As per the **** National Sample Survey, a total of over ** million micro, small and medium enterprises were recorded across India in financial year 2016. That year trade businesses made up the highest number with regard to a sectoral breakdown.
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (February 15, 2023). Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions)." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
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Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
