Lok Sabha Question No. 2886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: MSMEs in Punjab
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024

## MSMEs IN PUNJAB

SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that forty eight percent of MSMEs in Punjab have closed down in recent years;
- (b) if so, the details of specific initiatives being implemented to protect MSMEs and their contribution to employment and economic stability in the State; and
- (c) the number of closed MSMEs and operational MSMEs, year, district and sector-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (c): Enterprises  de-register  on  the  Udyam  portal  due  to  a  number  of  reasons  such  as change  in  the  company  owner,  certificate  not  required,  duplicate  registration,  shut  down  of enterprises  and  such  other  reasons.  A  total  number  of  439  MSMEs  have  closed  down  in  Punjab from 01.07.2020 till 30.11.2024, whereas in the same period, the number of registration on Udyam Registration Portal  (URP) and Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) is 15,90,896. Thus, the number of enterprises closed is 0.03% of total registration in the State.

The  details  of  district  and  sector-wise  closed  MSMEs  and  registered  MSMEs  (from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024), are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II .

- (b): The details of initiatives being implemented to promote and protect MSMEs are as given below:
- i. New  revised  criteria  for  classification  of  MSMEs,  based  on  Investment  and  Turnover, adopted to widen the ambit of the MSME sector.
- ii. 'Udyam Registration' for MSMEs launched for Ease of Doing Business.
- iii. No global tenders for procurement allowed up to Rs. 200 crores.
- iv. Ministry  of  MSME  launched  Udyam  Assist  Platform,  for  bringing  Informal  Micro Enterprises (IMEs), in the formal ambit. Registered IMEs can avail the benefits of Priority Sector Lending.
- v. Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale traders as MSMEs w.e.f. 02.07.2021.
- vi. Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- vii. Ministry of MSME has launched Samadhaan Portal for filing of grievances and monitoring of outstanding dues to the MSEs from the buyers of goods and services.
- viii. Launching  of  an  online  Portal  'Champions'  in  June,  2020  to  cover  many  aspects  of  egovernance including redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs.
- ix. PM Vishwakarma is a Central Government scheme launched on 17 th September 2023 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister. The Scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople  who  work  with  their  hand  and  tools.  The  Scheme  components  include recognition through PM Vishwakarma Certificate and ID Card, Skill Upgradation, Toolkit Incentive, Credit Support, Incentive for Digital Transaction and Marketing Support.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2886 for answer on 12.12.2024.

| Sl.   | District          |                 |            |                        | District Wise Total MSMEs Closed/Shut   | District Wise Total MSMEs Closed/Shut   | District Wise Total MSMEs Closed/Shut   | Down on Udyam Registration   | Down on Udyam Registration   | Down on Udyam Registration   |           |          |                | 30.11.2024 for the State of Punjab 2024-25   | 30.11.2024 for the State of Punjab 2024-25   | 30.11.2024 for the State of Punjab 2024-25   |          |     |          | Total MSMEs   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------|-----|----------|---------------|
| No.   | District          | Manu factur ing | Ser vice s | Trading Manufactu ring | Servic es                               | Tradi ng                                | Manufact uring                          | Services                     | Tradi ng                     | Manufac turing               | Servi ces | Tradi ng | Manufactu ring | Servic es                                    | Tradi ng                                     | Manufactu ring                               | Services |     | Tradi ng | Total MSMEs   |
| 1     | Amritsar          | -               | -          | - 3                    | 8                                       | 1                                       | 3                                       | 2                            | 1                            | -                            | 7         | -        | 1              | -                                            | 2                                            | 7                                            | 17       | 4   |          | 28            |
| 2     | Barnala           | -               | -          | - -                    | 2                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                            | 2                            | 1                            | -         | -        | -              | 1                                            | -                                            | 1                                            | 3        | 2   |          | 6             |
| 3     | Bathinda          | -               | -          | - 7                    | 9                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 1                            | 4                            | 2                            | -         | 1        | -              | 1                                            | -                                            | 10                                           | 11       | 6   |          | 27            |
| 4     | Faridkot          | -               | -          | - 1                    | -                                       | -                                       | 1                                       | -                            | -                            | 1                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | 3                                            | -        | -   |          | 3             |
| 5     | Fatehgarh Sahib   | -               | -          | - 3                    | 4                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 1                            | 1                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | 1                                            | -                                            | 5                                            | 6        | 2   |          | 13            |
| 6     | Fazilka           | -               | -          | - -                    | 2                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                            | -                            | -                            | -         | 1        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2        | 1   |          | 3             |
| 7     | Firozepur         | -               | -          | - -                    | 3                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 1                            | -                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 4        |     | -        | 4             |
| 8     | Gurdaspur         | -               | -          | - 1                    | 5                                       | 2                                       | -                                       | -                            | -                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | 1                                            | 5        |     | 2        | 8             |
