(a) whether the Government has made any new efforts to encourage small scale industries and to solve the problems being faced by them, especially in Banda and Chitrakoot districts in Bundelkhand;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details and the number of Micro, Small and Medium industries/ enterprises set up in Bundelkhand till now along with the number of industries / enterprises functional/non-functional out of them?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. †*367 FOR REPLY ON 07.01. 2019
(a): Yes, Madam.
(b): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various schemes and programmes for promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) throughout India including Bundelkhand region. These include the schemes/programmes such as Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Credit Guarantee Scheme, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS), National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP), Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), etc.
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) under the Ministry of MSME also promotes and supports Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises by providing integrated support services encompassing marketing, finance, technology and other services.
(c): From Bundelkhand region, 69,205 MSMEs consisting of 66,664 Micro enterprises, 2,473 Small enterprises and 68 Medium enterprises have registered on Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) Portal of the Ministry till 02.01.2019 (since September, 2015).
42 MSMEs in the Bundelkhand region have deregistered till 02.01.2019 at UAM portal of the Ministry.