Question : INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT IN MSME

(a) the total investment made in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in various States in the country including Gujarat during each of the last three years and the current year, sector-wise and State-wise;

(b) the employment opportunities created in each of these sectors during the said period, State-wise;

(c) the number of enterprises owned by the tribal people, sector-wise and State-wise; and

(d) the steps being taken to improve investment in these sectors particularly in the tribal regions in the country?

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI VIRBHADRA SINGH)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 FOR ANSWER ON 24.11.2011.

(a) Total investment in MSMEs in various States in the country including Gujarat is assessed through conduct of periodic Census of MSMEs. The latest Census of MSMEs conducted was Fourth All India Census of MSMEs, with reference year 2006-07. The data was collected till 2009 and results published in 2011. Total investment made in Registered MSMEs in various States in the country including Gujarat is given in the annexure.

(b) The employment generated by registered MSMEs, as per 4th All India Census of MSMEs, with reference year 2006 –07, sector-wise, is given in the annexure.

(c) The number of registered enterprises owned by the tribal people, sector-wise and State-wise is given in the annexure.

(d) Government makes periodic assessment of this sector and takes steps to improve investment. Some important ongoing initiatives, which include tribals, are:

(i) adoption of Policy Package of Stepping up Credit to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in 2005, which envisages public sector banks to fix their own targets for funding SMEs in order to achieve a minimum 20 per cent year-on-year growth in credit to the SME sector.

(ii) Implementation, in 2007, of a ‘Package for Promotion of Micro and Small Enterprises’ with an objective to provide support in areas of credit, technology upgradation, marketing, infrastructure etc.

(iii) Implementation of other plans and programmes of the ministry.Further, the recently announced procurement policy by the Ministry, make special provision for entrepreneurs of schedule tribe social group, thereby specifically benefiting tribal owned enterprises.Of total outlay, 8.2% is reserved for Tribal Area Sub Plan of the outlay as per extant guidelines of Govt. of India, which have a specific target both physical and financial to improve investments in the targetted tribal population.