Parliament Question: Subsidy to MSME Units in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 SUBSIDY TO MSME UNITS IN TAMIL NADU

761. SHRI NAVASKANI K:

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

(a) the total amount of subsidy provided so far by the Union Government to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) units operating in the State of Tamil Nadu, year-wise details thereof;

(b) the details of the various schemes under which subsidies have been provided to MSME units in the State; and

(c) the number of subsidy applications from MSME units in Tamil Nadu presently pending for approval along with the reasons for such pendency? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of MSME, is implementing Central Sector Schemes such as the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and the National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme under which subsidies are provided to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu.

PMEGP is a scheme for assisting prospective entrepreneurs in setting up new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector and generating employment opportunities primarily in rural areas .Under PMEGP, beneficiaries can avail of Margin Money (MM) subsidy ranging from 15% to 35% based on various geographical and demographical criteria.

Under the Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) component of NSSH, eligible SC/ST-owned Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs) are provided with a 25% capital subsidy for the procurement of plant and machinery or equipment through institutional finance, subject to a maximum limit of Rs. 25 lakh. The amount of subsidy disbursed under PMEGP and under NSSH for the last five years in the State of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure I.

(c): Presently, under PMEGP, 10,587 sanctioned applications by Banks are under process for validation and approval by the nodal implementing agency *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 761 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025.

I. Margin Money Subsidy disbursed under PMEGP for last five years Margin Money Subsidy disbursed (Rs. In Financial Year Crore) 2020 - 21 137.70 2021 - 22 163.60 2022 - 23 178.93 2023 - 24 198.73 2024 - 25 121.16 Total 800.12 II. Subsidy disbursed under SCLCSS component of NSSH for last five years Financial Year Subsidy Amount (Rs in Lakh) 2020 - 21 39.44 2021 - 22 16.25 2022 - 23 368.24 2023 - 24 33.75 2024 - 25 7.75 Grand Total 465.43