STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (H) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *262 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2021
(a) & (b): The National Crime Records Bureau has informed that as per published reports, a total of 9,052 self employed persons (Business) committed suicide in the year 2019 and a total of 11,716 self employed persons (Business) committed suicide in the year 2020. The Bureau does not categories the suicide data by MSME business owners and entrepreneurs separately.
The Government has taken a number of initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME Sector. Some of those are:
i) Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
ii) Rs. 3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loam for business, including MSMEs. The limit of Rs. 3.00 Lakh Crore has been enhanced to Rs 4.5 lakh crore.
iii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund.
iv) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
v) New Registration of MSMEs through ‘Udyam Registration’ for Ease of Doing Business.
vi) No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
In addition to this, the Ministry of MSME, also supports the growth and development of MSME Sector in the country through its ongoing regular schemes and programmes which include Prime Minister’s Employment Generation programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), etc.
(c) & (d): National Small Industries Corporation Limited has conducted an on-line survey in August 2020, covering around 5,774 MSMEs in 32 States/UTs to assess the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on MSMEs. It was found in the said survey that 91 percent MSMEs were functional and 9 percent MSMEs had closed down due to the impact of COVID-19.
(e): The Reserve Bank of India has informed that state-wise data on NPA in MSME sector is not available with them. Bank-group wise NPA data for quarters ending March, 2021; June, 2021 and September, 2021, is given below in the table:
| Period ended | Public Sector Banks |
Private Banks | Foreign Banks | SCBs |
| March, 2021 | 14.93% | 4.24% | 2.52% | 10.01% |
| June, 2021 | 15.67% | 4.23% | 3.53% | 10.45% |
| September, 2021 | 15.24% | 3.48% | 2.89% | 9.56% |
| Source: RBI | ||||
