Parliament Question: Women-led MSMEs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 755 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 WOMEN-LED MSMEs 755. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR: SHRI SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINHA: DR. SAMBIT PATRA: Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) functioning and the total number of women employed by MSMEs across the country since 2011, year and State-wise; (b) the number of women-led MSMEs registered and functioning in the country since 2011 year and State-wise; (c) the number of MSMEs that got closed since 2020 along with the number of persons who were employed in these MSMEs at the time of their closure, year and State-wise and the major reasons for such closures thereof; (d) whether any long-term plan is under consideration of the Government to increase the number of women in the MSME sector and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote women entrepreneurship in this sector and if so, the details thereof; (f) whether the Government has taken any steps for skill development and upskilling of women working in this sector and if so, the details thereof; and (g) whether the Government is likely to consider any special incentive policy for enterprises in the MSME sector to promote employment to women employees? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a): Udyam Registration Portal was launched on 01.07.2020. As on 30.11.2025, the number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) functioning and the total number of women employed by MSMEs across the country since 01.07.2020 are given at Annexure-I. (b): The number of women-led MSMEs functioning and registered on the Udyam Registration Portal and Udyam Assist Platform since 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2025 are given at Annexure-II. (c): Enterprises de-register on the Udyam portal due to a number of reasons such as change in the company owner, certificate not required, duplicate registration, shut down of enterprises and such other reasons. The State/UT-wise details of Women owned MSMEs which shut down between 2020 and 2022 (From 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2025) along with the number of persons employed in these MSMEs are given at Annexure - III.: 2 : A total of 24,545 MSMEs deregistered during the period ( from 01.07.2020 to 30.11.2025) while total 2,86,40,007 MSMEs registered during the same period. (d) to (g): The Government has taken a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women in MSMEs in the country, such as: i. Special drives for registration of women-owned MSMEs on Udyam Registration (UR) and Udyam Assist Portals (UAP). ii. To support women entrepreneurs, the Public Procurement Policy mandates that 3% of annual procurement by CPSEs/Ministries/Departments must be made from women-owned micro and small enterprises. iii. To support women entrepreneurs under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, the following two provisions have been introduced for micro and small women entrepreneurs w.e.f. 01.12.2022: a. Guarantee coverage of up to 90% as against the 75% for others; and b. 10% concession in annual Guarantee fees iv. Ministry of MSME implements Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) which is a credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. Out of the total PMEGP beneficiaries, 39% are women and they are provided higher subsidy (35%) vis-a-vis non-special category (upto 25%). v. To encourage entrepreneurship among women, Ministry of MSME implements ‘Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana’ under Coir VikasYojana, which is an exclusive training programme aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir sector. vi. Participation of women entrepreneurs in trade fairs under Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme is subsidized to the extent of 100% vis-a-vis 80% for other entrepreneurs. vii. Ministry of MSME has launched ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Scheme on 17.09.2023, to provide a number of benefits to the traditional artisans and craftspeople including women, engaged in 18 trades. viii. The Ministry has launched the awareness campaign ‘Yashasvini’ to create awareness among existing and aspiring women entrepreneurs with various schemes of the Ministry of MSME, providing them with continuum of support through handholding, mentorship, and capacity building. ****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 755 for answer on 04.12.2025. Total Number of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) functioning and the number of women employed by MSMEs across the country (State-wise) Reported Under Udyam and UAP Since 01/07/2020 to 30/11/2025 Sl. State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. MSMEs Number of MSMEs Number of MSMEs Number of MSMEs Number of MSMEs Number of MSMEs Number of Registered Women Registered Women Registered Women Registered Women Registered Women Registered Women Employed Employed Employed Employed Employed Employed 1 ANDAMAN AND 1,784 2,086 2,896 56,550 3,824 11,559 5,377 2,461 4,322 4,884 2,649 31,101 NICOBAR ISLANDS 2 ANDHRA 64,507 185,826 145,720 339,509 243,233 814,325 1,314,704 783,583 1,418,041 2,620,935 462,513 827,170 PRADESH 3 ARUNACHAL 694 3,763 2,211 4,964 6,893 7,500 10,972 17,627 14,514 22,698 9,183 14,949 PRADESH 4 ASSAM 16,835 53,915 71,430 144,554 132,127 257,797 401,836 403,244 469,704 855,574 262,484 832,947 5 BIHAR 89,388 143,803 219,536 302,674 321,254 468,796 1,631,465 506,530 1,128,025 898,192 479,446 875,642 6 CHANDIGARH 5,752 25,226 9,520 12,503 10,089 17,815 22,403 16,375 17,245 14,909 10,226 8,579 7 CHHATTISGARH 32,769 56,605 68,186 97,003 107,820 133,412 474,339 182,669 393,764 264,474 166,946 199,045 8 DELHI 89,498 236,482 134,637 240,641 178,674 266,786 419,148 496,621 316,886 351,251 196,104 236,691 9 GOA 5,992 14,949 8,552 14,060 15,399 19,660 46,075 21,624 31,964 18,705 14,988 16,149 10 GUJARAT 243,691 367,418 393,791 367,672 518,068 465,992 1,387,206 630,482 986,437 591,489 530,160 438,491 11 HARYANA 102,882 202,645 179,447 211,116 236,586 265,613 518,409 341,582 541,442 416,918 270,855 340,516 12 HIMACHAL 12,729 28,143 26,727 34,713 46,964 37,337 88,145 80,240 100,770 71,095 45,381 40,092 PRADESH 13 JAMMU AND 26,237 35,368 73,934 90,561 103,201 182,471 291,616 158,765 219,145 144,619 71,441 95,654 KASHMIR 14 JHARKHAND 42,675 62,241 82,394 118,197 141,302 186,452 613,647 215,119 374,612 334,078 179,840 297,068 15 KARNATAKA 150,898 563,471 312,244 769,711 420,050 1,032,258 1,536,197 1,360,655 1,709,727 2,117,150 545,481 1,053,343 16 KERALA 71,143 232,065 116,718 237,998 179,135 260,099 621,804 329,377 505,609 377,211 230,770 261,455 17 LADAKH 727 738 2,285 2,186 3,195 4,211 7,178 2,069 4,229 1,645 1,771 1,138 18 LAKSHADWEEP 38 47 207 121 328 265 395 177 1,132 346 266 244 19 MADHYA 110,745 153,493 243,957 301,554 841,559 422,231 1,370,863 558,661 1,375,095 817,799 526,671 661,186 PRADESH 20 MAHARASHTRA 640,087 913,263 963,540 950,547 1,205,973 1,075,809 2,726,316 1,194,849 2,564,466 1,457,176 1,329,369 1,244,864 21 MANIPUR 10,252 35,600 13,564 42,492 21,002 60,888 46,861 48,265 45,363 69,253 28,443 51,020 22 MEGHALAYA 686 2,150 2,190 5,888 6,600 8,279 15,703 