Lok Sabha Question No. 1993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Establishment of New MSME Units
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW MSME UNITS

## 1993. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  new  units  approved  for  establishment  under  the  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the Etah-Kasganj and Aonla Lok Sabha Constituencies during the last five years and the number of such units currently operational along with the impact of these units on employment generation in these regions;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  approved  any  special  projects  for  MSME  cluster development, Common Facility Centres (CFCs), technology upgradation, skill development, entrepreneurship  promotion  and  expansion  of  digital  and  e-commerce  access  in  the  said Constituencies and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether local entrepreneurs are facing challenges in availing loans, credit guarantees, subsidies or training support and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to address such issues; and
- (d) the  details  of  future  plans/strategy  of  the  Government  to  strengthen  the  MSME ecosystem in these areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  is implementing the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), a central sector scheme for generating employment opportunities primarily in rural areas by assisting prospective entrepreneurs in setting up new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector across the country.  The number  of micro-enterprises assisted  under  PMEGP  and  estimated employment generated in the Etah-Kasganj and Aonla Lok Sabha Constituencies during the last five years is given at Annexure I .
- (b): Under  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP) Scheme,  two  projects  have  been  approved  under  the  Infrastructure  Development  in  Etah district.  Of  these,  one  project  i.e.  establishment  of  the  Industrial  Estate  at  Etah  has  been successfully  completed.  The  other  project,  pertaining  to  the  upgradation  of  the  Industrial Estate at Etah, is currently in progress.

Under  Procurement  and  Marketing  Support  (PMS)  scheme  of  Ministry  of  MSME, benefits  are  extended  for  creating  market  access  initiatives  to  Micro  &  Small  Enterprises (MSEs)  including  MSEs  from  Uttar  Pradesh  under  components  like  participation  in  Trade Fairs / Exhibitions, organizing domestic/ international trade fairs/exhibition and participation, virtual  trade  fair,  vendor  development  program,  adoption  of  modern  packaging  techniques, adoption  of  Bar  Code  and  e-Commerce  platform,    National  workshops  /  seminar,  and development of retail outlets.

(c) & (d): Initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of MSME under PMEGP to ensure the growth  and  development  of  micro  enterprises  through  credit  access,  subsidies  and  training support across the country are as follows:

- i. Enhancement of eligible maximum project cost from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh for manufacturing sector and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh for service sector.
- ii. Acceptance  of  PMEGP  applications  from  beneficiaries  in  physical  form  in  19 regional languages since June 2025 excluding Hindi and English.
- iii. Enhancing the scope of activities by modifying Negative list to allow more activities under Animal Husbandry like dairy, poultry, aquaculture and sericulture. As a special case, piggery, a major source of livelihood in NER, is allowed in NER States.
- iv. No collateral security is to be insisted by Banks for projects involving loan up to 10 lakhs.
- v. Inclusion  of  applicants  from  Aspirational  districts  and  Transgenders  under  special category eligible for higher subsidy.
- vi. A  wide  range  of  more  than  1,000  Model  of  Detailed  Project  Reports  have  been prepared  on  various  industries  and  made  available  on  the  PMEGP  online  portal enabling applicants to submit quality DPRs.
- vii. Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training is provided to prospective entrepreneurs  and  beneficiariesto  provide  orientation  and  awareness  pertaining  to various  managerial  and  operational  functions  like  finance,  production,  marketing, enterprise management etc.
- viii. Awareness  programmes  in  all the States/UTs including  backward  and  underperforming areas, Aspirational districts, North Eastern Region etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1993 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2025.

Number of micro-enterprises assisted and estimated employment generated under PMEGP during the last five years in Etah, Kasganj and Aonla Lok Sabha constituencies.

|                | ETAH                              | ETAH                           | KASHGANJ                          | KASHGANJ                       | AONLA                             | AONLA                          |
|----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Financial Year | No. of micro enterprises Assisted | Estimated employment generated | No. of micro enterprises Assisted | Estimated employment generated | No. of micro enterprises Assisted | Estimated employment generated |
| 2020-21        | 81                                | 648                            | 64                                | 512                            | 275                               | 2200                           |
| 2021-22        | 107                               | 856                            | 109                               | 872                            | 313                               | 2504                           |
| 2022-23        | 123                               | 984                            | 70                                | 560                            | 207                               | 1656                           |
| 2023-24        | 145                               | 1160                           | 90                                | 720                            | 172                               | 1376                           |
| 2024-25        | 51                                | 408                            | 51                                | 408                            | 57                                | 456                            |
| Total          | 507                               | 4056                           | 384                               | 3072                           | 1024                              | 8192                           |