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. 47 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2012
(a): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implements schemes for the development
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The schemes relate to
facilitating credit flow to the MSME, technology upgradation, skill development,
infrastructure development and marketing and such other activities. Full details
of the Schemes are available at www.msme.gov.in.
(b): Funds allocated and utilised under the major schemes of the Ministry during last
three years and current year are given at Annexure-I. State-wise allocations are not made
as they are Central Schemes and driven by the demand from the industrial units/clusters/States.
(c)&(d): State-wise distribution of closed enterprises (as per the report of the 4th Census
of Registered MSMEs, for the reference year 2006-07, as per survey conducted till 2009-10 and
published in 2011), is at Annexure-II. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
do not provide any direct financial assistance for rehabilitation of Micro and Small
Enterprises (MSEs) closed due to sickness. However, financial assistance, by way of
debt restructuring, including fresh loans for rehabilitation is provided by primary
lending institutions (PLIs), including commercial banks, to MSEs closed due to sickness,
as per RBI guidelines.
The number of sick MSEs, potentially viable enterprises and the enterprises under nursing
with the amounts outstanding against them as at the end of March 2011 are at Annexure-III.
The revival of units depends on numerous factors including the pro-activeness of the
entrepreneur, markets available to the entrepreneur, finances available to the entrepreneur
etc. Therefore, time frames cannot be prescribed as to if and when the units can be revived.
