Lok Sabha Question No. 3445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: MSME Units in Assam
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Phani Bhusan Choudhury

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## MSME UNITS IN ASSAM

## 3445. SHRI PHANI BHUSAN CHOUDHURY:

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 in the country since the year 2016, State and year-wise;
- (b) the number of MSME units currently operational in Assam;
- (c) the details of loans sanctioned to MSME units by banks in Assam from the year 2016-17 to the year 2024-25, Bank-wise;
- (d) the details of MSME units assisted by the Government in Assam, district-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has infused equity of Rs. 50,000 crores under the MSME Self- Reliant India Fund and if so, the State-wise distribution with a focus on Assam; and
- (f) the status and progress of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSMEs with specific emphasis on Assam?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): Udyam  Registration  Portal  was  launched  on  01.07.2020.  As  on  15.03.2025,  the  total number of MSMEs registered in the country and Assam State on the Udyam Registration (UR) Portal and  Udyam  Assist  Platform  was  6.13  Crore  and  10.82  Lakh  respectively.  State-wise  and  Year-Wise details are given in Annexure-I.
- (c): The  credit  disbursed  by  the  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs)  to  MSMEs  in  the  state  of Assam from FY 2017 is given in Annexure II.
- (d): Under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme, the number of units assisted in the state  of  Assam  during  2021-22,  2022-23  and  2023-24  were  3,855;  2,596  and  2,417  respectively.  The district wise details are attached in Annexure-III.
- (e): The Government of India has announced Fund of Funds with the nomenclature Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund to infuse Rs. 50,000 crore as equity funding in those MSMEs which have the potential and viability to grow and become large units. Out of the total fund of Rs. 50,000 Crore, there is a provision of Rs.10,000  Crore  from  Government  of  India  and  Rs.40,000  Crore  through  Private  Equity  /  Venture Capital funds. This initiative is aimed at providing growth capital to the deserving and eligible units of MSME  sector.  This  is  Central  Sector  Scheme,  under  which  funds  are  not  released  to  the  State Government.

As  reported  by  NSIC  Venture  Capital  Fund  Limited  (NVCFL),  as  on  28.02.2025,  total  60 Daughter Funds have been empanelled with NVCFL (Mother Fund) and by way of investing more than Rs. 10,979 Cr, 577 potential MSMEs have been assisted. The State-wise details are given in Annexure IV.

- (f): The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was launched in May, 2020 as part of Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyaan  to  support  eligible  MSMEs  and  business  enterprises  in  meeting  their operational liabilities in view of disruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The Scheme was operational till 31.03.2023. Beneficiaries' details of ECLGS are given below.

| State     | Total No of Guarantees Issued   | Total Amount Guaranteed (Rs. In Cr)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Assam     | 544,917                         | 3,052.27                              |
| All India | 11,375,919                      | 242,768.69                            |

Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3445 due for answer on 20.03.2025.

