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New Delhi, — In a landmark move that is expected to energize the backbone of India's industrial economy, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has officially revised the classification limits for MSMEs, effective April 1, 2025.
This decision, published in the Gazette of India, marks a significant amendment to the original notification from June 26, 2020, enhancing the investment and turnover thresholds for businesses to qualify as Micro, Small, or Medium enterprises.
💬 What It Means for the Steel Sector
The steel industry — especially re-rollers, stockists, and secondary producers — has a large presence of small and medium units that often struggle to scale due to limitations in classification. These revised limits provide:
Room to Grow: Units now have more headroom for investments and turnover without losing MSME status.
Continued Benefits: Eligibility for government schemes, subsidies, collateral-free loans, and preference in procurement.
Easier Compliance: Businesses can scale operations while continuing to benefit from MSME-specific ease-of-doing-business policies.
🏗️ SteelBazaar Take
This move is particularly beneficial for steel sector MSMEs looking to expand production, adopt technology upgrades, or participate in larger public and private sector tenders.
As a digital enabler of the steel ecosystem, SteelBazaar encourages all steel MSMEs to update their UDYAM registrations in line with the new criteria to ensure they don’t miss out on growth opportunities.
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