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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 171
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2026
NATIONAL SC/ST HUB SCHEME
*171. SHRI GOLLA BABURAO:
Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:
(a) the aims and objectives of National SC-ST Hub Scheme being implemented for SC/ST
entrepreneurs;
(b) whether it is not a fact that Government has mandated to procure 4 per cent from SC/ST
Micro and Small Enterprises under Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises; and
(c) if so, the details of percentage of procurement from SC/ST enterprises since implementation
of the mandated 4 per cent procurement, with a particular reference to the State of Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) to (c) of RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *171 FOR ANSWER ON 09.03.2026.
(a): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is implementing National Scheduled Caste
and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme since October, 2016, with the objective to promote
entrepreneurship amongst SCs/STs and to fulfill the mandated 4% of procurement from SC/ST
MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises of Government.
(b) and (c): Yes Sir. The Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
Order, 2012 mandates 25% annual procurement from MSEs by Central
Ministries/Departments/Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), including 4% from MSEs owned
by SC/ST MSEs. ‘MSME SAMBANDH’ portal launched on 8th December, 2017 monitors the
procurement by Ministries/Departments and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from MSEs
including enterprises owned by SC/ST. Procurement data on Sambandh portal is maintained
category-wise, but not State-wise. The share of procurement from SC/ST owned MSEs since launch
of ‘MSME SAMBANDH’ portal across the country as on 05.03.2026 is as under:
Year Procurement from MSEs owned by SC/ST
(Value: Rs. crore, Share: in percentage)
2017-18 544.72
(0.48%)
2018-19 824.71
(0.54%)
2019-20 691.43
(0.53%)
2020-21 767.53
(0.55%)
2021-22 1302.50
(0.79%)
2022-23 1546.91
(0.89%)
2023-24 1761.77
(1.03%)
2024-25 3731.95
(1.73%)
2025-26 3364.67
(upto 05.03.2026) (1.79%)
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