Lok Sabha Question No. 3468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: MSEFC for MSME
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3468 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.8.2016

## MSEFC FOR MSME

3468.

SHRI  RADHESHYAM  BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  the  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises Facilitation  Council(MSEFC)  to  resolve  the  delayed  payment  issue  for  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  MSEFCs  set  up  in  the  country  including Karnataka and the number of vacancies in existing MSEFCs at present;
- (c) the number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the last three years along with the number of  appeals  filed  before  courts  under  Section19  of  the  MSME  Act  during  the  said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to further empower the MSEFCs in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a): In pursuance to Section 20 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED)  Act,  2006,  all  the  States/UTs  have  already  established  one  or  more  MSEFCs under their respective jurisdictions to resolve the delayed payment issue for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) in their respective jurisdictions.
- (b): The  details  regarding  the  number  of  MSEFCs  set  up  in  the  country  including Karnataka and the number of vacancies in existing MSEFCs at present is at  Annex-I.
- (c): The number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the last three years along with the number of  appeals  filed  before  courts  under  Section19  of  the  MSME  Act  during  the  said period, State/UT-wise is at Annex-II.
- (d)&(e): As  per  provisions  of  the  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, MSEFCs are empowered to deal with the cases referred to it. There is no proposal as such before the Government for empowering the MSEFCs any further, as of now.

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

Annex-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3468 for answer on 08.08.2016

| Sl. No.   | STATEs/UTs                  | Number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the year   | Number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the year   | Number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the year   | Number of cases referred to MSEFCs during the year   | Number of appeals filed before courts under Section 19 of the MSMED Act, 2006   | Number of appeals filed before courts under Section 19 of the MSMED Act, 2006   | Number of appeals filed before courts under Section 19 of the MSMED Act, 2006   | Number of appeals filed before courts under Section 19 of the MSMED Act, 2006   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | STATEs/UTs                  | 2013-14                                              | 2014-15                                              | 2015-16                                              | *2016-17                                             | 2013-14                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                         | *2016-17                                                                        |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 24                                                   | 16                                                   | 21                                                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 4         | Assam                       | 7                                                    | 10                                                   | 10                                                   | 13                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 1                                                    | 8                                                    | 8                                                    | 4                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  | 5                                                    | 7                                                    | 6                                                    | 5                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                | 17                                                   | 6                                                    | 40                                                   | 20                                                   | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 7                                                    | 11                                                   | 6                                                    | 6                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 10        | NCT of Delhi                | 12                                                   | 7                                                    | 21                                                   | 11                                                   | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 11        | Goa                         | 29                                                   | 13                                                   | 3                                                    | 12                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 91                                                   | 62                                                   | 87                                                   | 33                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 28                                                   | 150                                                  | 157                                                  | 69                                                   | 4                                                                               | 6                                                                               | 25                                                                              | 1                                                                               |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            | 8                                                    | 3                                                    | 26                                                   | 46                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir           | 10                                                   | 13                                                   | 08                                                   | 04                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   | 7                                                    | 38                                                   | 27                                                   | 11                                                   | 1                                                                               | 5                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 17        | Karnataka                   | 25                                                   | 34                                                   | 35                                                   | 9                                                    | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 1                                                                               |
| 18        | Kerala                      | 12                                                   | 8                                                    | 36                                                   | 19                                                   | 8                                                                               | 18                                                                              | 12                                                                              | 4                                                                               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              | 59                                                   | 68                                                   | 97                                                   | 09                                                   | 6                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 | 165                                                  | 222                                                  | 333                                                  | 131                                                  | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 6                                                                               | 1                                                                               |
| 22        | Manipur                     | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 24        | Mizoram                     | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 25        | Nagaland                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 26        | Odisha                      | 15                                                   | 36                                                   | 33                                                   | 6                                                    | 0                                                                               | 16                                                                              | 6                                                                               | 4                                                                               |
| 27        | Puducherry                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 17                                                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 28        | Punjab                      | 139                                                  | 143                                                  | 171                                                  | 62                                                   | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 2                                                                               |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   | 52                                                   | 142                                                  | 149                                                  | 35                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 30        | Sikkim                      | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  | 77                                                   | 87                                                   | 89                                                   | 72                                                   | 4                                                                               | 12                                                                              | 9                                                                               | 3                                                                               |
| 32        | Telangana                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 116                                                  | 105                                                  | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 3                                                                               |
| 33        | Tripura                     | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               | 36                                                   | 48                                                   | 38                                                   | 94                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 | 27                                                   | 38                                                   | 36                                                   | 09                                                   | 02                                                                              | 04                                                                              | 02                                                                              | 0                                                                               |
| 36        | West Bengal                 | 43                                                   | 70                                                   | 93                                                   | 12                                                   | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               |

(*upto 30.6.2016)