Summary:
Despite the extension, Vadodara, Gir Somnath and Kutch districts reported less than 50 per cent achievement of targets, the SLBC report shows. “There were not many MSMEs seeking loans in Gir Somnath (which serves the food processing cluster). For instance, in Gir Somnath which is a hub of units involved in export of fisheries, only 1,015 of the targeted 2,962 MSME units were tapped. AdvertisingStress faced by certain industries as well as drought were found to be the reasons that some districts performed poorly. In all, the scheme reached out to 2,09,746 MSMEs out of the targeted 2,14,616 in the nine districts of Ahmedabad, Kutch, Rajkot, Gir Somnath, Bharuch, Vadodara, Valsad, Surat and Surendranagar..