Women Owned MSMEs
Women Owned MSMEs
The revised definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) was adopted on 01.07.2020. Since then, a total of 2,20,73,675 women-owned MSMEs have registered on Udyam Registration Portal (URP) and Udyam Assist Platform (UAP), upto 30.11.2024 in the country. State/UT-wise percentage of women-owned MSMEs registered and their numbers, particularly in the State of Gujarat and Rajasthan, are given at Annexure.
A total number of 7,803 women-owned MSMEs have registered on URP and UAP, till 30.11.2024 in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur Districts, which is 13% of the total MSMEs registered in these districts of Rajasthan.
A total number of 11,942 women-owned MSMEs have registered on URP and UAP, till 30.11.2024 in Valsad District, which is 18.24% of total MSMEs registered in Valsad district of Gujarat.
The details of women owned MSMEs registered on URP, including UAP, till 30.11.2024 for the country and the States of Gujarat and Rajasthan, are as follows:
Number of Women Owned MSMEs
Financial Year
2020-21 (From 01.07.2020
to 31.03.2021)
Cumulative (till 30.11.2024 )
All India
4,87,287
2,20,73,675
Gujarat
37,146
9,12,052
Rajasthan
29,371
8,15,207
The Government has taken a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women in MSMEs in the country, including in National Capital Territory of Delhi, States of Gujarat and Rajasthan. They are as given below:
This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Smt. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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Annexure
State/UTs-wise Women-owned MSMEs and their percentage in respective state registered on URP and UAP from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2024
Sl.
No.
State/UTs
Women Owned MSMEs
Percentage of Women- owned MSMEs
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4,655
27%
2
Andhra Pradesh
1,332,126
53%
3
Arunachal Pradesh
11,683
43%
4
Assam
331,016
35%
5
Bihar
1,525,287
50%
6
Chandigarh
14,304
24%
7
Chhattisgarh
412,172
42%
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &
Diu
6,739
25%
9
Delhi
276,746
27%
10
Goa
38,561
39%
11
Gujarat
912,052
28%
12
Haryana
390,068
27%
13
Himachal Pradesh
52,568
22%
14
Jammu and Kashmir
154,080
23%
15
Jharkhand
550,417
48%
16
Karnataka
1,656,845
45%
17
Kerala
606,823
47%
18
Ladakh
4,872
29%
19
Lakshadweep
446
23%
20
Madhya Pradesh
1,349,621
38%
21
Maharashtra
2,535,077
35%
22
Manipur
65,068
53%
23
Meghalaya
16,810
45%
24
Mizoram
24,140
60%
25
Nagaland
26,858
53%
26
Odisha
779,711
44%
27
Puducherry
40,235
49%
28
Punjab
491,259
31%
29
Rajasthan
815,207
25%
30
Sikkim
10,046
46%
31
Tamil Nadu
1,926,040
43%
32
Telangana
948,659
45%
33
Tripura
162,406
66%
34
Uttar Pradesh
1,968,385
33%
35
Uttarakhand
146,090
31%
36
West Bengal
2,486,603
62%
Total:-
22,073,675
40%
Report Dated:- 09.12.2024 02:10 PM
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- Special drives for registration of women-owned MSMEs.
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- To benefit women entrepreneurs, the Public Procurement Policy was amended in 2018 mandating Central Ministries/Departments/Undertaking to procure at least 3% of their annual procurement from women entrepreneurs.
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- To support Women Entrepreneurs under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), 10% concession is given in annual Guarantee fees; 90% Guarantee coverage is given to women-owned MSEs, as against the 75% for other entrepreneurs.