Lok Sabha Question No. 6294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Promotion of MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026

## PROMOTION OF MSMES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 6294. SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

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

- (a) the  number of enterprises  registered  on  the  Udyam  Portal during the  year 2024-2026  from Mau district, including Ghosi, Lok Sabha Constituency, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the said district that have received support under Central schemes  such as Prime Minister's Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Scheme or Cluster Development initiatives;
- (c) the total assistance sanctioned and disbursed under such schemes in Mau district during the said period;
- (d) whether any review has identified credit or  market  access  constraints  affecting  MSMEs  in eastern Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken to promote skill development and strengthen MSME growth in Ghosi region?

## ANSWER

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

(a): A revised definition based on the twin criteria of investment and turnover, was adopted to define Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in 2020. For registration of MSMEs, Udyam Registration  Portal  (URP)  was  launched  on  01.07.2020.  Further,  to  formalise  Informal  Micro Enterprises (IMEs), Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) was launched on 11.01.2023.  Since the adoption of  the  revised  definition  till  28.02.2026,  over  7.83  crore  enterprises  have  been  registered.  As  per Udyam Registration Portal (URP), the total number of enterprises registered on the Udyam Portal during the year 2024-2026 from Mau district, Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

| MSMEs Registered on URP and UAP in Mau District of Uttar Pradesh (Since inception till 28/03/2026)   | MSMEs Registered on URP and UAP in Mau District of Uttar Pradesh (Since inception till 28/03/2026)   | MSMEs Registered on URP and UAP in Mau District of Uttar Pradesh (Since inception till 28/03/2026)   | MSMEs Registered on URP and UAP in Mau District of Uttar Pradesh (Since inception till 28/03/2026)   | MSMEs Registered on URP and UAP in Mau District of Uttar Pradesh (Since inception till 28/03/2026)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY                                                                                                   | Micro                                                                                                | Small                                                                                                | Medium                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                |
| 2024-25                                                                                              | 26,417                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                    | 13,187                                                                                               |
| 2025-26                                                                                              | 65,983                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                    | 26,423                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                | 92,400                                                                                               | 36                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                    | 39,610                                                                                               |
| Source: Udyam Registration Portal                                                                    | Source: Udyam Registration Portal                                                                    | Source: Udyam Registration Portal                                                                    | Source: Udyam Registration Portal                                                                    | Source: Udyam Registration Portal                                                                    |
| Report Dated:- 30/03/2026 03:50 PM                                                                   | Report Dated:- 30/03/2026 03:50 PM                                                                   | Report Dated:- 30/03/2026 03:50 PM                                                                   | Report Dated:- 30/03/2026 03:50 PM                                                                   | Report Dated:- 30/03/2026 03:50 PM                                                                   |

(b) and (c): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  is implementing  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP).  It  is  a  central sector scheme 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 including state of Uttar Pradesh. The number of microenterprises assisted under PMEGP during FY 2024-25 are at Annexure -1.

Ministry  of  MSME  implements  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  (CGS)  for  Micro  and  Small Enterprises (MSEs)  through  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises (CGTMSE) to provide credit guarantee for loans extended to MSEs without collateral security and third-party  guarantee.  The ceiling for  guarantee  coverage  under  the  scheme  is  Rs.  10 crore  (w.e.f. 01.04.2026).  Details  of  the  credit  guarantees  extended  to  MSEs  under  CGS  in  Mau  and  Ballia districts are as under:

| CGS - Guarantees approved   | CGS - Guarantees approved   | CGS - Guarantees approved                    | CGS - Guarantees approved   | CGS - Guarantees approved                    |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                             | Mau                         | Mau                                          | Ballia                      | Ballia                                       |
| Duration                    | No. of Guarantees Approved  | Amount of guarantees Approved (in Rs. Crore) | No. of Guarantees Approved  | Amount of guarantees Approved (in Rs. Crore) |
| 2024-25                     | 3,676                       | 202                                          | 5,514                       | 311                                          |
| 2025-26 (till 28.02.2026)   | 5,478                       | 253                                          | 8,689                       | 390                                          |
| Total                       | 9,154                       | 455                                          | 14,203                      | 701                                          |

Ministry of MSME  implements  Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP). The scheme was launched in the year 2003 with the objective to enhance the  productivity  and  competitiveness  of  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  for  their  holistic development adopting cluster development approach by extending financial assistance as GoI grant to  establish  Common  Facility  Centers  (CFCs)  in  the  existing  clusters  and  establish/up-grade infrastructural facilities in new/existing industrial estates/areas/flatted factory complexes. MSE-CDP is a Central Sector Scheme and it is demand driven scheme wherein proposals are received from the State/UT  Governments  to  address  the  common  needs  of  existing  cluster  in  their  States/UTs.  No proposal is received for the Mau District.

(d): The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State/UT  Governments  through various schemes, programmes and policy initiatives for credit, skill development, infrastructure and cluster development etc. This inter alia includes initiatives for providing financial assistance, credit support  and  technology  adoption  through  Schemes  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) for Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs), Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund, Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), Raising  and  Accelerating  MSME  Performance  (RAMP),  Tool  Rooms  &  Technical  Institutions known as Technology Centres (TCs) etc.

(e): To promote skill development and strengthen MSME growth, the Government has undertaken several measures:

- (i) To increase outreach of the scheme, the Development and facilitation Offices (DFOs) of the Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) located across the country have been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the programmes.
- (ii) In addition, Technology Centres (TCs) and institutes like IITs, IIMs, NITs, CSIRs, ICAR, other  central  and  state  government  institutions,  universities  etc.  have  been  included  as implementing agencies to conduct the training programmes.
- (iii)   To identify potential beneficiaries, various measures including organizing Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs), uploading training calendar on scheme portal, advertisements, social media, engagement with industry associations and academic institutions are undertaken.

The Progress of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) scheme in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh over the last five financial years is at Annexure -2.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 6294 for answer on 02.04.2026.

Number of Microenterprises assisted in the state of Uttar Pradesh under PMEGP during FY 202425 to FY 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026) are as follows:

| Financial Year             | No. of Microenterprises Assisted   |   MMSubsidy (Rs. Cr.) | Estimated Employment Generated   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2024-25                    | 5,518                              |                219.09 | 44,144                           |
| 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026) | 6,983                              |                295.7  | 55,864                           |

Number of Microenterprises assisted in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh under PMEGP during FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026)

| Financial Year             |   No. of Microenterprises Assisted |   MMSubsidy (Rs. Cr.) |   Estimated Employment Generated |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2024-25                    |                                 85 |                  4.25 |                              680 |
| 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026) |                                 95 |                  4.9  |                              760 |

Number of Microenterprises assisted in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh under PMEGP during FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026)

| Financial Year             |   No. of Microenterprises Assisted |   MMSubsidy (Rs. Cr.) |   Estimated Employment Generated |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2024-25                    |                                 65 |                  2.49 |                              520 |
| 2025-26 (as on 25.03.2026) |                                107 |                  4.61 |                              856 |

## Annexure-2

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 6294 for answer on 02.04.2026.

| Name of District   | Financial Year   |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |
|--------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| MAU                | Programmes       |         1 |         2 |         4 |         4 |        10 |
| MAU                | Beneficiaries    |        93 |       163 |       228 |       319 |       425 |

Data Source: MIS Portal on 27.03.2026