The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on October 2026, has adopted the revised MSME classification criteria notified by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under Notification No. S.O. 2119(E) dated June 26, 2020, as amended by Notification No. S.O. 1364(E) dated March 21, 2025, for evaluating the scale of industries and other projects based on investment in plant and machinery or equipment.
Under the revised criteria, a micro enterprise must have investment not exceeding ₹2.5 crore and turnover not exceeding ₹10 crore; a small enterprise must have investment not exceeding ₹25 crore and turnover not exceeding ₹100 crore; and a medium enterprise must have investment not exceeding ₹125 crore and turnover not exceeding ₹500 crore.
The Board has also extended the facility of auto-renewal of Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to Operate (CTO) and authorisation to micro-scale industries, in addition to small-scale industries, subject to the conditions specified in Office Order No. 329 dated September 14, 2023. The order has been issued pursuant to the Board’s decision at its 197th meeting and approval of the Punjab Government’s Department of Science, Technology and Environment dated October 1, 2026.
[MSME Notifications No. S.O. 2119(E)]
