**Summary:**
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched the Udyam Sakhi Portal (https://udyamsakhi.com) to support women entrepreneurs in starting, building, and growing their businesses, with the aim of fostering self-reliance. The portal provides information on financial schemes (e.g., PMEGP, CGTMSE, MUDRA, TReDS), policies, and programs from the Ministry of MSME and other central ministries. It also offers resources for business plan preparation, details of nodal offices and supporting organizations within the MSME network across states, and information on exhibitions, trade fairs, and international events organized by the Ministry of MSME. As of August 18, 2025, 4,535 women have registered on the portal. The development of the Udyam Sakhi portal incurred an expenditure of Rs. 43.52 lakhs in 2018. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. (Release ID: 2157434)
Key Entities Referenced
MUDRA: Financial Scheme of the Ministry of MSME.
TReDS: Financial Scheme of the Ministry of MSME.
Udyam Sakhi Portal: A portal designed to support women entrepreneurs by providing information about financial schemes, policies, and programs.
Ministry of Micro, Small Medium Enterprises: The government ministry responsible for the Udyam Sakhi Portal and various financial schemes and programs mentioned in the text. Also known as MSME.
PMEGP: Financial Scheme of the Ministry of MSME.
CGTMSE: Financial Scheme of the Ministry of MSME.
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje: Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where a written reply regarding the Udyam Sakhi portal was given.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
The Udyam Sakhi Portal helps women entrepreneurs
to start, build and grow their businesses and become
self-reliant
4,535 Women Register on Udyam Sakhi Portal
Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 2:38PM by PIB Delhi
The Udyam Sakhi Portal i.e. https://udyamsakhi.com/ is designed to support women entrepreneurs and
provides information about various financial schemes, policies, programmes & supporting institutions
functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME).
This portal helps women entrepreneurs to start, build and grow their businesses and become self-reliant.
It provides the information relating to Financial Schemes of the Ministry of MSME such as PMEGP;
CGTMSE; MUDRA; TReDS etc.
Policies and Programmes of the Ministry of MSME & other Central Ministries.
Information about preparation of Business plan. Details of Nodal offices / supporting organisations of the
Ministry of MSME in the respective States in the Country.
Information about exhibitions, trade fairs & international events organised by the Ministry of MSME.
A total of 4535 women have so far registered on the portal. An expenditure of Rs. 43.52 lakhs was
incurred for development of the Udyam Sakhi portal in the year 2018.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha
Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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(Release ID: 2157434)