Lok Sabha Question No. 1133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: ASPIRE in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1133

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## ASPIRE IN TAMIL NADU

## 1133. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  MSME  industries  and  implementation  of various relevant schemes in the country, particularly in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last four years;
- (b) the current status of projects being incubated under 'A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)' in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the  number of beneficiaries trained,  employed  on wage basis  and self-employed under the said scheme, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the list of incubation centres in Tamil Nadu along with their achievements, scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a): The  Government  implements  various  schemes,  programmes  and  initiatives  for  the  promotion, development and enhancing the competiveness of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu. Schemes of the Ministry of MSME are Central Sector Schemes, where funds are not allocated State/UT-wise.  During the last four years, a number of initiatives have been taken to promote the MSME sector in the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu, which inter alia include the following.
- (i) Rs. 5 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for business, including MSMEs.
- (ii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund.
- (iii) Revised criteria for classification of MSMEs to promote investment.
- (iv) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
- (v) 'Udyam Registration' for MSMEs, for Ease of Doing Business w.e.f. 01.07.2020.
- (vi) Launching  of  an  online  Portal  'Champions'  in  June,  2020  to  cover  many  aspects  of  egovernance including redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs.
- (vii) Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale traders as MSMEs on 02.07.2021.
- (viii) Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
- (ix) Roll out of Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme with an outlay of Rs. 6,000 crore over 5 years.
- (x) Launch of Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) on 11.01.2023 to bring the Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) under the formal ambit for availing the benefit under Priority Sector Lending (PSL).
- (xi) As announced in Budget 2023-24, Rs. 9,000 crore has been infused in the corpus of CGTMSE to enable additional credit of Rs. 2 lakh crore with a reduced cost of credit.

(b) to (d): Under  the  Scheme,  'A  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Innovation,  Rural  Industries  and Entrepreneurship' (ASPIRE), as on 31.01.2024, a total of six Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) and one Technology Business Incubator (TBI) have been approved in the State of Tamil Nadu. Details of the LBIs and TBI in the State of Tamil Nadu along with the achievements and status of projects are given at

## Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries trained, employed on wage basis, self-employed under the ASPIRE scheme are given at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1133 due for answer on 08.02.2024.

Six  Livelihood  Business  Incubators  (LBIs)  and  one  Technology  Business  Incubator  (TBI)  have  been approved in the State of Tamil Nadu as on 31.01.2024.

- (i) Livelihood  Business  Incubators  (LBIs):  Details  and  current  status  of  the  six  LBIs  in  the  State  of Tamil Nadu as on 31.01.2024 along with the achievements are given below.
- (ii) Technology Business Incubator (TBI): Details of the Start-ups/projects supported by the approved Technology  Business  Incubator  (TREC-STEP)  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  as  on  31.01.2024  are given below:

| S.    | Component   | Implementing Agency                                                                                                                                            | Thrust area/project area                                            | Number of trainees   | Number of trainees      | Number of trainees   |
|-------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| No.   |             |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                     | Passed out           | Employed in other units | Self employed        |
| 1.    | LBI- Govt.  | NSIC-Technical Services Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            | Tomato ketchup processing, bakery, packaging, 3D printing &scanning | 3,989                | 442                     | 206                  |
| 2.    | LBI-Govt.   | Coir Board, Regional Extension Center, Coir Board, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | Coir Based Multi Product                                            | 580                  | 0                       | 33                   |
| 3.    | LBI-PPP     | NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu                                                                                                      | Textiles &Apparels                                                  | 1,924                | 1,284                   | 240                  |
| 4.    | LBI-Govt.   | Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT)/ National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | Food Processing, Beverage processing                                | 1,352                | 499                     | 376                  |
| 5.    | LBI-Govt.   | MSME-TDC (PPDC) Extension Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nādu                                                                                                       | Agro- Rural Waste to Wealth- Agro, Textile &Solar PV                | 298                  | 101                     | 65                   |
| 6.    | LBI-Private | Mentor Institute: EDII, Ahmedabad Host Institute: Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council                                                                   | Food processing                                                     | Under Implementation | Under Implementation    | Under Implementation |
| TOTAL | TOTAL       | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                          | TOTAL                                                               | 8,143                | 2,326                   | 920                  |

