LOK SABHA 

There are 21 items reserved for exclusive manufacture by the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). The list of items reserved for exclusive manufacture by the MSEs is as below. Further, as per existing policy, 358 items are reserved for exclusive purchase by the Central Ministries/Departments/Public Sector Undertakings from MSEs, which include some of the items reserved for exclusive manufacture by the MSEs. 

 For starting/setting up of micro enterprises by the prospective entrepreneurs (including unemployed youth), capital subsidy in the form of margin money assistance is provided under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which was introduced in August 2008 by merging two existing schemes, namely, Prime Minister's  Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) and Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP). The financial assistance provided under PMRY and REGP during 2006-07 and 2007-08 and those under PMEGP during 2008-09 and 2009-10 (targets) are as under:

                                                                                                                              (Rs. crore)

Year	Margin Money utilised under REGP	Subsidy released under PMRY	Margin Money utilised under PMEGP
2006-07	349.79	228.82	-
2007-08	580.60	283.20	-
2008-09	-	-	506.03
2009-10 (Targets)	-	-	740.33

          List of items reserved for exclusive manufacture by the MSEs

1.  Pickles and Chutney

2. Bread

3. Mustard Oil (except solvent extracted)

4. Groundnut Oil (except solvent extracted)

5. Wooden Furniture and Fixtures

6. Exercise Books and Registers

7. PVC Pipes including conduits up to 110 mm diameter fittings for PVC Pipes including conduits up to 110 mm diameter

8. Wax Candles

9.  Laundry Soaps

10.  Safety Matches

11. Fire Works

12. Agarbattis

13. Glass Bangles

14. Steel Almirah

15. Rolling Shutters

16. Steel Chairs - All types

17. Steel Tables - All other types

18. Steel Furniture - All other types

19. Padlocks

20.  Stainless Steel Utensils

21. Domestic Utensils - Aluminium

This information was given by Shri Dinsha Patel, Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Manufacturing reservation for micro and small enterprises secures exclusive production and procurement preference for eligible items. The government designates a manufacturing reservation for Micro and Small Enterprises, listing twenty-one items for exclusive production and a wider set of items for exclusive purchase by Central Ministries, Departments and Public Sector Undertakings, linking production reservation to procurement preference. It also provides margin money subsidy support for new micro enterprises under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme, created by merging two earlier schemes, with reported utilisation and targets for subsidy flows across recent years.