As the Parliament resumes the Budget Session, the government is likely to introduce a Bill in Lok Sabha to amend the existing law on micro, small and medium enterprises. Indications are that the government may change the definition of MSMEs and thereby revise the investment limit for plant and machinery for such units.
The bill amending the Micro Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 has suggested doubling the capital ceiling for micro enterprises from Rs 25 lakh at present to Rs 50 lakh. Similarly, for small enterprises, it proposes to hike the limit from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore. The bill suggests tripling the capital ceiling for medium enterprises from Rs 10 crore to Rs 30 crore. For services sector units, the proposal entails doubling the investment limit in plant and machinery from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for micro enterprises. For small enterprises, it is proposed to be raised from Rs two crore to Rs five crore; whereas for medium enterprises the proposed increase is from the present Rs five crore to Rs 15 crore.
The MSMEs, ministry has said that the main purpose of this exercise is to support entrepreneur ventures of MSMEs in positive and constructive manner. The Prime Minister’s Task Force on MSMEs recommended that the banks must achieve 20 per cent year-on-year growth in credit to micro and small enterprises and a 10 per cent annual growth in number of micro enterprise accounts.
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