: Fact check: Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the most MSMEs. Was she right? #IndiaNEWS On August 21, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing the launch of the “Ubharte

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Fact check: Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the most MSMEs. Was she right? #IndiaNEWS
On August 21, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing the launch of the “Ubharte Sitaare Fundâ€? in Lucknow, claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of micro, small and medium enterprises. The fund, set up by Exim Bank and Small Industries Development Bank of India, aims at arranging funds for the promotion of MSMEs.Smt @nsitharaman added that Uttar Pradesh has the highest no. of MSMEs and has effectively implemented the One District One Product Programme, which provides the ideal ecosystem for success of a program like Ubharte Sitaare Programme. pic.twitter.com/zYaJzwWekS— NSitharamanOffice (@nsitharamanoffc) August 21, 2021 “Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of MSMEs and has effectively implemented the One District One Product programme that provides the ideal ecosystem for success of an initiative like the Ubharte Sitaare Fund,â€? tweeted the finance minister’s office.False claimHowever, this claim is false. The state has a total of 12,78,072 MSME units registered, which means it has the third-highest number of MSMEs in the country, according to data shared by Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane in Lok Sabha on July 29. With more than 28.38 lakh MSMEs registered, Maharashtra tops the list, followed by Tamil Nadu with 15,40,859 MSMEs.According to Udyog Aadhaar Portal (between October 2015 and June...Read more

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