Lok Sabha Question No. 6241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: NSSH Scheme in Maharashtra
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6241 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.04.2026

## NSSH SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

## 6241.   SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

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

- (a) the total number of applications received and approved under the National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme in Maharashtra during the last three years, district-wise;
- (b) the number and percentage of total male and female beneficiaries under various components of  the  above  scheme  particularly  under  the  Special  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy  Scheme (SCLCSS), district and year-wise;
- (c) the total amount of subsidies  sanctioned and disbursed to SC/ST entrepreneurs in the State under different sub-schemes of NSSH scheme, component and year-wise; and
- (d) the steps  being taken  to enhance awareness and outreach of  the scheme among SC/ST and women entrepreneurs in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme seeks to promote entrepreneurship amongst the SCs/STs and to facilitate fulfilment of the mandated 4% procurement from SC/ST Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises. To achieve this objective, several steps have been taken up, such as subsidy upto Rs.  25  lakh  through  Special  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy  Scheme  (SCLCSS)  on  institutional finance  for  procurement  of  Plant  &  Machinery;  skilling  and  capacity  building  programs;  market linkage; and support for enhancing competitiveness through various interventions.

During FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25, a total of 3371 applications of SC/ST entrepreneurs from the State of Maharashtra under SCLCSS and other reimbursement components of the Scheme were received, out of which 2266 applications have been approved. Details of year-wise and district-wise applications received and approved are given in Annexure -I.

(b): A  total  of  3289  SC/ST  entrepreneurs  from  the  State  of  Maharashtra  have  availed  benefits under various components which include capacity building and training, reimbursement components and  SCLCSS during  FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25. Year-wise and district wise  details  of  male and female beneficiaries of various components and SCLCSS in particular are given in Annexure-II.

(c): The total amount sanctioned and disbursed under different sub-scheme of NSSH to the State of  Maharashtra  during  FY  2022-23  to  FY2024-25is  at  Annexure-III.  Payment  towards  capacity building and training programmes are given to training institutes and not to individual beneficiaries directly. Other reimbursement components namely, bank loan processing charges, performance bank guarantee  charges,  testing  charges,  membership  fee  of  various  export  promotion  councils,  annual membership  fee  of  Government  promoted  e-commerce  portal,  single  point  registration  scheme  of NSIC, goes to individual beneficiaries. In addition, under the SCLCSS, the bank adjusts the subsidy amount against the loan after 3 years from reference date.

(d): To increase participation of SC/ST entrepreneurs including women, the Ministry through its field offices/organisations has organised conclaves, vendor development programmes, entrepreneurship awareness camps and workshops at various locations in the country. Further, social media platforms are used to create publicity and wider awareness.

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## Annexure  referred  to  part  (a)  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  6241  to  be answered on 02.04.2026

## (i) Year-wise number of applications received and approved in Maharashtra:

| Year    |   Applicationsreceived |   Applicationsapproved |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 2022-23 |                    832 |                    763 |
| 2023-24 |                   1283 |                    923 |
| 2024-25 |                   1256 |                    580 |
| Total   |                   3371 |                   2266 |

## (ii) District-wise applications received and approved:

| S. No   |                                        | Total Application     | Total Application     |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No   | Districts                              | Applications received | Applications approved |
| 1       | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)               | 185                   | 98                    |
| 2       | Akola                                  | 29                    | 9                     |
| 3       | Amravati                               | 16                    | 8                     |
| 4       | Beed                                   | 42                    | 32                    |
| 5       | Bhandara                               | 21                    | 7                     |
| 6       | Buldhana                               | 17                    | 5                     |
| 7       | Chandrapur                             | 40                    | 25                    |
| 8       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | 147                   | 109                   |
| 9       | Dharashiv (Osmanabad)                  | 34                    | 23                    |
| 10      | Dhule                                  | 26                    | 7                     |
| 11      | Gadchiroli                             | 3                     | 0                     |
| 12      | Gondia                                 | 14                    | 6                     |
| 13      | Hingoli                                | 4                     | 3                     |
| 14      | Jalgaon                                | 69                    | 19                    |
| 15      | Jalna                                  | 12                    | 2                     |
| 16      | Kolhapur                               | 107                   | 62                    |
| 17      | Latur                                  | 23                    | 16                    |
| 18      | Mumbai                                 | 161                   | 147                   |
| 19      | Mumbai Suburban                        | 112                   | 109                   |
| 20      | Nagpur                                 | 254                   | 179                   |
| 21      | Nanded                                 | 7                     | 6                     |
| 22      | Nandurbar                              | 17                    | 5                     |
| 23      | Nashik                                 | 361                   | 197                   |
| 24      | Palghar                                | 12                    | 9                     |
| 25      | Parbhani                               | 7                     | 4                     |
| 26      | Pune                                   | 955                   | 686                   |
| 27      | Raigad                                 | 50                    | 48                    |
| 28      | Ratnagiri                              | 14                    | 10                    |
| 29      | Sangli                                 | 56                    | 33                    |
| 30      | Satara                                 | 121                   | 74                    |
| 31      | Sindhudurg                             | 10                    | 9                     |
| 32      | Solapur                                | 238                   | 148                   |
| 33      | Thane                                  | 176                   | 166                   |
| 34      | Wardha                                 | 9                     | 2                     |
| 35      | Washim                                 | 14                    | 2                     |
| 36      | Yavatmal                               | 8                     | 1                     |
| Total   | Total                                  | 3371                  | 2266                  |

