Question : INVESTMENT IN SMALL SCALE SECTOR



(a): the total investment made in each State including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises during each of the last three years, Sector-wise and State/Union Territory-wise;

(b): the employment generated in each of these sectors; and

(c): the number of these enterprises owned by physically challenged people, Sector-wise?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF MICRO,SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)

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


Statement referred to in the reply of parts (a) to (c) in respect of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 88 for answer on 04.03.2008


(a) & (b): Estimation of the total fixed investment and employment in the micro and small enterprises sector in India (including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa) are made on the basis of the results of the Third all India Census for the Small Scale Industries conducted during 2001-02.These estimates for last three years are given below in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively.


Table 1
Sector Fixed Investment (Rs. Crore)
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
1. Micro enterprise 1,02,945 1,07,983 1,13,023
2. Small enterprise 85,848 90,067 94,284
Total 1,88,793 1,98,050 2,07,307

Table 2
Sector Employment (Lakh persons)
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
1. Micro enterprise 185.81 193.87 202.15
2. Small enterprise 101.75 105.98 110.37
Total 287.56 299.85 312.52




State/Union-Territory-wise details of estimated fixed investment are given in the Annexure enclosed. Since the medium enterprises were for the first time defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 which came into force w.e.f Oct 2, 2006, information in respect of fixed investment and employment in the medium enterprise sector is not available.


(c): The information in respect of enterprises owned by physically challenged people is not available