CREDIT GUARANTEE COVER FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES ENHANCED FROM 5 CRORE TO 10 CRORE
10 LAKH CUSTOMIZED CREDIT CARDS WITH A 5 LAKH LIMIT FOR MICRO ENTERPRISES REGISTERED ON UDYAM PORTAL TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE FIRST YEAR
NEW FUND OF FUNDS of Rs. 10,000 CRORES TO BE SET UP FOR START-UPS
A NEW SCHEME TO PROVIDE LOANS UP TO 2 CRORES DURING THE NEXT 5 YEARS FOR 5 LAKH WOMEN, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES FIRST-TIME ENTREPRENEURS TO BE LAUNCHED
EXPORT PROMOTION MISSION TO FACILITATE EASY ACCESS TO EXPORT CREDIT AND SUPPORT MSMEs TO TACKLE NON-TARIFF MEASURES IN OVERSEAS MARKETS ANNOUNCED
The Union Budget 2025-26 sees the next five years as a unique opportunity to realize ‘Sabka Vikas’, stimulating balanced growth of all regions and achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat.
The Union Budget defines MSMEs as one of the powerful engines for the story of development and the proposed development measures supports MSMEs to accelerate growth and secure inclusive development.
Revision in classification criteria for MSMEs
While presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said “To help MSMEs achieve higher efficiencies of scale, technological upgradation and better access to capital, the investment and turnover limits for classification of all MSMEs will be enhanced to 2.5 and 2 times respectively.” The details are in Figure 1.
She further said that this will give them the confidence to grow and generate employment for our youth.
Rs. in Crore |
Investment |
Turnover |
|
Current |
Revised |
Current |
Revised |
Micro Enterprises |
1 |
2.5 |
5 |
10 |
Small Enterprises |
10 |
25 |
50 |
100 |
Medium Enterprises |
50 |
125 |
250 |
500 |
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated that currently, over 1 crore registered MSMEs, employing 7.5 crore people, and generating 36 per cent of our manufacturing, have come together to position India as a global manufacturing hub. She also remarked “With their quality products, these MSMEs are responsible for 45 per cent of our exports.”
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