Parliament Question: National SC-ST Hub Scheme in Odisha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026 NATIONAL SC-ST HUB SCHEME IN ODISHA

2088. SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

(a) the number of SC/ST entrepreneurs in Odisha who have benefited under various components of the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme during the last three years and in 2025-26 so far, district and component-wise;

(b) the details of Special Vendor Development Programmes (SVDPs), Mega Events and round-table discussions organised in Odisha under the Scheme, including locations, participation of CPSEs and outcomes in terms of vendor registrations and contracts awarded;

(c) the value and share of public procurement from SC/ST-owned Micro and Small Enterprises

(MSEs) in Odisha during the last five years, as recorded on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSMEs) Sambandh portal along with its comparison with the mandated four per cent target; and

(d) the measures being taken to address gaps in procurement uptake in Odisha and the expected timeline for achieving the mandated target under the Public Procurement Policy? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): The number of SC/ST beneficiaries in Odisha benefited under various components of the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme during the last three years and in current year are attached at Annexure-I.

(b): A total of 40 Special Vendor Development Programmes (SVDPs) in association with Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have been organized in the State of Odisha during last three years and in 2025-26. The locations of such SVDPs and CPSEs participated are attached at Annexure-II.

Further, 04 mega events were organised in the State of Odisha at Bhubaneswar (1), Koraput (1) and Baripada in Mayurbhanj (02). Major stakeholders like State Government, CPSEs viz National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(HAL), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Paradip Refinery; Financial Institutions, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Government e Marketplace (GeM) participated in these Conclaves. The outcome of such events reflects increase in share of SC/ST MSEs in public procurement, registration on Udyam and onboarding on GeM portal.: 2 :

(c): MSME SAMBANDH Portal has been launched for uploading procurement details by all CPSEs to monitor the progress of public procurement from micro and small enterprises. State-wise data of public procurement is not maintained in MSME Sambandh Portal. The share of public procurement from MSEs and SC/ST MSEs in procurement during last five years as per ‘MSME Sambandh’ portal are as under:

(Value: Rs. crore) Year Procurement from MSEs Procurement from SC/ST MSEs 2020-21 40717.67 767.53 (29.21%) (0.55%) 2021-22 53778.58 1302.50 (32.52%) (0.79%) 2022-23 64679.11 1546.91 (37.10%) (0.89%) 2023-24 74800.26 1761.77 (43.74%) (1.03%) 2024-25 93244.10 3731.93 (43.19%) (1.73%)

(d): The measures taken to address gaps in procurement in the country including Odisha are as under:

(i) The Ministry of MSME launched “MSME-SAMBANDH Portal” on 8th December, 2017. The Portal helps in actively monitoring the procurement by Central Government Ministries, Departments and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).

(ii) The Ministry of MSME is actively engaged with Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance for better coordination with CPSEs for achieving the targets under the Policy. The Ministry of MSME also issues communications and clarifications on the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs, whenever required or asked for.

(iii) Government-e-Marketplace (GeM), an online portal, is being used for procurement by Ministries/ Departments/ CPSEs. Follow up with GeM for supporting SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs is done on a regular basis.

(iv) Vendor Development Programmes serve as platform for MSEs, where MSEs can network with not only CPSEs but with also other stakeholders.

(v) Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) under National SC-ST Hub Scheme promotes upgradation of plant & machinery and equipment of SC/ST enterprises and their capacity building for enhanced participation in public procurement.

****Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2088 for answer on

12.02.2026.

I. District-wise number of SC/ST beneficiaries S.No. Name of Districts Total Number of beneficiaries 1 Angul 21 2 Boudh 2 3 Balangir 13 4 Bargarh 9 5 Balasore 38 6 Bhadrak 19 7 Cuttack 34 8 Deogarh 1 9 Dhenkanal 29 10 Ganjam 106 11 Gajapati 33 12 Jharsuguda 4 13 Jajpur 21 14 Jagatsinghapur 11 15 Khordha 108 16 Keonjhar 26 17 Kalahandi 13 18 Kandhamal 21 19 Koraput 15 20 Kendrapara 7 21 Malkangiri 5 22 Mayurbhanj 53 23 Nabarangpur 1 24 Nuapada 3 25 Nayagarh 11 26 Puri 11 27 Rayagada 11 28 Sambalpur 9 29 Subarnapur (Sonepur) 1 30 Sundargarh 86 Total 722II. Component-wise number of SC/ST beneficiaries Number of Component/Sub-schemes under NSSH scheme beneficiaries Participation in the Capacity Building Training Programs 570 Participation in Special Vendor Development Programs 995 Participation in Awareness Programs 1225 Facilitating enrolment on Business to Business (B2B) Portal “MSME Mart” 79 Participation in e-tendering workshops 565 Facilitating participation in domestic & international exhibitions under Special 12 Marketing Assistance Scheme Facilitating registration under Single Point Registration Scheme 59 Other Reimbursement subsidies 5 Subsidy under Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme 3 Grand Total 3513Annexure-II Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2088 for answer on

12.02.2026.

List of SVDPs along with location and name of participating CPSE organized under NSSH Scheme in Odisha S.

Year Location Name of participating CPSE No.

1 Talcher Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 2 Jharsuguda Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 3 Damanjodi National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 4 Angul National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 5 Paradeep Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 6 2022-23 Talcher Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 7 Berhampur Indian Rare Earths Limited(IREL) 8 Bhubaneswar Food Corporation of India (FCI) 9 Angul National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO) 10 Berhampur Indian Rare Earths Limited(IREL) 11 Koraput Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 12 Rourkela Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 13 Bhubaneswar Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 14 Berhampur Indian Rare Earths Limited(IREL) 15 Koraput Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 2023-24 16 Sambalpur Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 17 Damanjodi National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 18 Talcher National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) 19 Koraput Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 20 Damanjodi National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 21 Bhubaneswar Food Corporation of India (FCI) 22 Talcher National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) 23 Sundagrarh Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 24 Jaipur Food Corporation of India (FCI) 25 Bhubaneswar Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 26 Angul National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 2024-25 27 Ganjam Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) 28 Talcher Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 29 Rourkela Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 30 Kaniha- Talcher National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited 31 Bhubaneswar

(POWERGRID) Ganjam Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) 3233 Sambalpur Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 34 Bhubaneswar Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 35 Sambalpur Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) 36 Paradip Paradip Port Authority 37 Bhubaneswar Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 38 Bhubaneswar Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) 2025-26* 39 Bhubaneswar Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Power Grid 40 Bhubaneswar Corporation of India (Power Grid), Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) & East Coast Railway *As on 31.01.2026