Lok Sabha Question No. 735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: MSME Sector in Ladakh
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.735 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025

## MSME SECTOR IN LADAKH

## 735. SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  ongoing  schemes  and  new  proposals  under  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in the Union Territory of Ladakh;
- (b) the  number of  entrepreneurs  benefitted  in  the  UT  of  Ladakh  under  different  schemes  of  the Government;
- (c) whether the Government has any special scheme or programme keeping in view the specific nature  and  needs  of  the  MSME  sector  in  the  Union  Territory  of  Ladakh  and  to  support  the  local artisans and entrepreneurs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any impact assessment studies to evaluate the success of the ongoing schemes of the Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  through  various schemes, programmes and policy initiatives for promoting the growth and competitiveness of MSMEs and facilitating technological upgradation and innovation of MSMEs in the country including Ladakh. The schemes are operational in all the States and UTs of the country. These schemes/ programmes include Prime Minister's Employment  Generation Programme, Khadi and Village Industries Commission  (KVIC)  Schemes,  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises,  PM Vishwakarma scheme, Procurement and Marketing Support (PMS) scheme, Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme scheme, Micro and Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme, Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance, MSME Champions Scheme, etc. 6,58,33,368 MSMEs are  registered  on  Udyam  Portal  including  Informal  Micro  Enterprises  with  an  employment  of 28,51,41,204 persons till 15.07.2025. Out of this, 18,594 MSMEs are registered in Ladakh employing 54,284 persons.

The progress of some of the major schemes of Ministry of MSME is given below:

- (i) Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP) is a  major  credit-linked subsidy  programme,  being  implemented  through  Banks  since  2008-09  with  Khadi  and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) as nodal agency at the national level for generating employment in the Country including rural area in the non-farm sector. Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) is also implemented by KVIC. The major components of KGVY are viz.  Khadi  Vikas  Yojana  (offers  end  to  end  support  in  promoting  Khadi  Industry), Gramodyog  Vikas  Yojana  (an  artisan  centric  programme  -  for  revival  of  traditional  and inherent skills of rural artisans).

-  9532  number  of  entrepreneurs  benefitted  in  the  Union  Territory  of  Ladakh  under  the Schemes of KGVY and PMEGP.
-  260  beneficiaries  were  benefitted  under  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme (EDP)  of  KVIC  to  promote  the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  (KVI)  activities  in  the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- (ii)  The  Entrepreneurship  and  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP)  ongoing  Central  Sector scheme.  The  objective  of  the  programme  is  to  motivate  young  persons  (Men  and  Women) representing different sections of the society including SC/ST, women, physically handicapped, Ex-servicemen, and BPL persons to consider self-employment or entrepreneurship  as  one  of  the  career  options.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  promote  new enterprises,  build  capacity  of  existing  MSMEs  and  inculcate  entrepreneurial  culture  in  the country.

Progress of ESDP scheme in Ladakh in last 3 years is as below:

| S. No.   | Financial Year   |   No. of Programmes Conducted |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2.       | 2022-23          |                             1 |                     50 |
| 3.       | 2023-24          |                             2 |                     94 |
| 4.       | 2024-25          |                            28 |                   1573 |
| Total    | Total            |                            31 |                   1717 |

- (iii) Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises  and  Small  Industries  Development  Bank  of  India  (SIDBI)  jointly instituted Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) in the year 2000 to provide credit guarantees for loans extended by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) to  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs),  without  requiring  collateral  security  or  third-party guarantees.

As  reported  by  CGTMSE,  since  inception  in  2000,  till  30.06.2025,  2,348  credit  guarantees were approved involving an amount Rs. 300.73 crore in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

- (iv) Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), under Ministry of MSME, has established  a  Solar  powered  wool  processing  cluster  under  the  S&T  Scheme  of  KVIC  at Village Saspochey, Leh-Ladakh benefiting more than 20 women spinning artisans.
- (v)  Procurement  and  Marketing  Support  (PMS)  scheme  run  by  Ministry   of  MSME  extends benefits for creating market access initiatives to Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) including MSEs in Union Territory of Ladakh.

Beneficiaries of PMS scheme in Ladakh so far:

|   S. No. | Financial Year     | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | 2022-23            | Nil                    |
|        2 | 2023-24            | 2                      |
|        3 | 2024-25            | 80                     |
|        4 | 2025-26 As on date | Nil                    |

- (vi) The PM Vishwakarma (PMV) Scheme, launched on 17.09.2023 to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople of 18 traditional trades who work with their hands and tools across the  country,  including  the  UT  of  Ladakh.  As  on  18.07.2025  6,462  applications  have  been received through Common Service Centres (CSCs) in the UT of Ladakh out of which 4,184 have been successfully registered and have started availing the scheme benefits.
- (c): The Centre for Rural Enterprise Acceleration through Technology (CREATE) has been set up in  the  premises  of  Handloom  Department  at  Leh  to  enhance  local  productivity,  product  quality, economic potential and improve livelihoods for the local traditional artisans and enterprises. CREATE is a processing unit set up for conversion of dehaired Pashmina to Pashmina Roving.
- (d): No  impact  assessment  studies  have  been  undertaken  specifically  for  the  Union  Territory  of Ladakh.

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