Lok Sabha Question No. 6409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: MSMEs outside the Purview of Organized Sector
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Md Abu Taher Khan

## 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.

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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 No. | State                                  | IMEs registered on UAP (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