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WOMEN-LED MSMEs

WOMEN-LED MSMEs

The State-wise details of women-led MSMEs registered on Udyam Registration Portal in the last three years are given in Annexure A.

According to the information provided by Reserve Bank of India (Financial Inclusion & Development Department, Central Office), as per the findings of the study conducted by the Financial Inclusion and Development Department, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, the share of the women owned MSMEs in outstanding MSME credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks stood at 7.09% as on March 31, 2023.

To increase participation of women, the Government has taken a number of steps.For easier access to financial resources, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises extends the following additional benefits are being provided to women entrepreneurs.

The details of Guarantees approved for women entrepreneurs under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises are given below:

CGTMSE – Women Entrepreneurs

Guarantee Approved

Duration

No.

Amt. ₹ Crore

No%

Amt.%

FY2021-22

1,39,244

8,021

19%

14%

FY2022-23

3,65,582

16,373

31%

16%

FY2023-24

4,25,865

32,223

25%

16%

Cumulative as on 31/03/2024

19,30,188

94,296

22%

15%

 

Further underPrime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit linked subsidy for setting up new micro-enterprise in non-farm sector is provided. Margin Money subsidy ranging from 15% to 35% of project cost, for projects up to Rs. 50 Lakh in Manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 Lakh in the Service sector, is provided.For beneficiaries belonging to Special categories, whichincludes women, the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas.

The recent initiatives for promotion of MSMEs (including women-led MSMEs) are given below:

 

This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Annexure A

 

State-wise details of women-led MSMEs registered on Udyam Registration Portal in the last three years.

Sl. No.

StateName

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Total

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

733

984

          936

 2,653

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

34,625

70,811

  1,22,863

2,28,299

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

692

1,457

       1,687

 3,836

4

ASSAM

20,452

37,560

     62,386

 1,20,398

5

BIHAR

38,440

53,357

     69,031

1,60,828

6

CHANDIGARH

1,525

1,927

       2,880

6,332

7

CHHATTISGARH

9,627

18,120

     28,507

 56,254

8

DELHI

21,888

31,646

     38,787

 92,321

9

GOA

1,868

 3,748

       5,538

 11,154

10

GUJARAT

54,381

 78,250

  1,04,050

  2,36,681

11

HARYANA

24,575

41,925

     61,745

 1,28,245

12

HIMACHAL PRADESH

4,584

 8,767

     13,619

  26,970

13

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

13,352

 24,374

     44,708

 82,434

14

JHARKHAND

14,076

33,825

     39,492

  87,393

15

KARNATAKA

57,471

96,100

  1,34,394

2,87,965

16

KERALA

25,182

50,144

     66,256

 1,41,582

17

LADAKH

354

511

          970

 1,835

18

LAKSHADWEEP

20

58

            36

 114

19

MADHYA PRADESH

30,240

      53,002

     79,072

  1,62,314

20

MAHARASHTRA

1,90,937

2,64,401

  3,20,718

 7,76,056

21

MANIPUR

5,173

9,864

       9,266

  24,303

22

MEGHALAYA

643

 2,305

       3,943

6,891

23

MIZORAM

1,511

 4,173

       5,323

 11,007

24

NAGALAND

1,109

3,041

       4,253

8,403

25

ODISHA

20,726

      38,202

  1,14,903

             1,73,831

26

PUDUCHERRY

2,285

3,452

       4,176

9,913

27

PUNJAB

28,678

      58,074

     97,560

 1,84,312

28

RAJASTHAN

46,129

69,027

     96,914

2,12,070

29

SIKKIM

600

1,033

       1,641

 3,274

30

TAMIL NADU

1,27,149

2,01,358

  2,92,769

6,21,276

31

TELANGANA

35,337

55,820

  1,41,463

2,32,620

32

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU

691

926

       1,212

 2,829

33

TRIPURA

799

4,073

     11,005

 15,877

34

UTTAR PRADESH

58,555

1,00,918

  1,90,571

3,50,044

35

UTTARAKHAND

8,528

14,065

     20,170

 42,763

36

WEST BENGAL

25,553

47,214

  1,05,733

 1,78,500

Total:-

  9,08,488

14,84,512

  1. General guarantee cover is 75%, whereas coverage for women has been increased to 85%.
  2. Women entrepreneurs are offered 10% concession in annual guarantee fees.

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