14,261 21,069 37,983 19,323 42,316 23 MIZORAM 1,100 2,790 3,518 7,154 7,804 23,767 16,426 15,786 14,047 16,761 6,056 22,39624 NAGALAND 711 2,394 3,310 7,749 7,281 15,492 25,888 19,750 18,364 26,485 14,126 23,974 25 ODISHA 48,997 131,220 105,241 231,054 170,685 339,761 1,042,371 881,903 583,133 614,377 285,054 538,455 26 PUDUCHERRY 3,817 12,826 8,129 15,821 11,445 19,258 35,635 23,985 31,056 22,798 12,657 21,841 27 PUNJAB 100,976 143,817 182,887 172,849 269,721 247,656 594,496 352,276 576,464 840,799 274,825 256,771 28 RAJASTHAN 233,505 227,179 389,821 482,432 515,117 680,046 1,131,039 674,615 1,249,169 973,961 573,678 736,984 29 SIKKIM 343 1,081 1,765 3,481 3,117 5,009 7,936 6,645 13,176 13,820 6,245 8,764 30 TAMIL NADU 309,284 1,028,54 536,698 1,215,93 725,974 1,450,162 1,769,419 2,014,155 1,666,424 2,027,751 778,500 1,176,779 9 6 31 TELANGANA 96,664 438,509 159,971 512,616 229,277 748,706 1,021,311 1,100,537 893,126 1,071,242 1,139,076 1,293,040 32 THE DADRA 3,029 12,771 4,131 7,887 5,049 7,708 9,482 9,027 7,486 7,255 4,113 5,302 AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 33 TRIPURA 1,656 3,082 6,683 12,387 16,519 50,229 168,558 72,258 67,623 92,169 29,587 67,944 34 UTTAR 217,151 377,975 412,762 552,654 1,468,866 875,442 2,518,455 1,371,406 2,013,970 1,858,381 1,172,198 1,825,823 PRADESH 35 UTTARAKHAND 22,429 44,177 49,311 92,439 72,614 94,287 209,809 104,779 154,270 138,611 84,538 114,082 36 WEST BENGAL 62,646 221,689 168,892 486,518 277,007 741,641 2,764,631 916,537 1,092,562 1,234,817 523,824 731,737 Total:- 2,822,317 5,967,356 5,106,805 8,146,191 8,523,752 11,298,719 24,866,115 14,928,895 20,624,431 20,427,611 10,288,787 14,393,552Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 755 for answer on 04.12.2025. Total Number of Women-led Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registered and functioning across the country (State-wise) Reported Under Udyam and UAP Since 01/07/2020 to 30/11/2025 Sl. No. State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 460 723 967 1,557 1,339 928 5,974 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 12,673 34,264 70,171 811,804 894,700 187,039 2,010,651 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 155 685 3,582 4,645 6,848 4,073 19,988 4 ASSAM 2,876 20,275 37,239 133,029 196,986 94,249 484,654 5 BIHAR 14,444 38,277 53,178 1,035,635 506,958 155,848 1,804,340 6 CHANDIGARH 833 1,529 1,923 5,836 5,752 3,246 19,119 7 CHHATTISGARH 4,160 9,578 18,039 266,466 168,962 64,883 532,088 8 DELHI 13,553 21,921 31,671 135,740 101,455 53,628 357,968 9 GOA 1,114 1,862 3,723 22,002 13,065 5,549 47,315 10 GUJARAT 37,018 54,006 84,846 521,320 283,973 121,229 1,102,392 11 HARYANA 12,659 24,618 41,937 185,369 169,905 78,315 512,803 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,885 4,566 8,744 21,284 24,735 11,888 73,102 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 2,999 13,317 24,279 77,705 47,983 18,032 184,315 14 JHARKHAND 5,769 13,971 33,624 375,980 170,101 67,215 666,660 15 KARNATAKA 29,528 57,120 95,507 852,741 843,461 180,197 2,058,554 16 KERALA 14,569 24,964 49,813 384,944 245,219 82,391 801,900 17 LADAKH 81 353 510 2,666 1,675 659 5,944 18 LAKSHADWEEP 5 20 57 60 361 63 566 19 MADHYA PRADESH 14,239 30,080 207,795 744,746 462,898 123,126 1,582,884 20 MAHARASHTRA 122,225 189,474 273,405 1,238,268 1,024,691 506,674 3,354,737 21 MANIPUR 3,988 5,134 9,785 29,980 26,238 17,132 92,257 22 MEGHALAYA 195 638 2,276 7,453 12,040 10,393 32,995 23 MIZORAM 415 1,505 4,156 11,647 7,712 3,243 28,678 24 NAGALAND 195 1,106 3,037 15,745 8,918 6,936 35,937 25 ODISHA 7,811 20,621 37,974 563,028 242,938 105,999 978,371 26 PUDUCHERRY 