5 Hidden Ways Payment Delays Kill SME Profitability

How Payment Delays Cost You ₹8-15 Lakhs Every Year

TL;DR April 2025. The MSME Samadhaan portal, India’s government platform for resolving delayed payment disputes, hit a grim milestone. 2,31,975 applications filed. ₹26,414 crore in pending dues. 57,433 applications hadn’t even been reviewed yet. Another 41,782 were “under consideration.” The disposal rate? 10%. This means for every 10 MSMEs filing complaints about delayed payments, only […]