MINISTER OF STATE FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN REGION (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) to (d): As there is time lag of six to nine months in the
availability of data on Small Scale Industries, the estimated rate
of growth registered during first half of the current year is not
available. However, there has been increase in the growth rate in
2002-03 as compared to the previous year i.e., 2001-02. the
estimated rate of growth for 2002-03 is 7.41 per cent as against
6.08 per cent in 2001-02.
(e): Perhaps the reference is to reserved items in the SSI
Sector. Out of over 7500 items produced in the SSI Sector, 675
items are currently reserved for exclusive manufacture in small
scale sector. Any addition or deletion in the list is made only on
the recommendations of the Advisory Committee constituted under
IDR Act, 1951 and after consultation with the stakeholders. There
is no proposal at present to make any addition in the list.
(f) & (g): While development of SSIs is primarily the
responsibility of the State/UT Governments, the Central Government
has taken several steps for promoting and strengthening of SSI
Sector by implementing various schemes such as Integrated
Infrastructure Development, technology upgradation marketing and
entrepreneurial development etc. In addition, on 30th August 2000,
the Prime Minister announced a Comprehensive Policy Package for
the promotion and development of Small Scale Sector to enhance its
competitiveness, both domestically and globally. The policy
package consists of enhanced fiscal and credit supports, better
infrastructure and marketing facilities and incentives for
technology upgradation. Because of these efforts, the SSI Sector
has demonstrated the resilience to withstand the competition as it
has recorded a rate of growth, which is higher than the overall
industrial growth.
