NEW DELHI : The Centre on Thursday informed the Parliament that despite the adverse impact of Covid-19 on small and medium enterprises in the country, 91 percent of the MSMEs were found functional during an online survey of 5,774 MSMEs by NSIC in August 2020.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) said that during an online survey of 5,774 MSMEs in August 2020, it was found that 91 percent of them were functional and 9 percent closed down due to the impact of coronavirus lockdowns.
In a reply to a question by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union minister of MSMEs Narayan Rane told the Lok Sabha, "National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) conducted an online survey in Aug 2020, covering around 5,774 MSMEs in 32