India, June 28 -- The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared the setting up of a commissionerate for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to state industries minister Uday Samant.

"There has been a long-standing demand for an independent commissionerate for MSMEs. The Mahayuti government has accepted this demand and a decision to establish an independent commissionerate was taken at a recent cabinet meeting," Samant said. He was speaking at the Maharashtra MSME Summit & Awards 2026 held at the CIDCO Exhibition and Convention Centre in Vashi, on World MSME Day, on Saturday.

Samant also said that from next month, senior officials, including the principal secretary, MIDC chief executive officer and GST commissioner, would tour d...