Question : MSME Units

(a) the norms/criteria laid down by the Government to register various units under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country;

(b) the details of the functional and nonfunctional Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) units in the country at present, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any review/survey of the number of MSME and the persons employed there in the country during the last three years and the current year;

(d) if so, the details and the findings thereof along with the achievements made in employment generation for rural and tribal people including women during the said period, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the details of the share of MSME products in the exports from the country during the said period?

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



(a): As per provisions/criteria laid down in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are classified in two Classes namely; manufacturing and service enterprises and they are defined on the basis of investment limit in plant and machinery / equipment. The investment limits are as under:

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Manufacturing Sector Enterprises Investment in plant & machinery
Micro Enterprises Rs.25 lakh
Small Enterprises Rs.5 crore
Medium Enterprises Rs.10 crore
Service Sector Enterprises
Micro Enterprises Rs.10 lakh
Small Enterprises Rs.2 crore
Medium Enterprises Rs.5 crore
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(b): As per 4th All India Census of MSME conducted by the Ministry of MSME, the number of functional and non-functional registered MSMEs in the country are 15,63,974 and 4,96,355 respectively. State -wise details are given in Annexure- I.

(c) & (d): No such survey has been conducted by the Ministry.

(e): The share of MSME products in the exports from the country during last three years is as follows:
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Year Share of MSMEs Products in the Exports
2013-14 42.42%
2014-15 44.76%
2015-16 49.86%
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Source: Compiled based on the information available from Ministry of Commerce and Industry