GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4719
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.08.2025
E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS
4719. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:
Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:
(a) whether any initiative has been taken to connect SC/ST entrepreneurs with e-commerce
platforms;
(b) if so, the number of entrepreneurs...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4719
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.08.2025 E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS
4719. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:
Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:
(a) whether any initiative has been taken to connect SC/ST entrepreneurs with e-commerce platforms;
(b) if so, the number of entrepreneurs on-boarded on e-commerce platforms; and
(c) the increase in the registered online sales and revenue generated as a result thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a): The Government has taken several initiatives to digitally empower MSMEs including SC/ST entrepreneurs for online marketing and e-commerce integration. These include Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for digitizing Government procurement, MSME Trade Enablement and Marketing (MSME TEAM) initiative which focuses on onboarding MSMEs onto the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform and supporting in their e-commerce journey; Procurement and Marketing Support (PMS) Scheme, which provides financial assistance for selling through e-commerce; MSME Global Mart – a B2B e-commerce platform for MSMEs developed by the National Small Industries Corporation to provide access to global trade leads, tenders and other relevant information; and ekhadiindia.com, an e-commerce portal for B2C sales, offering global reach and interactive features for khadi and village industries, developed and managed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
In addition, under National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme, 80% of annual membership/subscription fee (upto Rs. 25,000/-) of Government promoted e- commerce portals is reimbursed to SC/ST MSEs.
(b): As on 15.08.2025, 59,390 SC/ ST MSMEs are on-boarded on GeM Portal. Further, the number of SC/ST MSMEs onboarded on MSME Global Mart and MSME TEAM portal are 24970 and 304, respectively.
(c): The registered online sales/revenue generated in terms of order value received on GeM portal by SC/ST entrepreneurs during the last three years and current financial year (as on
15.08.2025) is as under:
Year Order Value (Rs. in crore) 2022-23 2689.31 2023-24 4287.63 2024-25 5134.44 2025-26 (till 15.08.2025) 2310.37 *****