Jai Ram Thakur hails Union Government decision on classifying MSME

5 Dariya News

Shimla 09-Feb-2018

Welcoming the decision of the Union Government in classifying the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on basis of annual turnover, Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur said here today that it would not only benefit the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises but they could now be exactly categorized on the basis of their inherent ability. This is an honest classification of MSME and also it reflects the level of operations so that all concessions and facilities for which they were eligible can be focused on without ambiguity, he added."I believe that the decision will help ease of doing business and discourage those  enterprises, which despite low level of investment and employment were able to achieve high turnover and avail tax incentive that were available to such enterprises" he said.This decision will also attract genuine investment as merely setting up of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise would not be the criteria of there being eligible for incentives, he added.He said now the Micro Enterprises will be classified as having annual turnover of less than or equal to Rs.5 crore, similarly Small Enterprise  having turnover of more than Rs. 5 crore but does not exceed Rs. 75 crore and the Medium Enterprises now will be those having annual turnover more than Rs. 75 crore but does not exceed Rs. 250 crore.

The Chief Minister said that now the entrepreneurs would not have to undergo the tedious formalities of proving themselves, as now the enterprises would automatically move on to the requisite slot after achieving a specific turnover discouraging unwanted formalities and inspections.He also lauded the decision of Central Bank and to increase the repayment period of MSME, before they could be included in period of Non Performing Asset (NPA) from existing 90 days to now 180 days. This will give ample time to the enterprises and there will be more financial flexibility. Presently, the Banks and Non Banking Financial Corporations in India generally classify a loan account as NPA based on 90 days and 120 days delinquency norms, respectively.Industries Minister Shri Bikram Singh said that this incentive would be in interest of industrial units as 90 days was too short a period to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to perform normally.  He hoped that the Centre Government will certainly provide incentives the State has asked for and also the extension of package and concessions. He said that there was massive growth of industrial sector in NDA regime whereas despite the revenue accumulation as much as employment increased by 88 percent.