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Government of India
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
22-April-2013 16:33 IST
Promotion of Rural Industries

 

 

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) supplements the efforts of the State Governments for promotion of rural industries by implementing a number of schemes for promotion of khadi, village industries and coir through two statutory bodies named Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Coir Board. These include:(i) Market Development Assistance (MDA), (ii) Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) scheme, (iii) Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), (iv) Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans, (v)Scheme for Strengthening Infrastructure of Existing Weak Khadi Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure, (vi) Scheme for Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness of Khadi Industry and Artisans, (vii) Khadi Reform and Development Programme (KRDP) and (viii) Rejuvenation, Modernisation and Technology Upgradation of Coir Industry (REMOT).

 

Besides, KVIC has been implementing a major credit-linked subsidy programme named Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) since 2008-09 for generating self-employment and wage employment in the country by assisting setting up of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector.

 

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), Wardha has also been positioned as a national-level institute for research, design and extension activities in the rural industrial sector.

 

A total amount of Rs.1488.59 crore has been provided by the Ministry of MSME to KVIC, Coir Board and MGIRI under various Plan schemes for promotion of khadi, village industries and coir during 2012-13.

 

A total funds of Rs.1842 crore have been allocated in 2013-14 under various Plan Schemes of Agro and Rural Industries sector to be implemented through KVIC, Coir Board and MGIRI for promotion of khadi, village industries and coir in the country including Assam.

 

 

State/UT-wise margin money subsidy released under PMEGP during 2012-13

Sr.No.

        State/UT

  Margin Money

         released

(Rs. in crore)

1

Jammu& Kashmir

36.68

2

Himachal Pradesh

14.50

3

Punjab

16.91

4

UT Chandigarh

1.35

5

Uttarakhand

19.80

6

Haryana

18.99

7

Delhi

3.69

8

Rajasthan

67.37

9

Uttar Pradesh

147.90

10

Bihar

72.34

11

Sikkim

2.16

12

Arunachal Pradesh

2.91

13

Nagaland

10.49

14

Manipur

10.57

15

Mizoram

7.24

16

Tripura

28.68

17

Meghalaya

11.95

18

Assam

66.14

19

West Bengal

73.26

20

Jharkhand

33.96

21

Odisha

79.38

22

Chhattisgarh

44.57

23

Madhya Pradesh

98.32

24

Gujarat*

56.40

25

Maharashtra **

68.75

26

Andhra Pradesh

71.90

27

Karnataka

63.19

28

Goa

3.88

29

Lakshadweep

0

30

Kerala

32.66

31

Tamilnadu

60.84

32

Puducherry

0.17

33

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1.50

 

Total

  1228.45

*including Daman & Diu 

** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli

 

 

State/UT-wise number of units assisted under PMEGP 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Sr. No.

States/UTs

2010-11

 

2011-12

 

2012-13

(Provisional)

1

Jammu and Kashmir

1920

1920

1296

2

Himachal Pradesh

961

809

855

3

Punjab

823

899

626

4

Chandigarh

30

38

24

5

Uttarakhand

974

894

781

6

Haryana

915

786

406

7

Delhi

149

195

130

8

Rajasthan

2481

2075

1346

9

Uttar Pradesh

4462

5569

3640

10

Bihar

1428

4887

2356

11

Sikkim

78

64

42

12

Arunachal Pradesh

232

375

193

13

Nagaland

242

556

237

14

Manipur

204

564

518

15

Mizoram

380

418

486

16

Tripura

733

1812

362

17

Meghalaya

305

712

369

18

Assam

4756

5280

3493

19

West Bengal

5679

5806

5344

20

Jharkhand

1707

2372

1231

21

Odisha

2581

2259

2198

22

Chhattishgarh

1576

1510

1467

23

Madhya Pradesh

1180

1943

2414

24

Gujarat*

1354

1863

883

25

Maharashtra**

4848

2705

2922

26

Andhra Pradesh

2743

1672

1344

27

Karnataka

1871

1852

3638

28

Goa

133

155

46

29

Lakshadweep

32

12

0

30

Kerala

1641

1629

1108

31

Tamil Nadu

2247

3228

1654

32

Puducherry

216

72

31

33

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

183

204

67

 

TOTAL

49064

55135

41507

 

                  * including Daman & Diu.

                  ** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

 

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

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