To boost the country's micro, small and medium enterprises sector (MSMEs), the government has allocated Rs 24,124 crore for sector during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (2012-17) which is 133.53 percent higher than allocation of Rs 10,330 crore during the Eleventh Plan.
According to Fourth All India Census of MSMEs, the estimated number of enterprises operating in the country are 3.61 crore and capital investment involved therein is Rs 6,89,954.88 crore respectively. Furthermore, there are 2,887 specialised SME branches of public sector banks as on March 31, 2014, which are operating in Micro Small Enterprises (MSE) clusters and provide credit facilitation services to MSEs.
The MSME sector contributes around 8% of the country's GDP, 45% of the manufactured output and provides employment to over 8 crore people. The government has been implementing various schemes/ programmes relating to credit, technology upgradation and skill development, amongst others to promote MSMEs sector in the country. Some of the major schemes/programmes being implemented are Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme; Credit Guarantee Scheme; Performance and Credit Rating Scheme among others. The government has also set up a six-member inter-ministerial panel, which will suggest measures to boost the MSME exports.
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