Lok Sabha Question No. 845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: MSMEs in Daman and Diu
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 845 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## MSMEs IN DAMAN AND DIU

## 845. SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

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

- (a) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) established in Daman and Diu during the last ten years, year-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  and  the  value  of  loans  sanctioned  under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme for new enterprises in Daman and Diu;
- (c) the number of manufacturing and service MSMEs in Daman and Diu that have been benefited under the Union Government's interest subvention schemes during the last ten years, year-wise; and
- (d) the share of the MSMEs sector in the local economy of Daman and Diu?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d): Udyam  Registration  Portal  was  launched  on  01.07.2020.  As  on  30.11.2025,  the  total number  of  MSMEs  registered  on  the  Udyam  Registration  Portal  and  Udyam  Assist  Platformin  the Daman and Diu district are given below:

| District   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   | Total   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| DAMAN      | 988       | 1,150     | 1,504     | 3,937     | 2,373     | 1,362     | 11,314  |
| DIU        | 61        | 88        | 208       | 424       | 487       | 222       | 1,490   |
| Total      | 1,049     | 1,238     | 1,712     | 4,361     | 2,860     | 1,584     | 12,804  |

The details of Number of units assisted, Margin Money subsidy disbursed and Loan sanctioned in  Daman  and  Diu  under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  from Financial Year 2016-17 to Financial Year 2024-25 is as follows:

| Financial Year   |   Number of micro enterprises assisted |   MM (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Loan Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                                      2 |                2.71 |                             7.32 |
| 2017-18          |                                      3 |               12.22 |                            33.18 |
| 2018-19          |                                      0 |                0    |                             0    |

| 2019-20   |   3 |   3.76 |   11.34 |
|-----------|-----|--------|---------|
| 2020-21   |   2 |   9.8  |   26.6  |
| 2021-22   |   3 |   7.56 |   28.72 |
| 2022-23   |   3 |  10.85 |   33.16 |
| 2023-24   |   6 |  42.09 |  118.01 |
| 2024-25   |   3 |   8.11 |   30.83 |

As a part  of  the  initiative  on  support  and  outreach  for  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs) Hon'ble Prime Minister announced the "Interest Subvention Scheme for Incremental credit to MSMEs 2018' on 2 nd November, 2018. The Scheme offers 2% interest subvention for all Udyog Aadhar Number (UAN) and GST registered MSMEs on fresh or incremental loans to the extent of Rs. 100 lakh. The  Scheme  aims  at  encouraging  both  manufacturing  and  service  enterprises  (including  trading activities) to increase their productivity. MSMEs already availing interest subvention under any of the Schemes of the State /Central Govt. are also not eligible under the Scheme The scheme was valid till 31.03.2021.  A  total  of  462  MSMEs  in  the  Daman  &  Diu  districts  have  benefited  from  the  Interest Subvention scheme for incremental credit to MSMEs.

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