Lok Sabha Question No. 1918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Support to MSMEs through Export Facilitation Centres
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1918 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 31.07.2025

## SUPPORT TO MSMEs THROUGH EXPORT FACILITATION CENTRES

1918.

SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) the details of the Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) established by the Government, State and year-wise;
- (b) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) supported through EFCs along with the type of support provided, State-wise;
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  setting  up  and  operating  EFCs  since  their inception classified, State-wise;
- (d) the details of training programmes conducted by EFCs for MSMEs since their inception along with the list of beneficiaries, gender-wise and State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has tracked improvements in export performance or market access for MSMEs supported under such centres and if so, the outcomes thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has established 65 Export Facilitation Centers  (EFCs)  across  the  country  with  the  aim  of  providing  requisite  mentoring  and  handholding support to MSMEs in exporting their products and services. State wise list of EFCs is at Annexure I.
- (b): Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) serve to support MSME  exporters by providing comprehensive  assistance  across  key  areas.  These  include  dissemination  of  information  on  exportrelated  schemes  and  benefits,  training  and  workshops  on  export  compliance,  handholding  in  export documentation and procedures, engagement with industry associations, State Governments, and DGFT to facilitate MSMEs.

The total number of MSMEs supported by Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) is at Annexure II.

- (c): No separate funds have been allocated for setting up of Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) as they are established in the field Offices of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
- (d): The  total  number  of  training/workshop/progammes  conducted  by  Export  Facilitation  Centres (EFCs) is at Annexure III.
- (e): While specific data on export performance is not maintained at present, the Export Facilitation Centres  have  been  instrumental  in  providing  guidance  and  support  to  MSMEs,  which  is  expected  to contribute positively in their exports.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1918 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2025

## List of Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs)

|   S. No | Name of the state   | EFC                                                           |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tripura             | MSME-Development and Facilitation Office, Agartala            |
|       2 |                     | BR.MSME- Development and Facilitation Office,Varanasi         |
|       3 |                     | Product& Process Development Centre(PPDC), Agra               |
|       4 |                     | Process cum Product Development Centre (PPDC), Meerut         |
|       5 |                     | (Centre for Development of Glass Industries (CDGI), Firozabad |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh       | Fragrance &Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Kannauj         |
|       7 |                     | Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI),Agra               |
|       8 |                     | MSME-Development and Facilitation Office, Agra                |
|       9 |                     | MSME-Development and Facilitation Office, Kanpur              |
|      10 |                     | MSME-Development and Facilitation Office, Allahabad           |
|      11 | Tamil Nadu          | BR.MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Coimbatore      |
|      12 | Tamil Nadu          | Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Chennai           |
|      13 | Tamil Nadu          | MSME Testing Centre, Chennai                                  |
|      14 | Tamil Nadu          | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Chennai            |
|      15 | Odisha              | Central Tool Room &Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar        |
|      16 | Odisha              | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Cuttack            |
|      17 | Sikkim              | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Gangtok            |
|      18 | Goa                 | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Margao             |
|      19 |                     | Tool Room &Training Centre (TRTC), Guwahati                   |
|      20 | Assam               | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Guwahati           |
|      21 | Assam               | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Haldwani           |
|      22 | Uttarakhand         | Electronics Service &Training Centre (ESTC), Ramnagar         |
|      23 | Uttarakhand         | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Dehradun,          |
|      24 | Karnataka           | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Hubli              |
|      25 | Karnataka           | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Bangalore          |
|      26 | Manipur             | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Imphal             |
|      27 |                     | Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Indore                          |
|      28 | Madhya Pradesh      | Technology Centre , Bhopal                                    |
|      29 | Madhya Pradesh      | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Indore             |
|      30 |                     | Technology Centre, Bhiwadi                                    |
|      31 | Rajasthan           | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Jaipur             |
|      32 | Jammu & Kashmir     | BR.MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Srinagar        |
|      33 | Jammu & Kashmir     | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Jammu              |
|      34 |                     | Technology Centre, Rohtak                                     |
|      35 | Haryana             | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Karnal             |

