MSME SAMADHAAN- Delayed Payments to Micro and Small Enterprises under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Act, 2006
The MSMED Act, 2006 (Dealing
with Delayed Payment)
Related Provision
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 contains provisions
of Delayed Payment to Micro and Small Enterprise (MSEs). (Section 15- 24). State
Governments to establish Micro and Small Enterprise Facilitation Council (MSEFC)
for settlement of disputes on getting references/filing on Delayed payments. (Section
20 and 21)
Nature of assistance
MSEFC of the State after examining the case filed by MSE unit will issue directions
to the buyer unit for payment of due amount along with interest as per the provisions
under the MSMED Act 2006.
Who can apply
Any Micro or small enterprise having valid Udyam Registration can apply.
Salient Features
The buyer is liable to pay compound interest with the monthly rests to the supplier
on the amount at the three times of the bank rate notified by RBI in case he does
not make payment to the supplier for his supplies of goods or services within 45
days of the acceptance of the goods/service rendered. (Section 16)
State Governments to notify (i) Authority for filing Entrepreneur Memorandum (ii)
Rules of MSEFC and (iii) Constitution of MSEFC.
All States/UTs have notified Authority for Filing Entrepreneur's Memorandum, have Notified rules
of MSEFC and all the 37 States/UTs have constituted MSEFCs, as per provisions laid
down under MSMED Act 2006.
Every reference made to MSEFC shall be decided within a period of ninety days from
the date of making such a reference as per provisions laid in the Act.
If the Appellant (not being the supplier) wants to file an appeal, no application
for setting aside any decree or award by the MSEFC shall be entertained by any court
unless the appellant (not being supplier) has deposited with it, the 75% of the
award amount. (Section 19)
Implementation
The provisions under the Act are implemented by MSEFC chaired by Director of Industries
of the State /UT having administrative control of the MSE units. State Government/UTs
are requested to ensure that the MSE Facilitation Council hold meetings regularly
and delayed payment cases are decided by the Councils within a period of 90 days
as stipulated in the MSMED Act, 2006.
MSME Samadhaan Portal - Ease of filing application under MSEFC, an Initiative from Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India
Ministry of MSME has taken an initiative for filing online application by the supplier MSE unit against the buyer of goods/services before the concerned MSEFC of his/her State/UT. These will be viewed by MSEFC Council for their actions. These will be also visible to Concerned Central Ministries, Departments, CPSEs, State Government, etc for pro-active actions.