| 9     | Hoshiarpur        | -               | -          | - 3                    | 8                                       | 2                                       | -                                       | -                            | 2                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | 3                                            | 8        |     | 4        | 15            |
| 10    | Jalandhar         | -               | -          | - 6                    | 13                                      | 1                                       | 3                                       | 1                            | 4                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | 2                                            |                                              | 3                                            | 9 16     |     | 8        | 33            |
| 11    | Kapurthala        | -               | -          | - -                    | 3                                       | -                                       | 1                                       | 2                            | 1                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | 1                                            | -                                            | 1                                            | 6        |     | 1        | 8             |
| 12    | Ludhiana          | -               | -          | - 13                   | 20                                      | -                                       | 10                                      | 9                            | 6                            | 7                            | 5         | 9        | 13             | 14                                           | 7                                            | 43                                           | 48       |     | 22       | 113           |
| 13    | Malerkotla        | -               | -          | - -                    | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                            | -                            | -                            | -         | -        | 1              | -                                            | -                                            | 1                                            | -        |     | -        | 1             |
| 14    | Mansa             | -               | -          | - -                    | 1                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 1                            | -                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2        |     | -        | 2             |
| 15    | Moga              | -               | -          | - 4                    | 4                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 1                            | -                            | -                            | -         | 2        | 1              | -                                            | -                                            | 6                                            | 5        |     | 3        | 14            |
| 16    | Pathankot         | -               | -          | -                      | - 2                                     | -                                       | -                                       | 1                            | -                            | -                            | -         |          | - -            | -                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 3        |     | -        | 3             |
| 17    | Patiala           | -               | -          | -                      | 1 7                                     | -                                       | 1                                       | 1                            | 1                            | 3                            | 14        | 1        | -              | 1                                            | 1                                            | 5                                            | 23       |     | 3        | 31            |
| 18    | Rupnagar          | -               | -          | -                      | 3 2                                     | -                                       | -                                       |                              | 2 -                          | -                            | 1         | -        | -              | -                                            | 1                                            | 3                                            | 5        |     | 1        | 9             |
| 19    | Sangrur           | -               | -          | - -                    | 6                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 2                            | -                            | -                            | -         | 6        | -              | -                                            | 1                                            | -                                            | 8        |     | 7        | 15            |
| 20    | Sas Nagar         | -               | -          | - 9                    | 31                                      | 4                                       | -                                       | 11                           | 4                            | -                            | -         | -        | 1              | 2                                            | 1                                            | 10                                           | 44       |     | 9        | 63            |
| 22    | Sri Muktsar Sahib | -               | -          | - 1                    |                                         | 1                                       | -                                       | -                            | -                            |                              | -         | 3        |                | 8                                            |                                              | 6                                            | 9        |     | 12       | 27            |
|       |                   |                 |            |                        | 1                                       |                                         |                                         |                              |                              | -                            |           |          |                | 5                                            |                                              | 8                                            |          |     |          |               |
| 23    | Tarn Taran        | -               | -          | - -                    | 1                                       | 2                                       | -                                       | -                            | 2                            | -                            | -         | -        | -              | -                                            | 1                                            | -                                            | 1        |     | 5        | 6             |
|       | Total:-           | -               | -          | - 56                   | 136                                     | 16                                      | 23                                      | 37                           | 28                           | 14                           | 28        | 23       | 22             | 31                                           |                                              | 25                                           | 115      | 232 | 92       | 439           |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2886 for answer on 12.12.2024.

