Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Subsidy to MSME Units in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## SUBSIDY TO MSME UNITS IN TAMIL NADU

## 761 . SHRI NAVASKANI K:

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

- (a) the total amount of subsidy provided so far by the Union Government to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) units operating in the State of Tamil Nadu, year-wise details thereof;
- (b) the details of the various schemes under which subsidies have been provided to MSME units in the State; and
- (c) the number of subsidy applications from MSME units in Tamil Nadu presently pending for approval along with the reasons for such pendency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of MSME, is implementing Central Sector Schemes such as the Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  and  the  National  Scheduled  Caste Scheduled  Tribe  Hub  (NSSH)  scheme  under  which  subsidies  are  provided  to  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu.

PMEGP  is  a  scheme  for  assisting  prospective  entrepreneurs  in  setting  up  new  micro enterprises in the non-farm sector and generating employment opportunities primarily in rural areas .Under PMEGP, beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) subsidy ranging from 15% to 35% based on various geographical and demographical criteria.

Under the Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) component of NSSH, eligible SC/ST-owned Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs) are provided with a 25% capital subsidy for the procurement of plant and machinery or equipment through institutional finance, subject to a maximum limit of Rs. 25 lakh. The amount of subsidy disbursed under PMEGP and under NSSH for the last five years in the State of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure I.

- (c): Presently,  under  PMEGP,  10,587  sanctioned  applications  by  Banks  are  under  process  for validation and approval by the nodal implementing agency

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 761 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025.

- I. Margin Money Subsidy disbursed under PMEGP for last five years
- II. Subsidy disbursed under SCLCSS component of NSSH for last five years

| Financial Year   |   Margin Money Subsidy disbursed (Rs. In Crore) |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2020 - 21        |                                          137.7  |
| 2021 - 22        |                                          163.6  |
| 2022 - 23        |                                          178.93 |
| 2023 - 24        |                                          198.73 |
| 2024 - 25        |                                          121.16 |
| Total            |                                          800.12 |

| Financial Year   |   Subsidy Amount (Rs in Lakh) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2020 - 21        |                         39.44 |
| 2021 - 22        |                         16.25 |
| 2022 - 23        |                        368.24 |
| 2023 - 24        |                         33.75 |
| 2024 - 25        |                          7.75 |
| Grand Total      |                        465.43 |