Udyog Aadhar is a Unique Identification Number issued to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It is issued by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. But now the Udyog Aadhar is revised into Udyam. New MSMEs need to register now under the Udyam Registration Portal and obtain Udyam Certificate. 

All the existing enterprises registered under Udyog Aadhar should register again on the Udyam Registration portal. The enterprises registered under Udyog Aadhar before 30th June 2020 will continue to be valid till 31st March 2021. Thus, MSMEs who have a Udyog Aadhar Certificate need to re-register themselves under the Udyam Registration portal before 31st March 2021.

What is Udyog Aadhar?

Udyog Aadhar is a twelve-digit Unique Identification Number given to the MSMEs after their registration with the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

Now, Udyog Aadhar is replaced with Udaym by the Government of India. Any enterprise that comes under the definition of MSME can obtain Udaym Registration for their enterprise through the Udyam Registration portal.

What is the Udyog Aadhar Certificate?

Udyog Aadhar Certificate is issued to the MSMEs registered with the Ministry of MSME. The Udyog Aadhar Certificate contains the Udyog Aadhar Number of the enterprise.

The enterprises with the Udyog Aadhar Certificate need to re-register and mitigate the Udyam Registration Portal and obtain the Udyam Registration Certificate. Udyam Registration Certificate contains the unique registration number of the enterprise and can receive the benefits provided to MSMEs by the Government of India.

What is the Udyog Aadhar Registration Fee?

Enterprises having Udyog Aadhar Registration need to re-register again for Udaym Registration. There is no fee for mitigating from Udyog Aadhar Registration to Udyam Registration.

The registration for MSMEs under Udaym Registration Portal is entirely online. It is free of cost. There is no fee charged for any registrations under this portal.

Udyog Aadhar Registration Process

New MSMEs and enterprises with Udyog Aadhar can obtain Udyam Registration on the official Government portal of udyamregistration.gov.in. There are two options under the Udyam Registration Portal for getting Udyam Registration Certificate. They are: 

New entrepreneurs who have not yet registered as MSME and

For those having registration as UAM or EM-II  and those having registration as EM-II or UAM through Assisted filing 

The registration process is as follows:

New MSMEs need to click on the “For New Entrepreneurs who are not Registered yet as MSME” button on the portal's homepage and fill out the registration form online.

Entrepreneurs can register their enterprises with or without PAN numbers. They need to provide all the details regarding PAN cards for verification, personal information, enterprise details, and bank details and submit the form.

Once the form is submitted, a successful registration message of the MSME and a reference number will appear. After registration verification, the Udyam Registration Certificate is issued to the MSMEs within a few days.

MSMEs having Udyog Aadhar Registration need to click on the button “For those having registration as EM-II or UAM” or “For those having registration as EM-II or UAM through Assisted filing” shown on the homepage of the portal.

They need to fill in the registration details, and their registration under the revised Udyam Registration will be complete.

Created & Posted By Ravi Kumar

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