Who is MSME??

 

  It is a big question in India that who falls

  under this catagory.

  Definition of MSME sector is matter

  of debate and since 9th May 2007 when  the “MINISTRY OF MSME (MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM  

·  As per the Government rules the definition of MSME is as following.... ·         o    Manufacturing Sector Manufacturing sector refers to enterprises engaged in manufacture or production, processing or preservation of goods. Please refer First Schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 for the list of eligible industries engaged in the manufacturing sector. The definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under the manufacturing sector is as below: i. A micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery [original cost excluding land and building and the items specified by the Ministry of Small Scale Industries vide its notification No. S.O. 1722(E) dated October 5, 2006 does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh; ii. A small enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in plant and machinery [original cost excluding land and building and the items specified by the Ministry of Small Scale Industries vide its notification No. S.O. 1722(E) dated October 5, 2006] is more than Rs.25 lakh but does not exceed Rs.5 crore; and iii. A medium enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in plant and machinery (original cost excluding land and building and the items specified by the Ministry of Small Scale Industries vide its notification No. S.O. 1722(E) dated October 5, 2006) is more than Rs.5 crore but does not exceed Rs.10 crore.

·    Services Sector Services sector refers to enterprises engaged in providing or rendering of services. These will include small road & water transport operators (owning a fleet of vehicles not exceeding ten vehicles), small business (whose original cost price of the equipment used for the purpose of business does not exceed Rs.20 lakh) and professional & self employed persons (whose borrowing limits do not exceed Rs.10 lakh of which not more than Rs.2 lakh should be for working capital requirements except in case of professionally qualified medical practitioners setting up of practice in semi-urban and rural areas, the borrowing limits should not exceed Rs.15 lakh with a sub-ceiling of Rs.3 lakh for working capital requirements). The definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under the services sector is as below: i. A micro enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment does not exceed Rs.10 lakh; ii. A small enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment is more than Rs.10 lakh but does not exceed Rs.2 crore; and iii. A medium enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment is more than Rs.2 crore but does not exceed Rs.5 crore.

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