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MSME’s Coir Program Promotes Women Entrepreneurship

An exclusive training programme aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir industry.

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To encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements ‘Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana’ under Coir Vikas Yojana, which is as an exclusive training programme aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir industry. Two months training in coir spinning is imparted through this programme. All the candidates undergoing the training are given a monthly stipend. The Ministry also implements Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC /minorities/women, ex-serviceman, physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border areas, etc., higher subsidy is given. The trained artisans under “Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana” are encouraged to avail assistance through PMEGP scheme to set up coir units.

The total number of women entrepreneurs registered under the Udyam portal during the last three years is given in Annexure I.

The total number of women- owned MSMEs closed during the period 01.07.2020 till 04.05.2023, (the date on which the World Health Organization declared that COVID is no longer a public health emergency), is given in Annexure II.

To mitigate the effect of COVID on MSMEs, (including women owned MSMEs) Government has taken a number of initiatives under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Some of them are:

  1. Rs. 5.00 Lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for businesses, including MSMEs;
  2. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund;
  3. Revised criteria for classification of MSMEs;
  4. No global tenders for procurement upto Rs. 200 Cr;
  5. Launch of an online portal “Champions” in June 2020 to cover many aspects of e-governance including redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs;
  6. Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale traders in MSMEs;
  7. Non- tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs;
  8. Launch of Udyam Assist Platform on 11.1.2023 to bring Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) under the formal ambit for availing the benefit under Priority Sector Lending (PSL).

Through an amendment to the Public Procurement Policy, the Government has mandated that all Central Ministries/ Departments and Public Sector Undertakings should procure at least 3% of their annual procurement from women owned micro and small enterprises. The Ministry also implements several other schemes for promotion and development of MSMEs, including women owned MSMEs, namely, Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), Tool Rooms & Technology Centres, Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP).

Annexure-I

Statement showing State/ UT –wise number of women owned MSMEs registered on Udyam Portal of Ministry of MSME from 01.07.2020 to 08.08.2023, year wise.

Sl. No.StateNumber of women owned MSMEs registered on Udyam Portal during
2020-212021-222022-232023-24 till 8.8.23
1ANDHRA PRADESH12,83634,69170,92834,970
2ARUNACHAL PRADESH1606901,459431
3ASSAM2,91220,44737,56215,224
4BIHAR14,51538,54353,51718,331
5CHHATTISGARH4,1899,64518,1607,207
6GOA1,1291,8643,7651,444
7GUJARAT37,50754,74678,69033,828
8HARYANA12,58524,57841,96220,591
9HIMACHAL PRADESH1,8914,5968,8043,162
10JHARKHAND5,80614,08833,8589,310
11KARNATAKA29,78857,58896,31535,171
12KERALA14,73225,24350,26116,815
13MADHYA PRADESH14,33330,28253,10320,441
14MAHARASHTRA123,341191,492265,17195,872
15MANIPUR4,0375,1839,8871,271
16MEGHALAYA1966422,3081,154
17MIZORAM4211,5164,1761,483
18NAGALAND1941,1093,0471,408
19ODISHA7,85220,75238,27914,632
20PUNJAB13,57928,63658,03834,053
21RAJASTHAN29,50046,26669,25929,693
22SIKKIM876001,032521
23TAMIL NADU70,501127,325201,67979,530
24TELANGANA23,21835,45956,12626,272
25TRIPURA2277994,0753,246
26UTTAR PRADESH30,61158,574101,03281,503
27UTTARAKHAND4,1408,53914,0935,542
28WEST BENGAL9,41925,61847,33028,588
29ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS462738990305
30CHANDIGARH8241,5241,925966
31DELHI13,46421,88231,64712,160
32JAMMU AND KASHMIR3,00813,35224,39815,465
33LADAKH81354512383
34LAKSHADWEEP5205811
35PUDUCHERRY1,0512,2943,4641,356
36THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU453700930376
Total:-489,054910,3751487,840652,715
Report Dated:- 08/08/2023 06:40 PM

 

Annexure-II

Number of women- headed MSMEs closed during the period 01.07.2020 to 04.05.2023, as per Udyam Portal.

Sl. No.StateNo. of women owned MSMEs closed during
FY 2020-21FY 2021-22FY2022-23FY2023-24 till 04.05.2023
1ANDHRA PRADESH296912
2ARUNACHAL PRADESH1
3ASSAM28
4BIHAR285747
5CHHATTISGARH1018
6GOA15
7GUJARAT108118533
8HARYANA314668
9HIMACHAL PRADESH116
10JHARKHAND15232
11KARNATAKA6111315
12KERALA21676
13MADHYA PRADESH15963
14MAHARASHTRA134064773
15MANIPUR151
16MEGHALAYA
17MIZORAM11
18NAGALAND3
19ODISHA20362
20PUNJAB26121
21RAJASTHAN24017221
22SIKKIM
23TAMIL NADU12642044
24TELANGANA22213
25TRIPURA1
26UTTAR PRADESH36117055
27UTTARAKHAND14423
28WEST BENGAL119474
29ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS31
30CHANDIGARH1
31DELHI338421
32JAMMU AND KASHMIR4154
33LADAKH
34LAKSHADWEEP
35PUDUCHERRY2112
36THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU26
Total:-231,0402,444320
Report Dated:- 09/08/2023 12:05 PM

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