| Sl. No.   | District                  | 2020-21                    | 2020-21    | 2020-21              | District Wise Total   | District Wise Total   | District Wise Total   | MSMEs Registered on Udyam   | MSMEs Registered on Udyam   | MSMEs Registered on Udyam   |                |              |              | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024 for Punjab State   | Total MSMEs   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | District                  | (01.07.2020 Manufac turing | - Services | 31.03.2021) Tradin g | Manufac turing        | Servic es             | Tradin g              | Manufac turing              | Servic es                   | Tradin g                    | Manufa cturing | Services     | Trading      | Manufac turing                                       | Services                                             | Trading                                              | Manufac turing                                       | Services                                             | Trading                                              | Total MSMEs   |
| 1         | Amritsar                  | 2,658                      | 4,028      | 697                  | 4,286                 | 6,217                 | 4,001                 | 5,506                       | 6,686                       | 10,310                      | 8,770          | 18,042       | 24,451       | 5,389                                                | 7,975                                                | 26,429                                               | 26,609 42,948                                        |                                                      | 65,888                                               | 135,445       |
| 2         | Barnala                   | 640                        | 996        | 190                  | 786                   | 1,454                 | 890                   | 1,515                       | 2,024                       | 2,321                       | 3,140          | 4,346        | 4,639        | 2,614                                                | 2,571                                                | 5,167 8,695                                          | 11,391                                               |                                                      | 13,207                                               | 33,293        |
| 3         | Bathinda                  | 1,508                      | 2,782      | 753                  | 2,107                 | 3,926                 | 2,805                 | 2,752                       | 3,963                       | 5,455                       | 5,093          | 12,186       | 13,167       | 4,228                                                | 5,889                                                | 14,391                                               | 15,688                                               | 28,746                                               | 36,571                                               | 81,005        |
| 4         | Faridkot                  | 509                        | 1,114      | 192                  | 885                   | 1,737                 | 1,204                 | 1,343                       | 2,136                       | 2,466                       | 2,399          | 4,761        | 5,200        | 1,518                                                | 2,214                                                | 6,072                                                | 6,654                                                | 11,962                                               | 15,134                                               | 33,750        |
| 5         | Fatehgarh Sahib           | 895                        | 1,119      | 251                  | 1,021                 | 1,845                 | 1,220                 | 1,197                       | 1,949                       | 2,426                       | 1,878          | 4,122        | 4,829        | 1,627                                                | 2,258                                                | 5,126                                                | 6,618                                                | 11,293                                               | 13,852                                               | 31,763        |
| 6         | Fazilka                   | 530                        | 1,551      | 274                  | 835                   | 2,146                 | 1,388                 | 1,142                       | 2,069                       | 3,277                       | 2,958          | 5,703        | 6,983        | 2,268                                                | 3,386                                                | 6,075                                                | 7,733 14,855                                         |                                                      | 17,997                                               | 40,585        |
| 7         | Firozepur                 | 555                        | 1,576      | 225                  | 874                   | 2,113                 | 1,352                 | 1,731                       | 2,598                       | 3,498                       | 3,531          | 7,228        | 7,491        | 2,538                                                | 4,191                                                | 9,162                                                | 9,229                                                | 17,706                                               | 21,728                                               | 48,663        |
| 8         | Gurdaspur                 | 641                        | 1,428      | 185                  | 1,224                 | 2,281                 | 1,658                 | 2,084                       | 3,187                       | 4,551                       | 4,324          | 9,792        | 11,184       | 2,772                                                | 3,780                                                | 9,076                                                | 11,045                                               | 20,468                                               | 26,654                                               | 58,167        |
| 9         | Hoshiarpur                | 904                        | 2,323      | 334                  | 1,587                 | 3,545                 | 2,582                 | 2,244                       | 3,667                       | 5,685                       | 3,973          | 10,141       | 13,240       | 2,644                                                | 4,551                                                | 10,540                                               | 11,352                                               | 24,227                                               | 32,381                                               | 67,960        |
| 10        | Jalandhar                 | 3,442                      | 5,467      | 722                  | 5,562                 | 8,571                 | 5,480                 | 6,407                       | 8,980                       | 11,909                      | 10,332         | 23,910       | 26,701       | 6,761                                                | 10,803                                               | 20,915                                               | 32,504 57,731                                        |                                                      | 65,727                                               | 155,962       |
| 11        | Kapurthala                | 791                        | 1,706      | 195                  | 1,287                 | 2,756                 | 1,533                 | 1,808                       | 3,121                       | 3,730                       | 3,357          | 8,241        | 8,120        | 2,382                                                | 3,909                                                | 7,189                                                | 9,625 19,733                                         |                                                      | 20,767                                               | 50,125        |