| State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   | State-wise total enterprises registered under Udyam Registration and Udyam Assist Platform* since 01.07.2020 to 15.03.2025   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                      | State Name                                                                                                                   | 01/07/2020 to 31/03/2021                                                                                                     | FY 2021- 22                                                                                                                  | FY 2022- 23                                                                                                                  | FY 2023- 24                                                                                                                  | FY 2024-25 (01/04/2024 - 15/03/2025)                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                                                  | 1,794                                                                                                                        | 2,911                                                                                                                        | 3,846                                                                                                                        | 5,398                                                                                                                        | 4,195                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                               | 64,744                                                                                                                       | 146,408                                                                                                                      | 244,253                                                                                                                      | 1,315,893                                                                                                                    | 1,369,552                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                            | 724                                                                                                                          | 2,256                                                                                                                        | 6,950                                                                                                                        | 11,027                                                                                                                       | 14,034                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                                                        | 17,178                                                                                                                       | 72,295                                                                                                                       | 133,434                                                                                                                      | 403,404                                                                                                                      | 455,689                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                                                                        | 89,607                                                                                                                       | 220,092                                                                                                                      | 321,999                                                                                                                      | 1,632,193                                                                                                                    | 1,091,175                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                            | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                   | 5,751                                                                                                                        | 9,515                                                                                                                        | 10,100                                                                                                                       | 22,414                                                                                                                       | 16,587                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                 | 32,817                                                                                                                       | 68,410                                                                                                                       | 108,174                                                                                                                      | 474,722                                                                                                                      | 379,663                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                            | DELHI                                                                                                                        | 89,376                                                                                                                       | 134,552                                                                                                                      | 178,735                                                                                                                      | 419,247                                                                                                                      | 303,102                                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                                            | GOA                                                                                                                          | 6,001                                                                                                                        | 8,579                                                                                                                        | 15,448                                                                                                                       | 46,142                                                                                                                       | 30,719                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                                                                      | 244,350                                                                                                                      | 395,147                                                                                                                      | 519,909                                                                                                                      | 1,389,298                                                                                                                    | 947,212                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                           | HARYANA                                                                                                                      | 102,788                                                                                                                      | 179,405                                                                                                                      | 236,685                                                                                                                      | 518,539                                                                                                                      | 521,086                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                             | 12,729                                                                                                                       | 26,770                                                                                                                       | 47,037                                                                                                                       | 88,252                                                                                                                       | 97,300                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                            | 26,323                                                                                                                       | 74,151                                                                                                                       | 103,601                                                                                                                      | 292,195                                                                                                                      | 214,853                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                    | 42,802                                                                                                                       | 82,665                                                                                                                       | 141,811                                                                                                                      | 614,095                                                                                                                      | 364,222                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                    | 151,323                                                                                                                      | 313,286                                                                                                                      | 421,479                                                                                                                      | 1,537,846                                                                                                                    | 1,673,239                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                           | KERALA                                                                                                                       | 71,390                                                                                                                       | 117,190                                                                                                                      | 179,791                                                                                                                      | 622,569                                                                                                                      | 489,688                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                           | LADAKH                                                                                                                       | 728                                                                                                                          | 2,291                                                                                                                        | 3,200                                                                                                                        | 7,184                                                                                                                        | 4,060                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                           | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                  | 39                                                                                                                           | 207                                                                                                                          | 332                                                                                                                          | 395                                                                                                                          | 1,115                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                               | 111,082                                                                                                                      | 244,747                                                                                                                      | 842,831                                                                                                                      | 1,372,227                                                                                                                    | 1,337,234                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                  | 642,351                                                                                                                      | 967,499                                                                                                                      | 1,210,797                                                                                                                    | 2,731,222                                                                                                                    | 2,472,775                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                                                                      | 10,325                                                                                                                       | 13,652                                                                                                                       | 21,121                                                                                                                       | 46,940                                                                                                                       | 44,153                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                    | 697                                                                                                                          | 2,226                                                                                                                        | 6,671                                                                                                                        | 15,792                                                                                                                       | 19,736                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                                                                      | 1,113                                                                                                                        | 3,533                                                                                                                        | 7,841                                                                                                                        | 16,459                                                                                                                       | 13,810                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                                                                     | 712                                                                                                                          | 3,316                                                                                                                        | 7,293                                                                                                                        | 25,899                                                                                                                       | 17,652                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                                                                       | 49,164                                                                                                                       | 105,577                                                                                                                      | 171,315                                                                                                                      | 1,043,615                                                                                                                    | 565,445                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                   | 3,832                                                                                                                        | 8,171                                                                                                                        | 11,494                                                                                                                       | 35,698                                                                                                                       | 30,297                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                                                                       | 100,871                                                                                                                      | 182,869                                                                                                                      | 269,854                                                                                                                      | 594,653                                                                                                                      | 559,154                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                    | 234,233                                                                                                                      | 391,154                                                                                                                      | 516,868                                                                                                                      | 1,133,157                                                                                                                    | 1,208,274                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                                                                       | 346                                                                                                                          | 1,779                                                                                                                        | 3,150                                                                                                                        | 8,085                                                                                                                        | 12,722                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                           | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                    | 310,261                                                                                                                      | 538,622                                                                                                                      | 728,467                                                                                                                      | 1,771,979                                                                                                                    | 1,615,220                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                                                                    | 97,019                                                                                                                       | 160,641                                                                                                                      | 230,268                                                                                                                      | 1,022,717                                                                                                                    | 860,603                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                           | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                 | 3,034                                                                                                                        | 4,141                                                                                                                        | 5,065                                                                                                                        | 9,501                                                                                                                        | 7,202                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                                                      | 1,675                                                                                                                        | 6,702                                                                                                                        | 16,580                                                                                                                       | 168,615                                                                                                                      | 66,077                                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                | 217,266                                                                                                                      | 413,221                                                                                                                      | 1,469,903                                                                                                                    | 2,519,835                                                                                                                    | 1,925,371                                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                  | 22,506                                                                                                                       | 49,489                                                                                                                       | 72,885                                                                                                                       | 210,161                                                                                                                      | 148,821                                                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                  | 62,795                                                                                                                       | 169,360                                                                                                                      | 277,965                                                                                                                      | 2,766,160                                                                                                                    | 1,062,284                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                              | Total:-                                                                                                                      | 2,829,746                                                                                                                    | 5,122,829                                                                                                                    | 8,547,152                                                                                                                    | 24,893,528                                                                                                                   | 19,944,321                                                                                                                   |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3445 due for answer on 20.03.2025

| Credit Disbursement by SCBs to MSMEs in the state of Assam (Amount in crore)   | Credit Disbursement by SCBs to MSMEs in the state of Assam (Amount in crore)   | Credit Disbursement by SCBs to MSMEs in the state of Assam (Amount in crore)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                            | Financial Year                                                                 | Amount disbursed                                                               |
| No. 1                                                                          | Mar-24                                                                         | 19,437.90                                                                      |
| 2                                                                              | Mar-23                                                                         | 14,483.37                                                                      |
| 3                                                                              | Mar-22                                                                         | 8,127.84                                                                       |
| 4                                                                              | Mar-21                                                                         | 12,943.83                                                                      |
| 5                                                                              | Mar-20                                                                         | 13,443.11                                                                      |
| 6                                                                              | Mar-19                                                                         | 13,926.73                                                                      |
| 7                                                                              | Mar-18                                                                         | 10,571.60                                                                      |
| 8                                                                              | Mar-17                                                                         | 7,339.13                                                                       |

