Lok Sabha Question No. 2229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: MSME Units in UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2229 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.02.2026

## MSMEs UNITS IN UT OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU

## 2229. SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  registered  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  units  in  UT  of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu at present;
- (b) the number of youth employed in the MSME sector during the last five years;
- (c) the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP);
- (d) the number of industrial estates and MSME parks developed in the said Union Territory; and
- (e) whether  any  special  scheme  is  being  implemented  under  the  Technology  Upgradation  and Digital MSME Mission and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the Udyam Registration Portal (URP), the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),including Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) registered in UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are 21,470 and 13,512 respectively.

As per URP, since the launch of URP on 01.07.2020, a total of 7.61 crore MSMEs have been registered. These enterprises have reported an employment of 33.52 crore as on 31.01.2026. The age wise data is not captured on URP.

Under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), during the last 5 years i.e. from 2020-21 to 2024-25, a totalof 4,11,627 projects have been setup in the country.

- (d): The  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  Cluster  Development Programme (MSE-CDP) across the country. Under the scheme,financial assistance is being extended 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 demand driven scheme and proposals have to be submitted by the State Government/UTs. So far, no  proposal  from  Daman  and  Diu  and  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  to  establish  industrial  estate  is received.
- (e): In the recent years the industrial landscape in the country has witnessed increased digitalisation,  with  enhanced  operational  efficiency  for  MSMEs.  The  Ministry  is  supporting  digital empowerment of MSMEs through online Udyam registration, training in Tool Rooms /Technology Centres for technology adoption, incubation of new ideas and technologies through MSME Innovative Scheme  and  MSE  Green  Investment  for  Financing  Transformation  (GIFT)  scheme  for  promoting investment in green technologies.  To empower MSMEs with digital tools and guidance to effectively utilize  the  e-commerce  marketplace,  MSME  TEAM  (Trade  Enablement  and  Marketing) under  the World Bank supported "Raising and Accelerating MSME Productivity (RAMP)" Programme is being implemented.

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