Parliament Question: MSMEs outside the Purview of Organized Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6409 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.04.2026 MSMEs OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF ORGANIZED SECTOR 6409. MD ABU TAHER KHAN: Will the minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) whether a large number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) remain outside the purview of the organized sector and do not get benefits under Central schemes and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the total number of unregistered MSMEs in the country, State-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) and (b): A revised definition based on the twin criteria of investment and turnover, was adopted to define Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in 2020. For registration of MSMEs, Udyam Registration Portal (URP) was launched on 01.07.2020. Further, to formalise Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs), Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) was launched on 11.01.2023. Since the adoption of the revised definition till 28.02.2026, over 7.83 crore enterprises have been registered. Since launch of UAP on 11.01.2023, as on 29.03.2026, the state-wise details of the total IMEs registered on UAP, are at Annexure-I. Once the enterprise is registered and formalized, it becomes eligible to avail the benefits of various schemes and initiatives of the Ministry of MSME. The Udyam Assist Certificate (UAC) is considered equivalent to the Udyam Registration Certificate (URC) specifically for Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) to access Priority Sector Lending (PSL). A number of Schemes to support such enterprises in accessing credit have been launched, which inter alia include, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme for setting up of new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector by providing Margin Money subsidy on the Bank loan, Credit Guarantee Scheme for collateral free loans upto Rs 20 Lakh for IMEs, PM Vishwakarma Yojana, Mudra Loan, etc. Further to increase awareness among MSMEs, awareness programmes are conducted by field offices of Ministry of MSME, in coordination with MSME/ Industry Departments of States/UTs concerned and other MSME stakeholders through physical workshops, social media, print media & electronic media for creating wide publicity for increasing participation from all stakeholders. ****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 6409 for answer on 02.04.2026. Sl IMEs registered on UAP State No. (since inception to 29.03.2026) 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 3,702 2 Andhra Pradesh 19,22,042 3 Arunachal Pradesh 19,073 4 Assam 4,61,862 5 Bihar 23,25,313 6 Chandigarh 19,463 7 Chhattisgarh 6,44,853 8 Delhi 4,27,291 9 Goa 41,085 10 Gujarat 14,10,077 11 Haryana 6,39,189 12 Himachal Pradesh 78,349 13 Jammu And Kashmir 2,44,450 14 Jharkhand 7,82,231 15 Karnataka 24,81,922 16 Kerala 7,72,648 17 Ladakh 5,634 18 Lakshadweep 910 19 Madhya Pradesh 25,05,704 20 Maharashtra 29,69,102 21 Manipur 52,448 22 Meghalaya 18,391 23 Mizoram 17,025 24 Nagaland 27,041 25 Odisha 10,83,722 26 Puducherry 46,384 27 Punjab 5,48,959 28 Rajasthan 13,71,098 29 Sikkim 15,012 30 Tamil Nadu 21,97,117 31 Telangana 20,29,210 32 The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu 7,493 33 Tripura 1,97,084 34 Uttarakhand 2,10,882 35 Uttar Pradesh 38,20,715 36 West Bengal 32,28,487 Source: Udyam Assist Portal, SIDBI