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