Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: CBFTE Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, C. R. Patil, Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## CBFTE SCHEME

2401.

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

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

- (a) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) units registered on the Udyam Registration Portal from the States of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Gujarat, particularly from Jhansi, Pratapgarh, Deoria, Pali and Balashore Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  maximum  reimbursement  given  to  an exporter under the 'Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters' (CBFTE) scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of micro and small units from the said States that availed the benefits under the CBFTE scheme;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  providing  marketing  support  especially  to micro and small enterprises; 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): As per the Udyam Registration Portal, the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)  registered  on  the  Udyam  Registration  Portal,  in  the  four  States  of  Gujarat,  Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, w.e.f. 01.07.2020 till 31.07.2023, are as under:

| Name of State   | Micro     | Small   | Medium   | Total     |
|-----------------|-----------|---------|----------|-----------|
| Gujarat         | 12,66,222 | 65,232  | 6,788    | 13,38,242 |
| Odisha          | 3,72,141  | 10,931  | 789      | 3,83,861  |
| Rajasthan       | 12,93,976 | 33,180  | 2,532    | 13,29,688 |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 16,09,779 | 43,470  | 3610     | 16,56,859 |

The number of Micro, Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs)  registered  on  the  Udyam Registration Portal, in the constituencies mentioned in the question, w.e.f. 01.07.2020 till 31.07.2023, are as under:

| Name of the constituency   | Micro    | Small   |   Medium | Total    |
|----------------------------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
| Jhansi                     | 25,911   | 809     |       60 | 26,780   |
| Pratapgarh                 | 17,340   | 261     |        5 | 17,606   |
| Deoria                     | 37,308   | 637     |       31 | 37,976   |
| Pali                       | 1,26,557 | 4,027   |      263 | 1,30,847 |
| Balashore                  | 32,236   | 833     |       31 | 33,100   |

- (b): At present, there is no proposal to increase the maximum reimbursement given to the Micro and Small Exporters under CBFTE Component of International Cooperation Scheme.
- (c): Under CBFTE Component of  IC  Scheme,  funds  are  not  allocated/released  State-wise/UTwise;  instead,  funds  are  released  through  implementing  agencies  i.e.  Export  Promotion  Councils (EPCs),  Export  Credit  Guarantee  Corporation  Limited  (ECGC)  and  National  Small  Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) engaged by the Ministry for reimbursement of costs incurred by Micro and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  on  Registration-cum-Membership  Certification  (RCMC)  charges, Export  Insurance  Premium  and  Testing  &  Quality  Certification.    Details  of  funds  released  for benefiting MSEs through EPCs, ECGC and NSIC during 2023-24 is tabulated below:
- (d) & (e): The Government has taken a number of initiatives for marketing support to MSME sector,  which  includes  adoption  of  Public  Procurement  Policy  for  MSEs;  no  global  tenders  for procurement  up  to  Rs.  200  crores;  implementation  of  International  Cooperation  Scheme  and Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme, etc.

| Interventions                                                                                                      | No. of MSEs benefited   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) charges/fee paid by the first-time exporter to related EPCs.        | 24                      |
| Export Insurance Premium paid to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) under the ECGC's Small Exporter Policy | 8                       |
| Fee paid on Testing &Quality Certification acquired by MSEs to Export Products                                     | Nil                     |

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