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The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing various schemes and programmes for promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for all the states.
Under the Micro and Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP):
- The total number of Infrastructure Development (ID) Centres functioning in the country are 102 (77 New and 25 upgradation).
- 10739 plots have been allotted and 3819 units have been set up in the new ID Centres.
| S. No. | State | No. of upgradation Centres |
1.
|
Haryana
|
18
|
2.
|
Tamilnadu
|
7
|
| Total | 25 |
Details of New ID Centres:
(We have highlighted important ones)
The 29 ID centers under various stages of implementation are:
| S.No | State | Number of New ID Centres | No. of plots allotted in new ID Centres | No. of units set up in new ID Centres |
1.
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
4
|
533
|
151
|
2.
|
Assam
|
6
|
334
|
52
|
3.
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.
|
Chattisgarh
|
3
|
417
|
42
|
6.
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
3
|
168
|
151
|
9.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
2
|
274
|
81
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
1610
|
743
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
8
|
823
|
203
|
14.
|
Maharashtra
|
4
|
204
|
7
|
15.
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
7
|
362
|
29
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
93
|
43
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20.
|
Orissa
|
1
|
8
|
7
|
21.
|
Punjab
|
2
|
66
|
0
|
22.
|
Rajasthan (MAX)
|
9
|
2298
|
1160
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24.
|
Tamilnadu
|
7
|
1824
|
909
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
8
|
1330
|
58
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
3
|
186
|
183
|
28.
|
West
Bengal
|
3
|
209
|
0
|
Total
|
77
|
10739
|
3819
|
| S.No | State /UTs | No. of ID Centres | |
| New ID Centres | Upgradation Centres | ||
1.
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
2.
|
Assam
|
5
|
0
|
3.
|
Chattisgarh
|
1
|
0
|
4.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
1
|
5.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
6.
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
7.
|
Orissa
|
2
|
0
|
8.
|
Punjab
|
1
|
0
|
9.
|
Rajasthan
|
2
|
2
|
10.
|
Tripura
|
1
|
0
|
11.
|
Tamilnadu
|
4
|
4
|
12.
|
West
Bengal
|
1
|
1
|
| Total | 21 | 8 | |