New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – Addition of Retail and Wholesale Trade

New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – Addition of Retail and Wholesale Trade

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises vide Office Memorandum (OM) No. 5/2(2)/2021-E/P & G/Policy dated July 2, 2021, has decided to include Retail and Wholesale trade as MSMEs for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending and they would be allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal for the following NIC Codes and activities mentioned against them:

45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46 Wholesale trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47 Retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

The Enterprises having Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) under above three NIC Codes are now allowed to migrate to Udyam Registration Portal or file Udyam Registration afresh.

Please refer to the circulars FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.3/06.02.31/2020-21 dated July 2, 2020 on ‘Credit flow to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector’ and FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.4/06.02.31/2020-21 dated August 21, 2020, on ‘New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises- clarifications’. RBI Notification: RBI/2021-2022/67 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13/06.02.31/2021-22 dated 07.07.2021.

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