(a) whether the Union Government has accepted the Government of Odisha’s request to contribute Rs.50 crore towards the corpus of Odisha MSME Fund;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor; and
(c) the present status of the proposal?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a): No proposal has been received from the Government of Odisha for contributing Rs. 50 crore towards the corpus of Odisha MSME Fund. The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, is implementing a Credit Guarantee Scheme for extending collateral free loans to micro and small enterprises in the country including Odisha.
(b)&(c):Does not arise.