(a) the number of small scale industries in Gujarat;
(b) the number of small scale industries adversely affected by the recent riots in the State;
(c) the number of small scale industries declared sick, industry- wise; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to rehabilitate/revive these industries?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING,DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS` WELFARE OF THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE ( SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE )
(a): As per the information received from the State Government of Gujarat, the number of small sale industries registered upto 31.03.2002 is 1,92,032.
(b): As per the information received from the Government of Gujarat, 753 SSI units have been affected by the recent riots in the State.
(c): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compiles data on sick SSI units financed by scheduled commercial banks. As per the latest information available with the RBI, there were 5408 sick units in the State of Gujarat at the end of March, 2001. Industry-wise break-up for the State of Gujarat is not maintained centrally.
(d): The Government is fully seized of the incidence of industrial sickness among SSI units and has taken various measures to facilitate timely identification and rehabilitation of potentially viable sick units, which inter-alia include institutional mechanism in the form of State-level Inter- Institutional Committees (SLIICs), Special rehabilitation Cells in banks and State Financial Institutions and elaborate guidelines issued by the RBI for extending rehabilitation assistance to eligible units. Based on the recommendations of the Working Group constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri S.S. Kohli, the then Chairman of Indian Banks` Association, the RBI has drawn up revised guidelines for rehabilitation of sick SSI units, which include inter-alia change in the definition of the sick SSI units, norms for deciding on their viability, etc. The RBI has circulated the revised guidelines on 16th January, 2002 to all the banks for implementation.
Further, for the units affected by the recent riots, assistance is provided in the form of 4% interest subsidy, 20% cash subsidy with ceiling limit of Rs. 50,000/- for replacement and repair, sales tax and electricity duty deferment, speedy settlement of insurance claim, need based fresh finance from banks on liberalized terms etc.