Inside the MSME Day session on navigating the new regulatory landscape — wider classification limits, the Income-tax Act 2025, GST and labour resets, and the road from compliance to capital.
At the MSME Day celebrations held on 27 June 2026, CA Anand Lunkar spoke on an increasingly important subject: how MSMEs can navigate the new regulatory landscape while preparing for growth. His session brought together tax, finance, labour compliance, capital raising and wealth protection — areas closely connected in the life of an enterprise.
For MSMEs, compliance can no longer be treated as a year-end exercise. It must become part of business strategy. Clean books, timely filings, well-drafted agreements and disciplined cash-flow management improve credibility with banks and investors, protect the enterprise during disputes and create a stronger platform for scale.
More room for MSMEs to grow
The revised MSME classification, effective from 1 April 2025, gives enterprises a wider runway for growth. A micro enterprise can now have investment in plant and machinery or equipment of up to ₹2.5 crore and turnover of up to ₹10 crore. For a small enterprise, the limits are ₹25 crore and ₹100 crore respectively; for a medium enterprise, they are ₹125 crore and ₹500 crore.
