Lok Sabha Question No. 992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Institutional Support to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Sudama Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 992 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO MSMEs

## 992. SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD;

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  strengthened  district-level  MSME  institutional  support through District Industries Centres (DICs) and capacity-building initiatives under schemes such as Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) during the last five years, particularly in backward and aspirational districts including those in Bihar;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  institutional  support,  including  manpower,  financial  assistance and services provided through DICs, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  women-specific  MSME  schemes,  including Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and Trade Related Entrepreneurship  Assistance  and  Development  (TREAD),  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the number of women beneficiaries, amount of subsidy/credit support provided and districts covered under these schemes during the last five years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The purpose of Raising and Accelerating MSME  Performance'  (RAMP) programme is  to  strengthening  Institutions  and  governance  at  the  Centre  and  State,  improving Centre-State linkages and partnerships, improving access to market and credit, addressing issues of delayed payments to improve overall MSME ecosystem. In addition, RAMP program targeted to scale up implementation capacity and MSME coverage in   the States, and enhancing outreach of existing schemes of the Ministry. An Important component of RAMP programme is promoting Centre-State collaboration through preparation of Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs), in which all States/UTs,  are  invited.  All  thirty-six  States/UTs  have  signed  Letters  of  Undertaking  with  the Ministry  and  submitted  Strategic  Investment  Plans  (SIPs)  which  contains  a  roadmap  for promotion  and  development  of  MSMEs  in  the  State.  A  total  of  398  proposals  accounting  of Rs.3211.75  Cr  has  been  approved  under  the  Scheme.  These  States  have  prepared  detailed Implementation Plans and have started the implementation. Since the funds under the RAMP is provided directly to the States/UTs, no financial assistance is provided through District Industries Centres (DICs).

- (c): The Government has taken a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women entrepreneurs in the country. The details are given below:

- i. Ministry  of  MSME  implements  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP)  which  is  a  credit-linked  subsidy  programme  aimed  at  generating  selfemployment  opportunities  through  establishment  of  micro-enterprises  in  the  non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. Out of the total PMEGP beneficiaries, 39% are women and they are provided higher subsidy (35%) visa-vis general category of micro enterprises (upto 25%). The state wise details of women beneficiaries, amount of subsidy/credit support provided is given at Annexure-I .
- ii. To  encourage  entrepreneurship  among  women,  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  'Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana' under Coir Vikas Yojana, which is an exclusive training programme aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir sector.
- iii. Participation  of  women  entrepreneurs  in  trade  fairs  under  Procurement  and  Marketing Support Scheme  is subsidized to the extent of 100%  vis-a-vis 80%  for other entrepreneurs.
- iv. Ministry of MSME has launched 'PM Vishwakarma' Scheme on 17.09.2023, to provide a  number  of  benefits  to  the  traditional  artisans  and  craftspeople  including  women, engaged in 18 trades.
- v. The Ministry has launched awareness campaign 'Yashasvini' to create awareness about its schemes among existing and prospective women entrepreneurs to provide continuum of handholding and capacity building support.

