Udyam (MSME) Registration Statistics by State 2026

Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are far ahead of everyone else, with Tamil Nadu a distant third at 7,498,501. These totals mix full Udyam registrations with informal micro units on the Udyam Assist Platform, so a big number does not always mean big formal businesses.

New sign-ups have climbed every year, from 5,091,906 in FY2021-22 to 12,236,576 in FY2025-26. The register is still filling up, which means many of the businesses you deal with may have registered only recently.

New small enterprise registrations fell every year, from 155,736 in FY2021-22 to 23,342 in FY2025-26. Many bigger firms that wanted a Udyam number probably have one by now, and the growth comes almost entirely from micro businesses.

Trading led new registrations in FY2025-26 with 5,078,272, ahead of services at 4,053,622. Freelancers, consultants and agencies fall in the services group.

Uttar Pradesh has 5,625,671 informal micro units on the Udyam Assist Platform, the most of any state. In West Bengal the platform count of 4,030,624 is larger than the state's 2,630,093 full Udyam registrations.

Medium enterprises are rare everywhere. Maharashtra has the most at 7,914, followed by Gujarat at 4,919 and Delhi at 3,204.

Udyam registrations in India by size and platform, all States/UTs, live dashboard read 19 October 2026

Source: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME Performance Smartboard), State Wise Udyam Registration: MSME (Udyam) Registration Including Udyam Assist Platform (UAP). Download as image

New Udyam Registration Portal registrations by financial year, size and activity

Source: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2479: State/UT-wise, District-wise, Sector-wise MSMEs Detail on Udyam, FY2021-22 to FY2025-26. Download as image

Total MSMEs registered (Udyam + Udyam Assist Platform) by State

• 21 crore or more
• 750 lakh to 1 crore
• 820 lakh to 50 lakh
• 45 lakh to 20 lakh
• 15Under 5 lakh

How many MSMEs are registered on Udyam in 2026?

The Udyam portal's factsheet showed 9,89,48,252 registrations on the morning of 19 Oct 2026. That figure has two parts. 5,48,85,715 businesses hold a full Udyam Registration, and 4,40,62,537 are informal micro enterprises signed up through the Udyam Assist Platform, usually with help from a bank, NBFC or other assisting agency.

The state-wise dashboard, read later the same day, totals 9,90,15,522. The two counters update separately, so expect small gaps if you compare them. Neither is wrong. They are just snapshots taken a few hours apart.

The split matters more than the total. A full Udyam number is what you quote on invoices and purchase orders when you want MSME payment protection. An Assist Platform entry is mainly a route into priority sector lending for very small, often informal units.

Which state has the most Udyam registrations?

Maharashtra, with 12,359,312 MSMEs across both platforms on the 19 Oct 2026 dashboard. That is about 12.5% of the national state-wise total. Of those, 8,273,177 are full Udyam registrations and 4,086,135 are on the Assist Platform.

Uttar Pradesh is second at 11,498,860, but its make-up is different. It has 5,873,189 full registrations and 5,625,671 on the Assist Platform, almost an even split. That points to a huge base of informal micro units being brought into the system through banks and other agencies.

West Bengal goes further. Its 4,030,624 Assist Platform units outnumber its 2,630,093 full registrations. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana and Tripura show the same pattern. At the other end, Lakshadweep has 2,788 MSMEs in total.

Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi also have the most medium enterprises. Whatever state your client is in, a larger company with a procurement team will usually send its own standard vendor contract, and that is where long payment terms tend to hide.

Why are almost all Udyam registrations micro enterprises?

Because most Indian businesses are tiny. Of 5,48,82,745 full Udyam registrations on the dashboard, 5,42,95,622 are micro. Only 5,45,105 are small and 42,018 are medium. Every one of the 4,41,32,777 Assist Platform entries is micro too.

The yearly numbers make the trend sharper. New small enterprise registrations fell from 155,736 in FY2021-22 to 23,342 in FY2025-26, while total new registrations more than doubled over the same years. Many established firms likely signed up in the early years. Nearly all newcomers are micro: sole proprietors, home businesses, shops and freelancers.

For a freelancer or small agency this is good news in one way. You are in a very large crowd, and the protections written for MSMEs were written with businesses like yours in mind. But you are also the smallest party at the table in most deals, so the contract is where you either keep those protections or quietly sign them away.

Should a freelancer or consultant register on Udyam?

If you invoice businesses, usually yes. Registration is free and online, needs your Aadhaar and PAN (plus GSTIN if you have one), and services are a recognised activity. In FY2025-26 alone, 4,053,622 new registrations were for services.

The main reason is payment. Once you are a registered micro or small enterprise, a buyer that pays later than the MSMED Act allows owes compound interest at a rate set by the Act, well above normal bank rates. You can also file a claim through the MSME Samadhaan portal, which goes to your state's Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council. Without a Udyam number, you lose that pressure and are left with an ordinary civil claim.

Think of a designer in Pune who builds a brand kit for a large retailer. The retailer's vendor agreement says payment is due within its standard cycle after the invoice is approved by finance. Under the MSMED Act, the payment period has a legal cap that runs from when the retailer accepts the work, or is deemed to have accepted it, whatever finance says. If she registered before signing and her Udyam number is on file, that rule backs her up. If she never registered, that argument is much weaker.

Registration alone is not enough, though. Clients often write contracts that work around it. Here is what to do:

• Register before you sign the contract or raise the first invoice, and keep the certificate handy.
• Put your Udyam number on every quote, invoice and vendor onboarding form, so the client cannot later say it did not know.
• Read the payment clause before you agree to it. Terms that run past the MSMED Act limit, or that start the clock only after an internal approval, set you up for a dispute. Push back before you sign.
• Check for clauses that waive interest on late payment or say MSME protections do not apply. Strike them or ask for them to be removed.
• Keep delivery proof, such as emails confirming acceptance, because the payment deadline runs from acceptance of your work.

What the growth in registrations means for you

New registrations went from 10,685,477 in FY2024-25 to 12,236,576 in FY2025-26. More of your competitors, suppliers and subcontractors now carry a Udyam number. Some large buyers now ask for the certificate during vendor onboarding.

That cuts both ways. If you hire other freelancers or small firms, you may be the buyer with payment duties under the same rules. Check their registration status at onboarding and set your own payment terms so you can actually meet them.

And if you are the supplier, treat the client's standard agreement as a draft. Payment timing, interest on late payment, how acceptance works and who carries liability are all negotiable, and they decide how much your MSME status is worth in practice.

A simple habit helps. Each time a new client sends a contract, read four clauses before anything else: when you get paid, what happens if they pay late, how your work is accepted, and how much you could owe if something goes wrong. If any of those are vague or one-sided, ask for a change in writing before you start. A polite request that mentions your MSME status costs you nothing.

Sources and method

Every number on this page comes from the sources below, each opened and read on or before October 18, 2026. A second, independent review checked every figure against its source and corrected anything that did not match. 36 of 36 State entries were confirmed; any that could not be are marked "Not yet confirmed" and left out of every count and chart.

1. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME Performance Smartboard), State Wise Udyam Registration: MSME (Udyam) Registration Including Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) (Live dashboard, read 19 October 2026 (about 19:00 IST); figures change continuously)
2. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Udyam Registration Portal), MSME (Udyam) Factsheet Dashboard (Facts dated 19/10/2026 10:30:23 AM)
3. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2479: State/UT-wise, District-wise, Sector-wise MSMEs Detail on Udyam, FY2021-22 to FY2025-26 (Answered 10.08.2026)