| 12        | Ludhiana                  | 13,875                     | 9,313      | 2,052                | 15,659                | 13,002                | 8,428                 | 15,670                      | 15,037                      | 17,976                      | 23,786         | 32,687       | 39,530       | 14,069                                               | 19,270                                               | 40,708                                               | 83,059 89,309                                        |                                                      | 108,69 4                                             | 281,062       |
| 13        | Malerkotla                | -                          | -          | -                    | 115                   | 91                    | 174                   | 759                         | 590                         | 1,082                       | 1,535          | 1,575        | 1,959        | 1,495                                                | 1,055                                                | 2,340                                                | 3,904 3,311                                          |                                                      | 5,555                                                | 12,770        |
| 14        | Mansa                     | 727                        | 1,133      | 162                  | 914                   | 1,574                 | 782                   | 1,454                       | 1,878                       | 2,210                       | 2,379          | 3,998        | 5,263        | 1,732                                                | 3,931                                                | 6,543                                                | 7,206 12,514                                         |                                                      | 14,960                                               | 34,680        |
| 15        | Moga                      | 881                        | 1,692      | 259                  | 1,282                 | 2,868                 | 1,557                 | 2,034                       | 3,563                       | 3,766                       | 4,715          | 8,623 2,953  | 9,599        | 3,290                                                | 4,078                                                | 10,256                                               | 12,202                                               | 20,824                                               | 25,437                                               | 58,463        |
| 16        | Pathankot                 | 274                        | 819        | 96                   | 557                   | 1,289                 | 956                   | 727                         | 1,277                       | 2,435                       | 1,103          |              | 5,050        | 886                                                  | 1,847                                                | 3,364                                                | 3,547                                                | 8,185                                                | 11,901                                               | 23,633        |
| 17        | Patiala                   | 2,595                      | 4,116      | 623                  | 3,542                 | 6,609                 | 4,220                 | 5,153                       | 7,598                       | 9,198                       | 9,565          | 18,379       | 18,655       | 6,948                                                | 9,961                                                | 18,975                                               | 27,803                                               | 46,663                                               | 51,671                                               | 126,137       |
| 18        | Rupnagar                  | 489 2,170                  | 985 2,668  | 127                  | 716                   | 1,600                 | 1,324                 | 921 2,980                   | 1,764 3,731                 | 2,587 4,638                 | 1,544          | 5,854 10,867 | 5,339 11,986 | 1,097 3,816                                          | 3,198 4,839                                          | 5,039 11,732                                         | 4,767 13,401 17,812                                  | 25,560                                               | 14,416                                               | 32,584 74,331 |
| 19        | Sangrur                   |                            |            | 413                  | 2,441                 | 3,455                 | 2,190                 |                             |                             |                             | 6,405          |              |              |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      | 30,959                                               |               |
| 20        | Sas Nagar                 | 2,687                      | 5,497      | 745                  | 3,487                 | 8,041                 | 3,929                 | 3,236                       | 8,032                       | 7,735                       | 4,532          | 14,013       | 13,193       | 2,875                                                | 9,204                                                | 14,108                                               | 16,817                                               | 44,787                                               | 39,710                                               | 101,314       |
| 21        | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 459                        | 1,036      | 128                  | 794                   | 1,674                 | 1,162                 | 1,268                       | 1,844                       | 2,355                       | 2,309          | 6,302 6,723  | 5,468 6,623  | 1,719                                                | 2,525                                                | 3,912                                                | 6,549                                                | 13,381                                               | 13,025                                               | 32,955        |
| 22        | Sri Muktsar Sahib         | 710                        | 1,393      | 252                  | 998                   | 1,989                 | 1,301                 | 1,553                       | 2,206                       | 2,714                       | 3,572          |              |              | 2,104                                                | 3,601                                                | 6,443                                                | 8,937                                                | 15,912                                               | 17,333                                               | 42,182        |
|           | Tarn Taran                | 375                        | 828        | 129                  | 675                   | 1,428                 | 893                   | 1,802                       | 1,732                       | 2,659                       | 2,836          | 4,877        | 6,679        | 1,908                                                | 2,171                                                | 5,075                                                | 7,596                                                | 11,036                                               | 15,435                                               | 34,067        |
| 23        | Total:-                   | 38,315                     | 53,570     | 9,004                | 51,634                | 80,211                | 51,029                | 65,286                      | 89,632                      |                             |                | 225,323      |              | 76,680                                               | 117,207                                              | 248,637                                              | 345,951                                              | 565,943                                              |                                                      | 1,590,896     |
|           |                           |                            |            |                      |                       |                       |                       |                             |                             | 114,983                     | 114,036        |              | 255,349      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      | Report                                               | Dated:-                                              | 679,002 09/12/2024                                   | 07:40PM       |