The Assam government on Thursday introduced a series of Bills in the assembly aimed at improving the ease of doing business, including a proposal to replace the existing MSME law and strengthen the state's single-window clearance mechanism.
Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises Minister Bimal Borah tabled The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Bill, 2026, which seeks to replace the 2020 Act governing the sector.
In the Statement of Objects and Reasons, Borah said the MSME sector remains the backbone of employment generation, entrepreneurship and economic growth in the state.
He said the 2020 legislation was enacted to ensure time-bound processing of approvals for MSMEs, but experience gained from its implementation, coupled with the Centre's emphasis on ease of doing business, the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP), self-certification, single-window systems and digital clearance mechanisms, necessitated a comprehensive revision of the law.
The proposed legislation repeals and replaces the existing law to create a more business-friendly framework for MSMEs, he said.
