Lok Sabha Question No. 3331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Business/Job Fair for MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3331**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.8.2015

“BUSINESS / JOB FAIR FOR MSME SECTOR”

3331.  	  SHRI  SANGANNA AMARAPPA

Will Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises be pleased to state:

1. Whether the Government is planning to start any job fair / business fair under MSME scheme to improve the awareness and skill of the citizens of the country including Karnataka;
2. if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise; and

1. if not, the reasons therefor ?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF  MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

(SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA)

1. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is conducting Business fairs (Vendor Development Programmes) in different parts of the country including Karnataka. MSME Development Institutes (DIs) as well as Tool Rooms/Technology Development Centres located in different parts of the country guide and train the industries for product development and technical skilling.

1. The details are given at Annex-I.

1. Doesn’t not arise

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Annex-I

**Vendor Development Programmes (VDPs) during 2014-15**

| **S. No.**          | State/UT                               | State/UT                         | No. of VDPs conducted   | No. of VDPs conducted   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|                     | State/UT                               | State/UT                         | State Level             | National Level          |
|                     | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana             | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana       | 25                      | 4                       |
|                     | Andaman & Nicobar                      | Andaman & Nicobar                | 0                       | 0                       |
|                     | Bihar                                  | Bihar                            | 10                      | 2                       |
|                     | Chhattisgarh                           | Chhattisgarh                     | 6                       | 1                       |
|                     | Delhi                                  | Delhi                            | 20                      | 4                       |
|                     | Goa                                    | Goa                              | 4                       | 0                       |
|                     | Gujarat & Daman, Diu, Dadra & NH       | Gujarat & Daman, Diu, Dadra & NH | 10                      | 3                       |
|                     | Haryana                                | Haryana                          | 8                       | 1                       |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh                       | Himachal Pradesh                 | 6                       | 1                       |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir                        | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 6                       | 0                       |
|                     | Jharkhand                              | Jharkhand                        | 10                      | 2                       |
|                     | Karnataka                              | Karnataka                        | 30                      | 6                       |
|                     | Kerala                                 | Kerala                           | 4                       | 1                       |
|                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | Madhya Pradesh                   | 12                      | 1                       |
|                     | Maharashtra                            | Maharashtra                      | 29                      | 6                       |
|                     | Odisha                                 | Odisha                           | 16                      | 2                       |
|                     | Punjab & Chandigarh                    | Punjab & Chandigarh              | 12                      | 2                       |
|                     | Rajasthan                              | Rajasthan                        | 10                      | 2                       |
|                     | Tamilnadu & Pudducherry                | Tamilnadu & Pudducherry          | 25                      | 5                       |
|                     | Uttrakhand                             | Uttrakhand                       | 7                       | 1                       |
|                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | Uttar Pradesh                    | 43                      | 4                       |
|                     | W. Bengal  &  Andaman and  Nicobar |                                  | 20                      | 4                       |
| Total ONER          | Total ONER                             | Total ONER                       |                         |                         |
| **NER& Sikkim** |                                        |                                  |                         |                         |
|                     |                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                | 1                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Assam,                           | 2                       | 1                       |
|                     |                                        | Manipur                          | 1                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Meghalaya                        | 2                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Mizoram                          | 0                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Nagaland                         | 1                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Sikkim                           | 1                       | 0                       |
|                     |                                        | Tripura                          | 1                       | 0                       |
| Total NER & Sikkim  | Total NER & Sikkim                     | Total NER & Sikkim               |                         |                         |
| **Grand Total**     |                                        |                                  | 322                     | 53                      |