Lok Sabha Question No. 560 (STARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Contribution of MSMEs in Maharashtra
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *560 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.04.2026

## CONTRIBUTION OF MSMEs IN MAHARASHTRA

*560.

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the overall contribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Maharashtra to the country's manufacturing output, employment generation and exports and if so, the details thereof, during the last five years;
- (b) the total number of MSMEs operating in Maharashtra and their sector-wise contribution to manufacturing output, employment and exports from the State;
- (c) whether the Government has implemented key schemes such as MSME Champions Scheme, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) in Mumbai and if so, the details of beneficiaries and funds allocated therein;
- (d) whether  any  Technology  Centres  or  Export  Facilitation  Centres  have  been  established  in Mumbai to support MSMEs in sectors such as engineering, electronics, fragrance and flavour and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  enhance  export  competitiveness  of  MSMEs  operating  from  Mumbai, particularly those linked with port-based trade and global markets?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.*560 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026.

- (a) & (b): The Government promotes the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector as  a  key  driver  of  economic  growth,  employment  and  exports.  MSMEs  contribute  about  31%  to GDP,  35%  to  manufacturing  output  and  around  48%  to  exports  of  the  country.  State-wise contribution of MSMEs, including Maharashtra, is not maintained separately. However, as per data available on the Udyam  Registration  Portal, 1,01,44,478 MSMEs  have  been  registered  in Maharashtra as on date, and the employment generated therein, as reported is 3,44,82,817 as on date.

The sector-wise distribution of these MSMEs is as under:

| Manufacturing   | Services   | Trading   |
|-----------------|------------|-----------|
| 20,88,380       | 39,31,560  | 41,24,538 |

- (c): The Government implements the MSME Champions Scheme, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), across the country, including Mumbai.  However, being Central Sector  Schemes, the funds  are  not  allocated  State/UT-wise.  The  details  of  beneficiaries  in  Mumbai  are  placed  at Annexure-I .
- (d): One MSME Technology Centre i.e., Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI) has been established in Mumbai as Government of India Society under Ministry of MSME to meet the instrumentation needs in Electrical, Electronics or Process Control Instruments.
- (e): The Government has taken several steps to enhance the export competitiveness of MSMEs across the country, including those operating from Mumbai, such as:
-  Implementation  of  the  International  Cooperation  (IC)  Scheme  to  support  MSMEs  for participation in international exhibitions and trade fairs.
-  Enhancing  quality  &  competitiveness  of  MSMEs  by  Schemes  namely  MSME  Sustainable (ZED) Certification and MSME Competitive (Lean) Scheme.
-  Facilitation  through  digital  platforms  and  e-commerce  through  MSME  Trade  Enablement and Marketing (TEAM) Scheme.
-  Access to credit through CGTMSE and Self Reliant India(SRI) Fund Schemes

## A. MSME Champion Scheme:

| MSMESustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme   | Number of Registered MSMEs: 741 Number of Certified MSMEs: 179                                                                                  |
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MSMECompetitive (Lean) Scheme                | Number of Registered MSMEs: 55 Number of Certified MSMEs: 30                                                                                    |
| MSMEInnovative Scheme                        | Incubation: Number of Ideas Approved: 05 Design: Number of Projects Approved: 6 IPR: Number of IP reimbursements: 66 (26 Patents &40 Trademark) |

## B. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP):

|   No. of Microenterprises Assisted |   MMSubsidy (Rs. Cr.) |   Estimated Employment Generated |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|                                 34 |                  1.12 |                              272 |

## C. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

| No. of guarantees approved   | Amount approved (in Rs Cr.)   |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1,05,927                     | 30,645.66                     |

## Details of beneficiaries in Mumbai