Around 4,100 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nashik district have been registered online for Udyog Adhaar during past seven months.

After the central government’s decision, the state has made online registrations mandatory to new MSMEs since October 6, 2015. Accordingly, an entrepreneur, who is opening a unit in MSME categories, will have to submit Adhaar card number while going for online registration.

Earlier, the MSMEs had to submit ‘Part One’ certificate to the office of the District Industries Centre (DIC) of the state while opening a new unit, while they had to submit ‘Part Two’ certificate after commercial operation of the plant. The government has cancelled both the certificates and introduced online registration system.

An official from industrial department said, “The MSMEs may register online on the udyog adhaar portal of the central government. Around 4,100 MSMEs have made online registration in past seven months. Nashik is on the sixth rank when it comes to online registration, while Pune and Thane have got first and second rank. This is because of the potential and awareness in these two cities.”

In Maharashtra, total 72,000 MSMEs have been registered online so far during the period from October 6, 2015 to May 29, 2016. Pune has topped in online registrations of MSMEs with 7,875 units, while Thane (6,181) and Aurangabad (5,401) have stood second and third, respectively. Mumbai Suburban stood fifth with 4,265 units, while Nashik is far behind at sixth number.

Around 7.72 lakh units have been registered in the country so far during September 01, 2015 to May 29, 2016.

Source: The Times of India