ENA MSME 2025-12-04 14:20:21 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Dec 4 (KNN)</strong> The government has informed the Lok Sabha that 30 lakh artisans and craftspeople have been registered under the PM Vishwakarma scheme as of December 1, 2025. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Of these, 23.09 lakh beneficiaries have already received training, Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje said in a written reply.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong> Digital Payments and Market Access Expanded</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Ministry has signed MoUs with India Post Payments Bank, Paytm, Paynearby, BharatPe and PhonePe to create QR codes for digital transactions. So far, 6.8 lakh artisans have received digital payment incentives worth Rs 22 crore.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Beneficiaries are also being supported through online marketplaces such as Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), FabIndia and Meesho to expand domestic and global sales. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Additionally, over 30,000 Vishwakarma artisans have been onboarded on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), giving them access to institutional buyers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong> CHAMPIONS Portal Resolves 99 percent Grievances</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Highlighting grievance redressal efforts, the Minister said that the Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength (CHAMPIONS) portal, designed to support and resolve MSME related issues, operates in 23 languages through 69 state control rooms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">As of November 26, 2025, the portal has received 1,59,577 grievances, of which 99.24 percent (1,58,372 cases) have been responded to. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Banks, financial institutions, state agencies and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have appointed nodal officers to handle queries raised through the platform.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 44301 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/pm-vishwakarma-crosses-30-lakh-registrations-msme-grievance-redressal-hits-99 2025-12-04 14:20:21 knnindia.co.in