## Annexure  referred  to  part  (b)  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  6241  to  be answered on 02.04.2026

- (i) Year-wise  details  of  male  and  female  beneficiaries  of  various  components  and  SCLCSS  in particular:
- (ii) District-wise details of male and female beneficiaries:

| Year       | Male beneficiaries   | Male beneficiaries   | Female beneficiaries   | Female beneficiaries   |
|------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Year       | Total                | SCLCSS               | Total                  | SCLCSS                 |
| 2022-23    | 822                  | 274                  | 450                    | 32                     |
| 2023-24    | 1032                 | 409                  | 207                    | 36                     |
| 2024-25    | 615                  | 190                  | 163                    | 22                     |
| Total      | 2469                 | 873                  | 820                    | 90                     |
| Percentage | 75.07%               | 90.65%               | 24.93%                 | 9.35%                  |

| S. No   | Name of district                       |   Male beneficiary | Female beneficiary   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
| 1       | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)               |                 98 | 38                   |
| 2       | Akola                                  |                 14 | 4                    |
| 3       | Amravati                               |                 55 | 5                    |
| 4       | Beed                                   |                 37 | 6                    |
| 5       | Bhandara                               |                 14 | 6                    |
| 6       | Buldhana                               |                 26 | 7                    |
| 7       | Chandrapur                             |                 47 | 19                   |
| 8       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) |                200 | 59                   |
| 9       | Dharashiv (Osmanabad)                  |                 29 | 1                    |
| 10      | Dhule                                  |                  7 | 1                    |
| 11      | Gadchiroli                             |                  1 | 1                    |
| 12      | Gondia                                 |                 13 | 2                    |
| 13      | Hingoli                                |                 17 | 4                    |
| 14      | Jalgaon                                |                 21 | 2                    |
| 15      | Jalna                                  |                 24 | 3                    |
| 16      | Kolhapur                               |                100 | 17                   |
| 17      | Latur                                  |                 28 | 2                    |
| 18      | Mumbai                                 |                156 | 34                   |
| 19      | Mumbai Suburban                        |                120 | 35                   |
| 20      | Nagpur                                 |                156 | 50                   |
| 21      | Nanded                                 |                 22 | 8                    |
| 22      | Nandurbar                              |                 27 | 36                   |
| 23      | Nashik                                 |                171 | 96                   |
| 24      | Palghar                                |                  6 | 7                    |
| 25      | Parbhani                               |                 20 | 5                    |
| 26      | Pune                                   |                576 | 230                  |
| 27      | Raigad                                 |                 47 | 8                    |
| 28      | Ratnagiri                              |                 10 | -                    |
| 29      | Sangli                                 |                 31 | 33                   |
| 30      | Satara                                 |                 69 | 6                    |
| 31      | Sindhudurg                             |                  6 | 3                    |
| 32      | Solapur                                |                146 | 5                    |
| 33      | Thane                                  |                137 | 48                   |
| 34      | Wardha                                 |                  8 | 3                    |
| 35      | Washim                                 |                 12 | -                    |
| 36      | Yavatmal                               |                 18 | 36                   |
| Total   | Total                                  |               2469 | 820                  |

## Annexure  referred  to  part  (c)  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  6241  to  be answered on 02.04.2026

Year-wise details of fund utilised under SCLCSS, capacity building training programme and other reimbursement components in the State of Maharashtra:

(Amount in Rs.)

| Year    | SCLCSS       | Capacity building Training programme   | Other reimbursement components   |
|---------|--------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 30,08,95,580 | 3,25,15,518                            | 25,46,955                        |
| 2023-24 | 41,55,07,471 | 58,90,277                              | 28,37,678                        |
| 2024-25 | 20,61,10,083 | 1,46,84,822                            | 19,52,162                        |
| Total   | 92,25,13,134 | 5,30,90,617                            | 73,36,795                        |