MSME organizations are classified under two categories:
- Manufacturing Enterprises :
- Service Enterprises :
Who can apply?
Every Private Limited Company, Hindu Undivided Family, Producer Company, Limited Company, Proprietorships, , Partnership Firm, , Limited Liability Partnership, One Person Company and co-operative societies or any other undertaking can obtain MSME registration in India.
Benefits of MSME Registration: (Central Government)
- Collateral Free loans from banks or easy sanction of bank loans (Priority sector lending, Under bank loan, 15% import subsidy on fully automatic machinery.
- Eligible for Industrial Promotion subsidy
- Provides credit limit or funding support from banks.
- It would also allow businesses to apply for government micro business loans and other such related beneficial schemes at lower interest rates.
- It provides 50% subsidy on Patent registration and Trademark Registration
- Lower rates of interest
- 1% exemption on the interest rate on overdraft
- Protection against delayed payments
- Reimbursement of ISO Certification charges
- Exemption under Direct Tax Laws
- Exemption to pay interest on Delayed Payments Act (In some criteria)