1,043 2,271 3,427 20,292 17,581 5,529 50,143 27 PUNJAB 13,671 28,722 58,082 212,609 218,496 88,875 620,455 28 RAJASTHAN 29,317 45,917 70,026 399,457 336,307 123,281 1,004,305 29 SIKKIM 86 600 1,027 3,145 8,293 3,409 16,56030 TAMIL NADU 70,018 126,397 200,233 916,445 904,572 334,231 2,551,896 31 TELANGANA 22,968 35,054 55,398 547,649 446,580 853,189 1,960,838 THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND 442 698 914 3,040 2,298 1,063 8,455 32 DAMAN AND DIU 33 TRIPURA 224 798 4,060 130,527 34,845 15,946 186,400 34 UTTAR PRADESH 30,667 58,537 366,917 248,739 227,640 186,883 1,119,383 35 UTTARAKHAND 4,143 8,479 13,976 823,855 527,282 102,454 1,480,189 36 WEST BENGAL 9,317 25,422 46,937 2,040,045 550,106 175,364 2,847,191 Total:- 485,745 903,502 1,919,235 12,795,453 8,742,913 3,793,159 28,640,007Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 755 for answer on 04.12.2025. State Wise Total women owned MSMEs Shut Down along with employment Under Udyam since 01/07/2020 to 30/11/2025 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Number Number Number Number Number Number Total Sl. of of of of of of Number of Total State Employme Employme Employme Employme Employme Employme No. MSMEs MSMEs MSMEs MSMEs MSMEs MSMEs MSMEs Employment nt nt nt nt nt nt shutdow shutdow shutdow shutdow shutdow shutdow Shutdown n n n n n n ANDAMAN AND - - 3 6 1 2 3 7 9 31 12 48 28 94 1 NICOBAR ISLANDS ANDHRA - - 29 95 69 545 158 726 472 17,206 529 8,251 1,257 26,823 2 PRADESH ARUNACHAL - - - - 1 4 1 20 - - 10 78 12 102 3 PRADESH 4 ASSAM - - 2 12 8 46 9 23 16 376 276 1,671 311 2,128 5 BIHAR 2 5 85 345 74 363 126 1,438 275 1,499 178 863 740 4,513 6 CHANDIGARH - - 1 3 - - 1 1 3 6 6 14 11 24 7 CHHATTISGARH - - 10 37 18 102 36 164 77 361 108 620 249 1,284 8 DELHI - - 33 165 84 356 38 144 35 128 24 91 214 884 9 GOA - - 1 5 5 9 16 34 20 58 31 150 73 256 10 GUJARAT 10 18 81 412 185 617 407 1,668 601 2,898 572 2,325 1,856 7,938 11 HARYANA 3 13 14 37 66 363 140 746 43 215 71 291 337 1,665 HIMACHAL - - 1 4 16 84 8 28 64 301 30 94 119 511 12 PRADESH JAMMU AND - - 4 14 15 73 30 150 70 213 140 512 259 962 13 KASHMIR 14 JHARKHAND - - 15 99 23 93 70 421 130 467 137 576 375 1,656 15 KARNATAKA - - 61 211 113 383 199 1,005 533 2,343 591 3,282 1,497 7,224 16 KERALA - - 21 121 67 216 136 505 282 1,910 341 1,238 847 3,990 17 LADAKH - - - - - - - - 3 6 1 2 4 8 18 LAKSHADWEEP - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - 1 2 MADHYA - - 15 65 96 399 97 4,684 254 1,189 278 1,122 740 7,459 19 PRADESH 20 MAHARASHTRA 1 2 340 1,205 647 2,663 950 4,733 2,034 7,613 2,114 7,183 6,086 23,399 21 MANIPUR - - - - 15 93 11 92 56 315 44 264 126 764 22 MEGHALAYA - - - - - - - - - - 21 84 21 84 23 MIZORAM - - 1 4 1 10 1 14 7 31 13 70 23 129 24 NAGALAND - - - - 3 18 1 6 5 41 8 56 17 121 25 ODISHA - - 20 148 36 260 61 678 184 925 258 1,388 559 3,399 26 PUDUCHERRY - - 2 26 11 46 14 50 33 136 21 72 81 330 27 PUNJAB - - 26 118 12 32 7 33 26 116 44 171 115 47028 RAJASTHAN 2 17 40 146 172 721 232 975 449 13,647 501 1,920 1,396 17,426 29 SIKKIM - - - - - - - - - - 17 49 17 49 30 TAMIL NADU - - 126 563 420 2,175 647 3,267 1,350 14,756 1,373 5,824 3,916 26,585 31 TELANGANA - - 22 159 21 117 59 291 491 3,344 511 2,033 1,104 5,944 THE DADRA AND - - 2 11 6 13 1 4 5 14 9 42 23 84 NAGAR HAVELI 32 AND DAMAN AND DIU 33 TRIPURA - - 1 1 - - 2 4 4 69 11 34 18 108 34 UTTAR PRADESH 3 12 61 388 170 3,904 219 1,204 214 1,028 322 1,612 989 8,148 35 UTTARAKHAND 1 3 4 13 42 324 40 159 87 338 109 489 283 1,326 36 WEST BENGAL 1 2 19 117 47 244 106 642 270 1,556 398 3,130 841 5,691 Total:- 23 72 1,040 4,530 2,444 14,275 3,826 23,916 8,103 73,138 9,109 45,649 24,545 161,580