MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMED) vide Gazette Id no. CG-DL-E-01062020-219680 and S.O. 1702(E) dated 01st June, 2020 has officially notified criteria for classification of micro, small and medium enterprises, -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (9) of section 7 of the ‘Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, due to which definition criteria has been changed now:
New Definitions – Enterprises
(shall come into effect from 01.07.2020):
micro enterprises | where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed one crore rupees and turnover does not exceed five crore rupees; |
small enterprises | where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed ten crore rupees and turnover does not exceed fifty crore rupees; |
medium enterprises | where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed fifty crore rupees and turnover does not exceed two hundred and fifty crore rupees |
Existing Definition (valid upto 30th June 2020)
Investment in plant & machinery | ||
Entities | Manufacturing Sector | Service Sector |
Micro Enterprises | does not exceed ₹ 25 lakh; | does not exceed ₹ 10 lakh |
Small Enterprises | more than ₹ 25 lakh but does not exceed ₹ 5 crore; | more than ₹ 10 lakh but does not exceed ₹ 2 crore; |
Medium Enterprises | more than ₹ 5 crore but does not exceed ₹ 10 crore. | more than ₹ 2 crore but does not exceed ₹ 5 crore. |
Government Notification Source: http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/219680.pdf