National Small Industries Corporation, a PSU under the Ministry of MSME  has a B2B MSME Global Mart Portal and efforts have been made to further strengthen activities under it, said Minister for Micro. Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The salient features of the portal include online registration, web store management, multiple payment options, customer support through Call Centre and enhanced security features.

 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory body under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has ekhadiindia.com for B2C outreach, which enables all businesses to have a global reach with Interactivity, Immediacy and Ease of Adaptation.

The revenue generation from the portal depends on membership of the portal.

In reply to another question, the MSME minister said the Government had notified composite criteria of classification of MSMEs based on investment in plant and machinery or equipment and turnover of the enterprise.

With the introduction of new classification of MSMEs w.e.f. 01.07.2020, a new cost - free system of online Udyam Registration which is based on self –declaration, has replaced the erstwhile filing of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum.