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Udyam registration, the schemes worth using, and the delayed-payment remedy most small suppliers never claim.
Registration and classification
Udyam registration classifies an enterprise as micro, small or medium based on investment in plant and machinery and on turnover. It is self-declared, free, and linked to PAN and GST — and it is the precondition for almost every MSME benefit.
Credit schemes #
Collateral-free working capital is available under the credit guarantee scheme for micro and small enterprises, with the guarantee replacing the security a bank would otherwise demand. Several state and central schemes add interest subvention for manufacturing and exports. The paperwork is ordinary lending paperwork: accounts, bank statements, GST returns.
Getting paid on time #
Under the MSMED Act a buyer must pay a registered micro or small supplier within the agreed period, and in any case within forty-five days, failing which compound interest at several times the bank rate applies. Claims are filed before the state facilitation council, and buyers are separately required to disclose overdue MSME payments.
What you will need
- Udyam registration certificate
- Audited or certified accounts for two years
- Twelve months of bank statements
- GST returns for the same period
- Purchase orders and unpaid invoices, for a delayed-payment claim
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