Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government will soon make changes to the definition of a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSMEs) and hoped to generate five crore jobs in the MSME sector in five years. In February 2018, the Union Cabinet had approved change in the basis of classifying MSMEs from ‘investment in plant & machinery/equipment’ to ‘annual turnover’.
Gadkari mentioned that the update in the definition of MSMEs may allow a single definition for purposes related to taxation, investment, etc. He also said that the new definition is likely to be effected through an amendment to the MSME Act and may lead to further improvement in India's ease of doing business scenario.
The minister has observed that MSMEs are at the heart of industrial activity in India, contributing 29 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) and have created 11 crore jobs till now. He said 'now, the mission for five years is that we need to create more than five crore jobs in five years, particularly in tribal, rural and agricultural areas'. He added that the government is already in the process of sanctioning 13 clusters under the Solar Vastra scheme and every cluster has a potential of creating 3,000-3,500 jobs.
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