Parliament Question: Disposal of Cases under Samadhaan Portal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2139 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026 DISPOSAL OF CASES UNDER SAMADHAAN PORTAL

2139. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

(a) the current ratio of applications filed to cases disposed by Micro and Small Enterprise Facilitation Councils (MSEFCs) under the Samadhaan portal and primary reasons for pendency at the pre-admission stage;

(b) whether the Government maintains data on awards forwarded to District Collectors for recovery as arrears of land revenue but pending execution for over six months and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of cases registered under the Samadhaan portal during the last years State-wise including Chhattisgarh;

(d) the number of rice millers registered their grievances under this portal in Chhattisgarh;

(e) the steps taken to monitor the frequency of meetings of State Councils, specifically in Chhattisgarh, to ensure compliance with statutory timelines; and

(f) the measures taken to safeguard Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) dues from extinguishment when buyers undergo insolvency proceedings? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (b): As per the data available on MSME SAMADHAAN Portal, the applications filed by Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are 2,56,892. Out of this, a total of 1,57,997 cases have been decided by Micro and Small Enterprise Facilitation Councils (MSEFCs). Thus, the ratio of applications filed to the cases disposed off is 1: 0.61.

All new cases are being filed by MSEs on the newly launched MSME ODR Portal (https://odr.msme.gov.in/) w.e.f. 15th October, 2025.

As informed by MSEFCs, the primary reasons for pendency at the pre-admission stage are incomplete applications/ lack of supporting documents, time taken in verification of eligibility and claim details before formal admission, inconsistencies in the information/ documents submitted by the MSEs, incomplete application filed on SAMADHAAN Portal, Udyam Registration Certificate (URC) obtained after the dispute, delay in responses from buyers/respondents after issue of notices, limited administrative capacity and workload of Facilitation Councils etc.

Ministry of MSME does not maintain data on awards forwarded to District Collectors.

(c): The State-wise number of cases registered on the SAMADHAAN Portal in the country, including Chhattisgarh, since the inception of Portal on 30.10.2017, are attached at Annexure-I.: 2 :

(d): As per NIC Data for SAMADHAAN Portal, 19 applications have been filed under Rice Milling activity (NIC -2008 Code : 10612 – Rice Milling) in the State of Chhattisgarh, so far.

(e): As per MSMED Act, 2006, the MSEFCs come under the sole jurisdiction of State/UT Government concerned and conduct their proceedings as per specific Rules framed by the respective State/UT Governments. For timely resolution of delayed payment applications, the Ministry of MSME has taken up the request with States/UTs administration to increase the number of MSEFCs in their respective States/UTs and conduct regular meetings of councils.

Under the World Bank–assisted Central Sector Scheme, "Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)", MSEFCs are being provided with Human Resource (Legal and Office/Secretarial) and IT Infrastructure Support to strengthen their functioning and make them effective.

As informed by the Directorate of Industries, Chhattisgarh, for effective monitoring and expeditious disposal of cases, a number of measures have been taken such as Cause-list and Case Tracking, Time-bound Stage Conversion, File Monitoring, Priority to Old Cases, and Multiple modes of Service and Notice Mechanism, to ensure compliance and statutory timelines in Chhattisgarh State.

(f): Insolvency proceedings are governed by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the MSMEs are classified as Operational Creditors under the Act. *****Annexure –I State-wise Details of Cases filed on SAMADHAAN Portal (as on 09.02.2026) S. No. State Applications filed by MSEs 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 64 2 Andhra Pradesh 1,671 3 Arunachal Pradesh 3 4 Assam 1,092 5 Bihar 838 6 Chandigarh 1,276 7 Chhattisgarh 2,788 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 994 9 Delhi 29,657 10 Goa 850 11 Gujarat 26,691 12 Haryana 18,748 13 Himachal Pradesh 1,331 14 Jammu and Kashmir 693 15 Jharkhand 1,558 16 Karnataka 13,900 17 Kerala 3,263 18 Ladakh 0 19 Lakshadweep 0 20 Madhya Pradesh 4,682 21 Maharashtra 58,235 22 Manipur 23 23 Meghalaya 83 24 Mizoram 3 25 Nagaland 16 26 Odisha 1,605 27 Puducherry 268 28 Punjab 11,594 29 Rajasthan 15,903 30 Sikkim 8 31 Tamil Nadu 17,149 32 Telangana 7,076 33 Tripura 17 34 Uttar Pradesh 20,810 35 Uttarakhand 2,500 36 West Bengal 11,503 Grand Total 2,56,892