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Paid in Ninety Days: The MSME Amendment Moves the Fight From Definition to Delayed Payment

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The Rajya Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 3 August 2026, having taken it up after introduction on 28 July. The Bill amends the MSMED Act, 2006 on two fronts. On classification, it empowers the Central Government to set thresholds by notification on investment in plant, machinery or equipment together with turnover, rather than fixing them in the statute, and excludes spending on safety, environmental compliance and innovation from the investment calculation. On delayed payments, it requires central public sector enterprises to route settlement of MSME invoices through the Trade Receivables Discounting System, sets a 90-day limit for mediation and for arbitral awards after pleadings close, and permits courts to order interim payment of at least 50 per cent where a dispute has been pending over six months. Penalties for false registration information are decriminalised, carrying fines of ₹1,000 to ₹50,000.

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Q1. The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is:

AA government fund that pays MSME dues when buyers default
BAn RBI-regulated electronic platform where MSMEs auction accepted invoices to financiers for immediate payment at a discount
CA credit guarantee scheme for collateral-free MSME loans
DThe national registry of MSME enterprises
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ECONOMYApplicationMedium

Q2. The MSMED Act, 2006 already required payment within 45 days with penal interest, yet suppliers rarely invoked it. What best explains the 2026 amendment's focus on procedure rather than on the right itself?

AThe 45-day rule had been repealed in 2020
BA supplier who initiates proceedings against a large buyer risks losing future orders, so a right with a slow remedy goes unused — the amendment therefore attacks delay through deadlines, mandatory platform routing and interim payment orders
CPenal interest was too high to be enforceable
DFacilitation Councils had been abolished
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ECONOMYAnalysisHard

Q3. Consider the following statements about the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026: 1. It shifts classification thresholds from the statute to government notification, based on investment together with turnover. 2. It excludes spending on safety, environmental compliance and innovation when calculating investment. 3. Moving thresholds out of the statute strengthens parliamentary oversight of MSME classification. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A1 and 2 only
B1 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
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