2025 marked a pivotal year for Indian SMEs, blending triumphs in digital transformation with enduring structural challenges across key sectors. Amid global uncertainties, policy interventions like GST 2.0 rate cuts and PM Gati Shakti propelled e-commerce and logistics forward, with order volumes surging 13.5% YoY and Tier-3 deliveries accelerating 29%. Total e-commerce GMV hit $151 billion, empowering rural entrepreneurs via platforms like Meesho and ONDC. Finance saw credit exposure climb 16% to ₹46 lakh crore, yet high rates and collateral gaps excluded micro-units. Exports reached $820 billion, but Red Sea…
2025 SME Snapshot: E-commerce Triumphs Amid Finance Hurdles and Tier-3 Surge
