The Government on Wednesday said Aadhaar number is not mandatory for entrepreneurs to register a new business. “We have started registration of businesses online. There were reports that Aadhaar number was mandatory for registration of new businesses. Today I want to clarify that Aadhaar number is not mandatory,” MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra said at an event organised by Centre for Responsible Business.
In order to simplify the registration procedure for entrepreneurs and promote ease of doing business, the MSME ministry in September issued a new single-page registration form, called Udyog Aadhaar, to be filled online by all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).