MSME REGISTRATION PROCEDURE STARTING RS.1499 ONWARDS
MSME stands for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. In a developing country like India, MSME industries are the backbone of the economy. It is the apex body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and medium enterprises in India.
As per “msme.gov.in”, the MSME sector contributes to 45% of India’s Total Industrial Employment, 50% of India’s Total Exports and 95% of all industrial units of the country and more than 6000 types of products are manufactured in these industries. It is classified into two categories on the basis of investment in plant and machinery:
1) Manufacturing Enterprise
2) Service Enterprise.
They are defined in term of investment in Plant and Machinery/ Equipment as below
MICRO | SMALL | MEDIUM | |
MANUFACTURING | Rs, 25Lakhs | Rs5 Crores | Rs. 10 crores |
SERVICE | Rs. 10Lakhs | Rs. 2 Crores | Rs. 5 crores |
Even if the Company is in the manufacturing line or the service line, registrations for both these areas can be obtained through the MSME act. This registration is not yet made mandatory by the Government but it is beneficial to get one’s business registered under this because it provides a lot of benefits in terms of taxation, setting up the business, credit facilities, loans and many other benefits.
Types of Certification
The MSME authority provides two types of certificates:
Documents Required for Registration
For Registration one has to submit the following documents:
Registration Process
De-Registration
A Micro, small and medium Enterprises can violate the regulations in the following ways which will make it liable for de-registration: •
a.)It crosses the investment limits.
b.)It starts manufacturing any new item or items that require an industrial license or other kind of statutory license.
c.) It does not satisfy the condition of being owned, controlled or being a subsidiary of any other industrial undertaking.