(a) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registered with the Government;
(b) the number of the said enterprises benefitted under Covid-19 scheme of the Government;
(c) the number and percentage of the said enterprises which have applied for availing benefits under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) introduced by the Government; and
(d) the number and percentage of the said enterprises which have availed the benefits under ECLGS?
MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI NARAYAN RANE)
(a): As per Udyog Aadhaar Portal, number of MSMEs registered (since September 2015 to 30.06.2020) in All India was 102,32,468.
On 1st July, 2020, after adoption of new definition of MSMEs, a new registration portal ‘Udyam Registration’ has been launched by M/o MSME and so far 36,70,538 classified MSMEs are registered on the portal in All India (from 01.07.2020 to 15.07.2021).
(b) to (d): The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was announced as a part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package 2020 with the objective to help MSMEs/small businesses to meet their operational liabilities and resume businesses in the view of the distress caused by the COVID-19 crises, by providing MLIs 100 per cent guarantee against any losses suffered by the due to non-repayment of the ECLGS funding by borrowers. The overall cap of admissible guarantee of ECLGS has further been raised from Rs. 3 lakh crore to Rs. 4.5 lakh crore on 28.06.2021.
As part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), around 1.09 crore MSME borrowers have been provided with guarantee support amounting to Rs. 1.65 lakh crore as on 02.07.2021.