Govt announces inclusion of retail and wholesale trades under MSMEs

The revised guidelines will benefit millions of retail and wholesale traders.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced inclusion of retail and wholesale trade under MSMEs as per which they will also now get the benefit of priority sector lending under RBI guidelines.
 

He said the retail and wholesale trade sector was left out of the ambit of MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises).
 

"Now under the revised guidelines, retail and wholesale trade will also benefit from priority sector lending under RBI guidelines," the MSME minister added.
 

In a tweet, he said the government is committed to strengthening MSMEs and make them engines of economic growth.
 

The revised guidelines will benefit