Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Initiatives by NSIC in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Durai Vaiko

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## INITIATIVES BY NSIC IN TAMIL NADU

## 2092. SHRI DURAI VAIKO:

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

- (a) the  details  of  efforts  and  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  National  Small  Industries  Corporation (NSIC)  for  the  promotion  and  development  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  in Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts of Tamil Nadu during the last three years;
- (b) the number of entrepreneurs / MSME units benefited under various NSIC schemes in the said districts, scheme-wise;
- (c) whether NSIC has established or proposes to establish any training centres, facilitation desks, marketing support programmes or raw material assistance initiatives in the said districts; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a CPSE under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, provides integrated support services to MSMEs through its various programmes which inter-alia include:
- (i) Raw  Material  Distribution: NSIC  has  been  facilitating  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) located all over the country in the procurement of their basic raw materials like  Aluminum,  Iron  &  Steel,  Cement,  Paraffin  Wax,  Coal,  Bitumen,  etc.  from  the  primary producers/  suppliers  by  entering  into  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  them.  This ensures  the  availability  of  requisite  quantities  of  raw  materials  to  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for their manufacturing processes at competitive rates.
- (ii) Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme :-  NSIC provides short term Credit support for raw material  procurement  by  making  the  payment  to  suppliers  under  Raw  Material  Assistance scheme against the security of Bank Guarantee. To meet the credit requirements of MSME units, NSIC  has  entered  into  MoU  with  Nationalized  and  Private  Sector  Banks.  NSIC  is  providing credit support to MSMEs under Raw Material Assistance Scheme and Credit facilitation through Banks scheme. The Bill Discounting Scheme covers discounting of bills arising out of genuine trade  transactions  i.e.  supplies  made  by  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  to reputed Public  Limited  Companies and State & Central Govt. Departments, Undertakings and Private Limited Companies (not traders), engaged in manufacturing or service activities.

- (iii) Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) :- NSIC registers MSMEs under its SPRS. The units registered under SPRS are eligible to get benefits under Public Procurement Policy for Micro & Small Enterprises Order 2012 as amended from time to time.
- (iv) MSME GlobalMart  Portal :-  NSIC  is  offering  infomediary  services  through  its  B2B  portal http://www.msmemart.com  which  is  a  one-stop  one-window  bouquet  of  aids  that  provides information on business, technology and finance and also exhibit the core competence of Indian SMEs by way of enabling their digital presence for sustenance and growth.

The number of entrepreneurs/MSME benefitted under above NSIC schemes in Tiruchirapalli and Pudukkottai districts during last three years is attached at Annexure .

In addition, NSIC through its Technical Services Centres (NTSCs) and Incubation Centres offer industry oriented demand driven entrepreneurship/skill development training programmes (ESDP). The salient features of ESDP Training Programmes are self-employment generation and skill development, providing  opportunity  to  first  generation  entrepreneurs  to  acquire  skills  for  enterprise  building  and integrated support by way of providing hands on training and entrepreneurship development. The detail of trainees trained and MSME served in Tamil Nadu through NTSC- Chennai and Dindigul Centres is as under:

| NTSC     | 2022-23          | 2022-23      | 2023-24          | 2023-24      | 2024-25          | 2024-25      |
|----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|          | Trainees Trained | MSMEs Served | Trainees Trained | MSMEs Served | Trainees Trained | MSMEs Served |
| Chennai  | 9322             | 1384         | 9415             | 1535         | 10612            | 2302         |
| Dindigul | 15               | -            | 185              | -            | 298              | -            |

- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2092 for answer on 12.02.2026.

## I. Number of units benefitted under Raw Material Distribution

(Number of MSMEs)

| Districts       |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Tiruchirappalli |        12 |        11 |        14 |
| Pudukkottai     |        02 |        02 |        02 |

## II. Number of units benefitted under Raw Material Assistance Scheme

(Number of MSMEs)

| Districts       | 2022-23   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Tiruchirappalli | 11        |        16 |        20 |
| Pudukkottai     | -         |         1 |         1 |

## III. Number of units registers under Single Point Registration Scheme

(Number of  MSMEs)

| Districts       |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Tiruchirappalli |        35 |        39 |        25 |
| Pudukkottai     |         2 |         2 |         6 |

## IV.  Number  of  entrepreneurs  /  MSME  units  benefitted  through  MSME  Globalmart  Portal (www.msmemart.com)

(Number of  MSMEs)

| District Name   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Pudukkottai     |         3 |         8 |         5 |
| Tiruchirapalli  |        27 |        20 |        25 |