGHALAYA                                | 49332                            | 14185                             | 28.75                                    |
| MIZORAM                                  | 121851                           | 39639                             | 32.53                                    |
| NAGALAND                                 | 72776                            | 23304                             | 32.02                                    |
| ODISHA                                   | 2507640                          | 616652                            | 24.59                                    |
| PUDUCHERRY                               | 142329                           | 43370                             | 30.47                                    |
| PUNJAB                                   | 2783487                          | 506546                            | 18.20                                    |
| RAJASTHAN                                | 6354710                          | 1322803                           | 20.82                                    |
| SIKKIM                                   | 25297                            | 8370                              | 33.09                                    |
| TAMIL NADU                               | 11099839                         | 3413375                           | 30.75                                    |
| TELANGANA                                | 5581265                          | 1533149                           | 27.47                                    |
| TRIPURA                                  | 253250                           | 65560                             | 25.89                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | 8307005                          | 1635592                           | 19.69                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND                              | 951333                           | 215591                            | 22.66                                    |
| WEST BENGAL                              | 5290972                          | 1312751                           | 24.81                                    |
| Total                                    | 98948349                         | 23337752                          | 23.59                                    |
| Report Till 31/01/2023 1:23PM            | Report Till 31/01/2023 1:23PM    | Report Till 31/01/2023 1:23PM     | Report Till 31/01/2023 1:23PM            |