Procurement of goods from SCs/STs and women entrepreneurs
Procurement of goods from SCs/STs and women entrepreneurs
In accordance with the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012, an annual procurement of 25% has to be made by Central Ministries/ Government Departments/ Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from MSEs, including a procurement of 4% from MSEs owned by Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes entrepreneurs and 3% from MSEs owned by Women entrepreneurs. In the F.Y. 2022-23, the procurement from MSEs was 37.14%. The details of annual procurement of goods and services from MSEs during the last five years and the current year are given below:
Financial Year
Total Procurement
(Rs. in Crores)
Total Procurement from MSEs
(Rs.in Crores)
Procurement from MSEs owned by SC/ST Entrepreneurs
(Rs.in Crores)
Procurement MSEs owned by Women Entrepreneurs
(Rs.in Crores)
2018-19
(166 CPSEs)
1,53,484.51
40,399.70
824.71
232.56
2019-20
(152 CPSEs)
1,31,460.68
39,037.13
691.43
393.51
2020-21
(161 CPSEs)
1,39,419.81
40,717.67
768.53
749.2
2021-22
(162 CPSEs)
1,65,383.04
53,778.58
1,302.50
1,713.27
2022-23
(165 CPSEs & 02 Deptt.)
1,74,252.39
64,724.98
1,545.30
2,315.61
2023-24
(117 CPSEs & 01 Deptt.)
(upto 30th January, 2024)
1,33,553.26
44,591.93
852.67
1,439.37
(d): The details of the total number of MSEs benefitted from Financial Year 2018-19 till 2023-24 are given as under:
Financial Year
Total Benefited MSEs
2018-19
1,29,562
2019-20
1,61,436
2020-21
1,82,734
2021-22
2,38,432
2022-23
2,52,981
2023-24
(upto 30th January, 2024)
1,74,639
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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