Source : Priority Sector Returns submitted by SCBs (excluding Regional Rural Banks)

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3445 due for answer on 20.03.2025

District-wise PMEGP performance in Assam in terms of no. of units assisted

| Sr. No.   | District                  | No. of Units Assisted   | No. of Units Assisted   | No. of Units Assisted   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | District                  | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 | 2023-24                 |
| 1         | Bajali                    | 0                       | 6                       | 49                      |
| 2         | Baksa                     | 109                     | 34                      | 67                      |
| 3         | Barpeta                   | 409                     | 319                     | 205                     |
| 4         | Biswanath                 | 45                      | 36                      | 17                      |
| 5         | Bongaigaon                | 79                      | 43                      | 54                      |
| 6         | Cachar                    | 176                     | 102                     | 107                     |
| 7         | Charaideo                 | 31                      | 10                      | 5                       |
| 8         | Chirang                   | 42                      | 36                      | 31                      |
| 9         | Darrang                   | 107                     | 52                      | 60                      |
| 10        | Dhemaji                   | 146                     | 96                      | 73                      |
| 11        | Dhubri                    | 274                     | 112                     | 94                      |
| 12        | Dibrugarh                 | 161                     | 145                     | 136                     |
| 13        | Dima Hasao                | 38                      | 36                      | 28                      |
| 14        | Goalpara                  | 74                      | 26                      | 30                      |
| 15        | Golaghat                  | 113                     | 34                      | 51                      |
| 16        | Hailakandi                | 159                     | 89                      | 145                     |
| 17        | Hojai                     | 76                      | 73                      | 46                      |
| 18        | Jorhat                    | 90                      | 54                      | 50                      |
| 19        | Kamrup                    | 137                     | 217                     | 143                     |
| 20        | Kamrup Metropolitan       | 150                     | 122                     | 146                     |
| 21        | Karbi Anglong             | 82                      | 47                      | 43                      |
| 22        | Karimganj                 | 132                     | 52                      | 44                      |
| 23        | Kokrajhar                 | 137                     | 89                      | 77                      |
| 24        | Lakhimpur                 | 114                     | 82                      | 90                      |
| 25        | Majuli                    | 31                      | 27                      | 15                      |
| 26        | Marigaon                  | 59                      | 39                      | 32                      |
| 27        | Nagaon                    | 161                     | 131                     | 136                     |
| 28        | Nalbari                   | 129                     | 62                      | 53                      |
| 29        | Sivsagar                  | 158                     | 115                     | 84                      |
| 30        | Sonitpur                  | 95                      | 93                      | 113                     |
| 31        | South Salmara - Mankachar | 23                      | 29                      | 14                      |
| 32        | Tinsukia                  | 214                     | 144                     | 158                     |
| 33        | Udalguri                  | 104                     | 42                      | 19                      |
| 34        | West Karbi Anglong        | 0                       | 2                       | 2                       |
| Total     | Total                     | 3,855                   | 2,596                   | 2,417                   |

Annexure-IV

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3445 due for answer on 20.03.2025.

| Sl. No.   | State-wise details of Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund Scheme since inception as on 28.02.2025   | State-wise details of Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund Scheme since inception as on 28.02.2025   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | Name of State                                                                                 | No of Investee Companies                                                                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                | 3                                                                                             |
| 2         | Assam                                                                                         | 1                                                                                             |
| 3         | Bihar                                                                                         | 2                                                                                             |
| 4         | Chandigarh                                                                                    | 3                                                                                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  | 1                                                                                             |
| 6         | Delhi                                                                                         | 69                                                                                            |
| 7         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                        | 1                                                                                             |
| 8         | Goa                                                                                           | 2                                                                                             |
| 9         | Gujarat                                                                                       | 23                                                                                            |
| 10        | Haryana                                                                                       | 49                                                                                            |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              | 1                                                                                             |
| 12        | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 1                                                                                             |
| 13        | Kerala                                                                                        | 7                                                                                             |
| 14        | Karnataka                                                                                     | 151                                                                                           |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                | 7                                                                                             |
| 16        | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 144                                                                                           |
| 17        | Odisha                                                                                        | 9                                                                                             |
| 18        | Puducherry                                                                                    | 2                                                                                             |
| 19        | Punjab                                                                                        | 2                                                                                             |
| 20        | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 7                                                                                             |
| 21        | Tamilnadu                                                                                     | 27                                                                                            |
| 22        | Tripura                                                                                       | 1                                                                                             |
| 23        | Telangana                                                                                     | 39                                                                                            |
| 24        | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 5                                                                                             |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 15                                                                                            |
| 26        | West Bengal                                                                                   | 5                                                                                             |
|           | Total                                                                                         | 577                                                                                           |