Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCILS

210. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

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

- (a) whether the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils been established in all States and Union Territories as on date;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  delayed  payment  cases  filed  with  the  said  Councils  have  been disposed of so far; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for speedy disposal of delayed payment cases by the council?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) & (b):

Yes. The details are placed at annex-I.

- (c)  : The number of delayed  payment  cases  filed  with  the  Facilitation  Councils and the cases in which decision has been taken by Facilitation Councils are as under:
- (d): As  per  provision  of  chapter  V  section  18  of  MSMED  Act,  2006  every  reference made to Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils (MSMEFC) should be decided within  a  period  of  90  days  from  the  date  of  making  such  a  reference.  The  Government continuously  follows  up  the  matter  with  the  State  Government/UT  Administration  for timely disposal of the cases.

| Year                     |   Filed |   Decision Taken |
|--------------------------|---------|------------------|
| 2013-14                  |     606 |              331 |
| 2014-15                  |     792 |              495 |
| 2015-16(upto 31.08.2015) |     375 |              128 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 210 FOR ANSWER ON 30.11.2015.

Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  Facilitation  Councils(MSEFC)  been  established  in  all States and Union Territories as on date:

|   Sl. No. | STATE/UT                            | NOTIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION of MSEFC   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         | YES                                     |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                      | YES                                     |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                   | YES                                     |
|         4 | Assam                               | YES                                     |
|         5 | Bihar                               | YES                                     |
|         6 | Chandigarh                          | YES                                     |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                        | YES                                     |
|         8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | YES                                     |
|         9 | Daman and Diu                       | YES                                     |
|        10 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | YES                                     |
|        11 | Goa                                 | YES                                     |
|        12 | Gujarat                             | YES                                     |
|        13 | Haryana                             | YES                                     |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh                    | YES                                     |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir                   | YES                                     |
|        16 | Jharkhand                           | YES                                     |
|        17 | Karnataka                           | YES                                     |
|        18 | Kerala                              | YES                                     |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                         | YES                                     |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                      | YES                                     |
|        21 | Maharashtra                         | YES                                     |
|        22 | Manipur                             | YES                                     |
|        23 | Meghalaya                           | YES                                     |
|        24 | Mizoram                             | YES                                     |
|        25 | Nagaland                            | YES                                     |
|        26 | Odisha                              | YES                                     |
|        27 | Puducherry                          | YES                                     |
|        28 | Punjab                              | YES                                     |
|        29 | Rajasthan                           | YES                                     |
|        30 | Sikkim                              | YES                                     |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                          | YES                                     |
|        32 | Telangana                           | YES                                     |
|        33 | Tripura                             | YES                                     |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                       | YES                                     |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                         | YES                                     |
|        36 | West Bengal                         | YES                                     |