India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2008 started in April 2007 and ended in March 2008.
Supplementary notes
*Provisional, excluding figures from the state of Haryana.
**Figures available till September 2015.
Note: Entrepreneurs' Memorandum is an application for the acknowledgment of the MSME unit under sub-section (1) of section 8 in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
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Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums for micro enterprises in India 2008-2016
This statistic shows the number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed to micro-sized enterprises across India from financial years 2008 to 2016. In financial year 2015, the number of EM-II filed for new micro businesses was the highest, amounting to over **, up from around ** in the previous financial year.
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (February 28, 2016). Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed for micro enterprises across India from FY 2008 to FY 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed for micro enterprises across India from FY 2008 to FY 2016." Chart. February 28, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (2016). Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed for micro enterprises across India from FY 2008 to FY 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (Em-ii) Filed for Micro Enterprises across India from Fy 2008 to Fy 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2016, /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed for micro enterprises across India from FY 2008 to FY 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of Entrepreneurs' Memorandums (EM-II) filed for micro enterprises across India from FY 2008 to FY 2016 [Graph], Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), February 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/720042/india-number-of-micro-enterprise-entrepreneurs-memorandums/