|   S. No. | Name of the Start-up                       | Industry/Sector   | Products/Services                                              |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | STERADIAN TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.           | Healthcare        | Health Care Products                                           |
|        2 | PRAGATI BIOTECH                            | Agriculture       | Kappa Careeganan Gel Extraction from Seaweed                   |
|        3 | SOLAR INSPECT TRAP SAFS                    | Agriculture       | Insect Light Traps - Integrated Pest Management Device         |
|        4 | LERNINGRO                                  | Agriculture       | Power Bullock - Stable Mini Tractor                            |
|        5 | NASEL                                      | Agriculture       | Waterless Starch Extraction Sago Production System             |
|        6 | NATURAL BEVERAGES                          | Agriculture       | Herbal Enriched Fruit Drinks                                   |
|        7 | PURE TECH INDIA                            | Agriculture       | Cost Effective Treatment of Ground Water for Agriculture       |
|        8 | FRIGOSCAN                                  | Agriculture       | Online Pre-chiller for Fruits & Vegetables                     |
|        9 | KANNAN AGRO                                | Agriculture       | Multi-purpose Rotary Mini Expeller for Enhanced Oil Extraction |
|       10 | CUTTERS AND SLICERS                        | Agriculture       | Cutter Slicer Dicer                                            |
|       11 | NATURE BOWL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED          | Agriculture       | Coconut Farm yield IOT Hardware                                |
|       12 | BALARAM AGRO                               | Agriculture       | Improved Moving Lever Hand Weeder                              |
|       13 | VENKADACHALAPATHY INDUSTRIES AND HARDWARES | Agriculture       | Power Tiller based Turmeric Harvester                          |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1133 due for answer on 08.02.2024.

State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries under Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) is given below:

|        |                  | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES   |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No. | STATE / UT       | TRAINED                   | WAGE EMPLOYED             | SELF EMPLOYED             |
| 1.     | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 1,736                     | 215                       | 157                       |
| 2.     | ASSAM            | 1,797                     | 28                        | 377                       |
| 3.     | BIHAR            | 7,491                     | 274                       | 2,207                     |
| 4.     | CHHATTISGARH     | 760                       | 75                        | 35                        |
| 5.     | DELHI            | 2,773                     | 311                       | 390                       |
| 6.     | GUJARAT          | 6,367                     | 1,010                     | 369                       |
| 7.     | HARYANA          | 7,013                     | 135                       | 1,013                     |
| 8.     | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 246                       | 0                         | 40                        |
| 9.     | JAMMU &KASHMIR   | 373                       | 9                         | 4                         |
| 10.    | JHARKHAND        | 218                       | 0                         | 5                         |
| 11.    | KARNATAKA        | 1,077                     | 263                       | 1                         |
| 12.    | KERALA           | 4,757                     | 1,318                     | 636                       |
| 13.    | MADHYA PRADESH   | 4,433                     | 1,897                     | 903                       |
| 14.    | MAHARASHTRA      | 8,214                     | 651                       | 1,589                     |
| 15.    | MANIPUR          | 6,927                     | 582                       | 4,717                     |
| 16.    | MEGHALAYA        | 1,906                     | 17                        | 445                       |
| 17.    | MIZORAM          | 1,384                     | 243                       | 293                       |
| 18.    | NAGALAND         | 553                       | 15                        | 220                       |
| 19.    | ODISHA           | 4,608                     | 112                       | 124                       |
| 20.    | PUDUCHERRY*      |                           |                           |                           |
| 21.    | RAJASTHAN        | 2,038                     | 218                       | 110                       |
| 22.    | SIKKIM           | 445                       | 47                        | 30                        |
| 23.    | TAMIL NADU       | 8,143                     | 2,326                     | 920                       |
| 24.    | TELANGANA        | 6,637                     | 1,201                     | 771                       |
| 25.    | UTTAR PRADESH    | 12,827                    | 897                       | 2,515                     |
| 26.    | UTTARAKHAND      | 4,073                     | 411                       | 573                       |
| 27.    | WEST BENGAL*     |                           |                           |                           |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL            | 96,796                    | 12,255                    | 18,444                    |