Udyam portal records highest micro industries registration in FY22

Chandigarh, Aug 2 (KNN) During the financial year 2021-22 the highest number of new registrations were in the micro industries among the newly established MSMEs, said Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, MoS MSME in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

It was followed by small and medium enterprises and about 18.34 lakh MSMEs were established across the country during the last fiscal, providing over 1.16 crore jobs to people.

Haryana had the highest number of new 66,767 MSMEs in the region, said the Minister.

These new MSMEs helped in generating about 3.36 lakh jobs.

The data is sourced from Udyam registration portal by the central government wherein information is based on the voluntary disclosure by the MSMEs.

Punjab stood second in the region where 46,519 MSMEs were set up and gave job opportunities to almost 1.94 lakh people.

In the hill state of Himachal Pradesh new MSMEs were recorded at 12,460 and provided jobs to 62,069 people.

In the same period in UT Chandigarh total 2,657 MSMEs were established creating 12,042 jobs.  (KNN Bureau)