India, March 30 -- Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shobha Karandlaje on Monday said over 7.83 crore enterprises are registered on the Udyam Registration Portal (URP).

In her written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Shobha Karandlaje said, "Government supplements the efforts of the State/UT Governments through various schemes, programmes and policy initiatives for development and promotion of MSMEs including semi-urban and rural regions."

"To facilitate access to institutional credit for registered MSMEs, including newly registered enterprises, various initiatives such as Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Self-Reliant India Fund, PM Vishwakarma ar...