|   36 | West Bengal      | Central Tool Room &Training Centre (CTTC), Kolkata                       |
|------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   37 | West Bengal      | MSME Testing Centre, Kolkata                                             |
|   38 | West Bengal      | BR.MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Siliguri                   |
|   39 | West Bengal      | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Kolkata                       |
|   40 | Punjab           | Central Tool Room (CTR), Ludhiana                                        |
|   41 | Punjab           | Central Institute of Hand Tools (CIHT), Jalandhar                        |
|   42 | Punjab           | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Ludhiana                      |
|   43 | Maharashtra      | Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Aurangabad                                 |
|   44 | Maharashtra      | Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai |
|   45 | Maharashtra      | MSME Testing Centre, Mumbai                                              |
|   46 | Maharashtra      | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Mumbai                        |
|   47 | Maharashtra      | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Nagpur                        |
|   48 | Delhi            | MSME Testing Centre, New Delhi                                           |
|   49 | Delhi            | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, New Delhi                     |
|   50 | Bihar            | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Patna                         |
|   51 | Bihar            | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Muzaffarpur                   |
|   52 | Chhatisgarh      | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Raipur                        |
|   53 | Jharakhand       | Indo Danish Tool Room (IDTR), Jamshedpur                                 |
|   54 | Jharakhand       | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Ranchi                        |
|   55 | Himachal Pradesh | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Solan                         |
|   56 | Kerala           | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Thrissur                      |
|   57 | Gujarat          | Indo German Tool Room (IGTR), Ahmedabad                                  |
|   58 | Gujarat          | BR.MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Rajkot                     |
|   59 | Gujarat          | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Ahmedabad                     |
|   60 | Telangana        | Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD), Hyderabad                       |
|   61 | Telangana        | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Hyderabad                     |
|   62 | Nagaland         | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Dimapur                       |
|   63 |                  | MSME- Development and Facilitation Office, Visakhapatnam                 |
|   64 | Andhra Pradesh   | Technology Centre, Pudi, Vizag                                           |
|   65 | Puducherry       | Technology Centre, Puducherry                                            |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1918 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2025.

## Number of MSMEs supported for exports

| S. No   | Name of the state/UT   | No. of MSMEs Supported on exports   | No. of MSMEs Supported on exports   | No. of MSMEs Supported on exports   |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of the state/UT   | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                             | 2024-45                             |
| 1.      | Uttar Pradesh          | 289                                 | 205                                 | 250                                 |
| 2.      | Tamil Nadu             | 48                                  | 160                                 | 210                                 |
| 3.      | Odisha                 | 148                                 | 198                                 | 160                                 |
| 4.      | Sikkim                 | 118                                 | 254                                 | 120                                 |
| 5.      | Goa                    | 0                                   | 80                                  | 100                                 |
| 6.      | Assam                  | 50                                  | 50                                  | 50                                  |
| 7.      | Uttarakhand            | 0                                   | 0                                   | 30                                  |
| 8.      | Karnataka              | 0                                   | 92                                  | 80                                  |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh         | 210                                 | 172                                 | 100                                 |
| 10.     | Haryana                | 200                                 | 330                                 | 111                                 |
| 11.     | West Bengal            | 183                                 | 185                                 | 298                                 |
| 12.     | Punjab                 | 30                                  | 37                                  | 55                                  |
| 13.     | Maharashtra            | 47                                  | 248                                 | 202                                 |
| 14.     | Delhi                  | 10                                  | 18                                  | 28                                  |
| 15.     | Jharakhand             | 0                                   | 789                                 | 200                                 |
| 16.     | Himachal Pradesh       | 0                                   | 37                                  | 110                                 |
| 17.     | Kerala                 | 527                                 | 1137                                | 950                                 |
| 18.     | Gujarat                | 482                                 | 219                                 | 252                                 |
| 19.     | Telangana              | 45                                  | 55                                  | 154                                 |
| 20.     | Andhra Pradesh         | 0                                   | 0                                   | 50                                  |
| 21.     | Tripura                | 0                                   | 70                                  | 0                                   |
| 22.     | Bihar                  | 478                                 | 391                                 | 120                                 |
| Total   | Total                  | 2865                                | 4727                                | 3630                                |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1918 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2025.

| S. No   | Name of the state/UT   | No. of Workshop/training on exports   | No. of Workshop/training on exports   | No. of Workshop/training on exports   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of the state/UT   | 2022-23                               | 2023-24                               | 2024-45                               |
| 1       | Uttar Pradesh          | 7                                     | 11                                    | 16                                    |
| 2       | Tamil Nadu             | 8                                     | 21                                    | 24                                    |
| 3       | Odisha                 | 0                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     |
| 4       | Sikkim                 | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| 5       | Goa                    | 0                                     | 5                                     | 6                                     |
| 6       | Uttarakhand            | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| 7       | Madhya Pradesh         | 8                                     | 9                                     | 3                                     |
| 8       | Haryana                | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 9       | West Bengal            | 2                                     | 7                                     | 8                                     |
| 10      | Punjab                 | 95                                    | 116                                   | 69                                    |
| 11      | Maharashtra            | 1                                     | 3                                     | 26                                    |
| 12      | Delhi                  | 0                                     | 3                                     | 2                                     |
| 13      | Chhatisgarh            | 1                                     | 1                                     | 2                                     |
| 14      | Jharakhand             | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh       | 0                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     |
| 16      | Kerala                 | 1                                     | 2                                     | 6                                     |
| 17      | Gujarat                | 0                                     | 3                                     | 5                                     |
| 18      | Telangana              | 0                                     | 1                                     | 3                                     |
| 19      | Andhra Pradesh         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| 20      | Bihar                  | 3                                     | 4                                     | 3                                     |
| Total   | Total                  | 127                                   | 186                                   | 180                                   |