The government has introduced the new Udyam Registration to replace the older MSME and Udyog Aadhar registrations from July 1, 2020 onwards. Organizations which are engaged either in manufacturing or production or processing or preservation of Goods OR in the providing or rendering of services are eligible for registration under the new Udyam Registration. In other words, the enterprises which are engaging only in trading i.e. buying, selling importing, exporting of Goods are not eligible for applying for Udyam Registration. The main objectives of the MSME department with respect to providing Udyog Aadhaar registration are as follows:

1. To enable the micro, small and medium enterprises to compete with international competition.
2. To promote the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises on a large scale to effectively to cross the hurdle of unemployment and poverty.
3. It benefits of various government scheme at one stop to the small -scale industrial undertaking SSI units.
4. To safeguard small -scale industrial undertaking SSI from financial harassment from big industries.

Step 1: Open the official website of the Udyog Aadhar which is https://udyogaadhaar.gov.in/UA/
Step 2: Fill in your personal details: you will first have to fill your name along with your 12 digit Aadhar number. Then you will have select “Validate & Generate OTP.” On your registered mobile number you will get the OTP number. Once you enter the OTP number then you will get to select your social category. Out of SC, OBC, ST, General select your social category. It is very important to remember that the people who are filing for Udyog Aadhar online need to have their Aadhar first. If you do not have an Aadhar card then you will first have to apply for an Aadhar card with the Government of India via the concerned department and then apply for Udyog Aadhar.
Step 3: Fill the details about the company or companies that you would like to register: here you will have to fill in the name of the company or companies that are to be registered. If you have more than two companies then separate Udyog Aadhar is required for them. So you would have to fill the name of the companies in the Enterprise1 and Enterprise 2 categories. Then you will have to select the type of the organization for all the companies.
Step 4: Filling of other details: in this category you will have to fill all the details about the company or companies like the postal address, registered email address, registered mobile number, etc.
Step 5: Fill the other details required: in this category you will have to fill the date of commencement of the enterprise and also all other previous information regarding the registration of the company. This category includes information related to registration via SSI, EM1 or EM2 process.
Step 6: Give the bank details: under this category you will have to give the company bank details including the account number, name of the bank along with the IFSC code, and branch name.
Step 7: Classification of the Company: in this category you will have to give the company’s core business that is whether the company is a manufacturing company or a service providing company. The core business is to be mentioned. In case your company deals in both prospects then you would have to choose that category where the company’s presence is major. For example if the company core process includes 70% of manufacturing process and 30% of service then you will select manufacturing as your core business.
Step 8: The total Investment in the company: after all the above details are dully filled then in this category you will have to fill the total number of employees in your company and also the amount of investment made in lakhs in the company. If you have more than one company then you would have to fill details individually for each company that you are registering under this category.
Step 9: Choose the industry district center and finally accept the declaration: from the list provided on the website select the district centre of the industry and finally accept the declaration and click on the submit button. After the selection you will get an acknowledgement number.