* The number of MSMEs in the country is expected to grow from 6.3 crore, to approximately 7.5 crore in the coming times, growing at a projected CAGR of 2.5%.
* The number of MSMEs in India increased by a CAGR of 18.5% from 2019 to 2020.
* In FY21, the loan disbursals to MSMEs stood at Rs. 9.5 trillion (US$ 128.06 billion), a 40% increase compared with Rs. 6.8 trillion (US$ 91.66 billion) in FY20.
* The MSME Ministry heads five statutory bodies—KVIC, Coir Board, NSIC, NI-MSME and the MGIRI
* These bodies are responsible for aiding MSMEs with respect to government schemes and policies
* The "Vivad se Vishwas I-Relief to MSMEs" scheme was launched in May, 2023 by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, to provide relief to MSMEs during the COVID-19 period. The programme was announced by Union Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2023-24.
* In February 2023, government announced in budget 2023-24 that a unified Skill India Digital Platform to be launched in order to enable demand-based formal skilling, linking with employers including MSMEs, and facilitating access to entrepreneurship schemes.
* In Budget 2023-24, government revamped credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to take effect from 1st April 2023 through the infusion of Rs 9,000 crore (US$ 1.09 billion) in the corpus. This scheme would enable additional collateral-free guaranteed credit of Rs 2 lakh crore (US$ 24.41 billion) and also reduce the cost of the credit by about 1%.
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