New definition of MSME: The amount of investment and annual turnover for new businesses in manufacturing and service sectors are similar, thereby eliminating the gap between these two sectors.
| MSME – Merged Criteria: Investment and Annual Turnover | |||
| Sector Type | micro industry | small industry | medium industry |
| Both manufacturing and service sectors | Those industries in which Rs. 1 crore. Whose investment is less than Rs 5 crore and whose annual turnover is Rs 5 crore. is less than. | Those industries in which Rs. 10 crores. Whose investment has been made less than Rs. 50 crores and whose turnover is Rs. 50 crores. Till then. | Those industries in which Rs. 50 crores. Those whose turnover is up to Rs 250 crore have invested less than Rs. |
MSME Loan Schemes Launched by Government of India
MSME schemes offered by financial institutions and launched by the Government of India are explained below:
- CGTMSE : Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
- CLCSS : Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme
- Credit Guarantee Scheme
- Mudra Scheme under PMMY
- National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Subsidy
- PMEGP : Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program
- PMRY : Prime Minister Employment Scheme
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Comparison of interest rates of main banks offering business loans in the year 2024
| Bank/ Loan Institution | Rate of interest | |
| HDFC Bank | Starting from 16% | apply |
| flexi loan | Starting from 16% | apply |
| Axis Bank | Starting from 17% | apply |
| Bajaj Finserv | Starting from 17% | apply |
| Tata Capital Finance | Starting from 17% | apply |
| ICICI Bank | Starting from 18% | apply |
| Lendingkart Finance | Starting from 18% | apply |
| IDFC First Bank | Starting from 20% | |
| Indifi Finance | Starting from 18% | apply |
Features of Ministry of MSME (MoMSME)
- Works for the welfare of artisans and workers
- Provides credit limit or financial assistance from banks
- Promotes entrepreneurship development i.e. new business and works on skill upgradation through specialized training centers.
- Supports technology upgradation, infrastructure development and modernization
- Provides support for easy access to domestic and export markets
- Provides modern testing facility and quality certification
- Supports packaging, product development and design interventions.
Major entities working under MoMSME:
- Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI)
- National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME)
- National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
- Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)
Opportunities in MSME
MSME industry has immense potential due to the following factors:
- Export promotion for Indian products
- Funding – Finance and Subsidy
- Promotion and support for new businesses from the government
- Increase in demand in domestic market
- less capital required
- manpower training
- Project Profile
- Procurement of raw materials and machinery
- Tooling and testing support and more
MSME Registration Factsheet (2021-22)
Total MSME Registration – 9,11,5082 | ||
| micro | Small | medium |
| 8,70,4675 | 3,73,456 | 36,951 |
Source: Official website of Enterprise Registration. Updated numeric as of June 2022.
Estimated number of MSMEs in India – 2021-2022
| Activity Category/Sector | Estimated number of enterprises (in lakhs) | share |
| manufacturing | 196.65 | 31% |
| trade | 230.35 | 36% |
| services | 206.85 | 33% |
| Total | 633.88 | 100% |
Source: https://msme.gov.in/
List of projects identified by MSME Ministry to promote MSMEs in aspirational districts with multiple projects:
- Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) – 178
- Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development (MSE-CDP) – 81
- EDP/MDP Schemes – 46
- Entrepreneurship and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators – 13
- MSME Market Development Assistance (MDA) – 12
- Marketing Assistance and Technology Upgradation (MATU) – 10
- Revamped Scheme of Fund for Development of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) – 10
- Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) – 7
- Credit Linked Capital Subsidy for Technology Upgradation – 6
- Financial assistance to MSMEs in ZED Certification Scheme – 4
- Technology and Quality Upgradation Support for MSMEs – 4
- Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness for MSMEs – 3
- Design Clinic for Design Expertise to MSMEs – 1
- Assistance to Training Institutes (ATI) – 1
- Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)-1
- Skill Upgradation and Women Coir Scheme (MCY) – 2
- Market Promotion and Development Scheme (MPDA)- 1
- Performance and Credit Rating Scheme- 1
- Marketing Support/Assistance to MSME (Bar Code)
- Others – 52
Role of MSME in Indian economy
In 1961, by merging the Ministry of Small Scale Industries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Industries; The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (M/o MSME) was formed.
MSMEs produce and manufacture a wide variety of products for domestic and international markets. MSMEs also help in the development of Khadi, Village and Coir industries with the help of concerned ministries, state governments and stakeholders.
The data given in the table below is according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI).
Contribution of MSME in the country's economy
| Year | MSME GVA | Growth (%) | total gva | Share of MSME in GVA (%) | total gdp | Share of MSME in GDP (in%) |
| 2011-12 | 2622574 | – | 8106946 | 32.35 | 8736329 | 30 |
| 2012-13 | 3020528 | 15.17 | 9202692 | 32.82 | 9944013 | 30.40 |
| 2013-14 | 3389922 | 12.23 | 10363153 | 32.71 | 11233522 | 30.20 |
| 2014-15 | 3704956 | 9.29 | 11504279 | 32.21 | 12467959 | 29.70 |
| 2015-16 | 4025595 | 8.65 | 12566646 | 32.03 | 13764037 | 29.20 |
| 2016-17 | 4405753 | 9.44 | 13841591 | 31.83 | 15253714 | 28.90 |
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Implementation
Under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, the Government of India established the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NBMSME) to examine the factors affecting the growth of MSMEs. This board reviews the existing policies for the development of MSME sector i.e. finds out what is lacking in the plan and where improvements are needed and gives suggestions to the government.
