Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Public Procurement Policy
Central ministries, departments and central public sector enterprises must buy at least 25% of their yearly purchases from micro and small enterprises, with set shares for SC and ST owned and women owned units.
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- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Ministry of MSME
What you get
- At least 25% of annual central government and CPSE purchases must come from micro and small enterprises
- Within that, 4% must come from SC or ST owned units and 3% from women owned units
- 358 items are reserved for purchase only from micro and small enterprises
- Units registered with NSIC under the Single Point Registration Scheme get free tender sets and exemption from earnest money deposit
Who can apply
- Businesses that are already running.
- Open to businesses in manufacturing and services.
- Micro and small enterprises.
- Udyam registration is needed. It is free.
- Applies to purchases by central ministries, departments and central public sector enterprises
How to apply
- Get Udyam Registration
- Register as a seller on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), where most central purchases are made
- Register with NSIC under the Single Point Registration Scheme for tender benefits
- Bid on tenders and claim MSE benefits using the Udyam number
In person, NSIC branch office
In Kerala, NSIC branch office serving Kerala for the Single Point Registration Scheme
Documents to keep ready
- Udyam Registration certificate
Worth knowing
Order of 2012, mandatory from 1 April 2015. Central buyers procured ₹93,017.08 crore (43.58%) from MSEs in 2024-25 as on 19 December 2025.
Where we found this
- PIB, Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises, 1 August 2024 (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, Year End Review 2025, Ministry of MSME (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, A Comprehensive Push for Rural and Semi-Urban MSMEs, 2026 (external site) Official announcement
- Gazette S.O. 5745(E), Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Amendment Order 2022 (external site) Official
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