The newly introduced Shram Shakti Niti 2025 highlights MSMEs’ place at the centre of India’s employment and production system. These enterprises keep supply chains moving, nurture local skills, and employ more than 70 per cent of the country’s workforce. Their strength lies in their ability to stay lean, make quick decisions, and build teams that work closely together.

The consolidation of nearly 50 laws into four labour codes; on Wages, Social Security, Industrial Relations, and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an important reform. But the next stage must recognise that MSMEs’ character, rhythm, and constraints are different from those of large enterprises. MSMEs rely on trust-based relationships and operate with limited administrative bandwidth. Their needs are not about exemptio

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