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## Annexure-I

Details of number of women-led micro enterprises assisted and Margin Money (MM) subsidy disbursed under PMEGP for the last 5 years is given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.    | State             | FY 2020-21                  | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22                  | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23                  | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24                  | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25                  | FY 2024-25   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| No    | State             | No. of enterprises Assisted | MM Subsidy   | No. of enterprises Assisted | MM Subsidy   | No. of enterprises Assisted | MM Subsidy   | No. of enterprises Assisted | MM Subsidy   | No. of enterprises Assisted | MM Subsidy   |
| 1     | Andaman Nicobar   | 42                          | 0.49         | 43                          | 0.68         | 24                          | 0.48         | 12                          | 0.22         | 12                          | 0.24         |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 856                         | 37.63        | 1320                        | 56.57        | 1716                        | 77.46        | 3457                        | 99.77        | 1847                        | 82.40        |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 38                          | 0.94         | 84                          | 3.44         | 70                          | 3.01         | 78                          | 8.46         | 78                          | 4.26         |
| 4     | Assam             | 951                         | 14.38        | 1272                        | 20.76        | 907                         | 19.51        | 761                         | 19.26        | 1081                        | 32.18        |
| 5     | Bihar             | 665                         | 24.42        | 838                         | 31.01        | 1335                        | 40.36        | 2303                        | 70.81        | 1703                        | 55.11        |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 6                           | 0.09         | 11                          | 0.33         | 10                          | 0.34         | 7                           | 0.16         | 3                           | 0.21         |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 753                         | 20.07        | 848                         | 23.03        | 703                         | 25.03        | 662                         | 26.19        | 540                         | 23.18        |
| 8     | Delhi             | 33                          | 0.65         | 45                          | 1.55         | 30                          | 2.00         | 27                          | 1.79         | 19                          | 1.07         |
| 9     | Goa               | 18                          | 0.54         | 43                          | 1.45         | 36                          | 1.48         | 38                          | 1.54         | 19                          | 0.92         |
| 10    | Gujarat**         | 1841                        | 147.39       | 2630                        | 204.76       | 1821                        | 161.08       | 1821                        | 219.20       | 1084                        | 138.93       |
| 11    | Haryana           | 622                         | 22.21        | 692                         | 28.34        | 626                         | 32.15        | 638                         | 40.22        | 368                         | 25.84        |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh  | 431                         | 13.25        | 472                         | 14.11        | 352                         | 13.10        | 344                         | 14.39        | 257                         | 10.40        |
| 13    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3320                        | 62.65        | 8520                        | 162.28       | 5035                        | 90.50        | 7082                        | 118.95       | 3773                        | 84.14        |
| 14    | Jharkhand         | 444                         | 12.89        | 502                         | 14.54        | 613                         | 17.68        | 671                         | 17.91        | 438                         | 12.71        |
| 15    | Karnataka         | 1492                        | 39.32        | 1940                        | 51.31        | 1888                        | 54.59        | 1654                        | 56.97        | 883                         | 28.70        |
| 16    | Kerala            | 953                         | 18.44        | 1092                        | 24.95        | 1257                        | 28.05        | 1396                        | 33.19        | 891                         | 23.44        |
| 17    | Ladakh            | 0                           | -            | 82                          | 2.82         | 28                          | 1.02         | 35                          | 1.71         | 36                          | 1.83         |
| 18    | Lakshadweep       | 2                           | 0.10         | 1                           | 0.01         | 1                           | 0.01         | 0                           | -            | 0                           | -            |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1435                        | 47.00        | 2385                        | 71.65        | 1813                        | 66.54        | 1690                        | 70.46        | 802                         | 33.19        |
| 20    | Maharashtra*      | 1179                        | 36.48        | 1712                        | 64.64        | 1523                        | 66.79        | 1150                        | 63.11        | 801                         | 54.87        |
| 21    | Manipur           | 725                         | 27.45        | 552                         | 17.35        | 244                         | 6.99         | 153                         | 3.24         | 291                         | 7.54         |
| 22    | Meghalaya         | 140                         | 2.27         | 283                         | 3.74         | 121                         | 2.68         | 103                         | 2.74         | 515                         | 15.68        |
| 23    | Mizoram           | 417                         | 6.74         | 333                         | 7.37         | 195                         | 6.33         | 194                         | 8.48         | 260                         | 8.02         |
| 24    | Nagaland          | 310                         | 8.26         | 535                         | 11.00        | 196                         | 6.83         | 244                         | 14.47        | 600                         | 18.06        |
| 25    | Odisha            | 1319                        | 41.21        | 1874                        | 54.61        | 1757                        | 54.22        | 1430                        | 46.88        | 742                         | 24.50        |
| 26    | Puducherry        | 13                          | 0.28         | 24                          | 0.40         | 13                          | 0.38         | 16                          | 0.47         | 14                          | 0.36         |
| 27    | Punjab            | 737                         | 27.50        | 818                         | 33.43        | 759                         | 43.02        | 725                         | 58.23        | 468                         | 41.52        |
| 28    | Rajasthan         | 663                         | 25.65        | 670                         | 26.67        | 596                         | 42.18        | 567                         | 51.74        | 293                         | 27.88        |
| 29    | Sikkim            | 24                          | 0.67         | 33                          | 0.76         | 22                          | 0.41         | 68                          | 2.36         | 133                         | 4.58         |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu        | 2663                        | 57.77        | 2857                        | 66.20        | 2856                        | 75.49        | 3285                        | 81.67        | 1786                        | 49.67        |
| 31    | Telangana         | 734                         | 24.11        | 1111                        | 38.53        | 953                         | 39.78        | 967                         | 46.18        | 764                         | 36.04        |
| 32    | Tripura           | 224                         | 4.50         | 260                         | 5.45         | 165                         | 3.73         | 152                         | 3.37         | 216                         | 5.33         |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh     | 2777                        | 112.00       | 3712                        | 143.72       | 3549                        | 142.10       | 3733                        | 173.54       | 1851                        | 84.57        |
| 34    | Uttarakhand       | 551                         | 12.86        | 489                         | 11.84        | 484                         | 14.48        | 377                         | 14.75        | 213                         | 7.10         |
| 35    | West Bengal       | 907                         | 36.51        | 1073                        | 45.22        | 928                         | 35.90        | 966                         | 41.65        | 653                         | 27.95        |
| Total | Total             | 27285 886.74                | 27285 886.74 | 91566                       | 1244.51      | 32626                       | 1175.72      | 36806                       | 1414.07      | 23434                       | 972.42       |