{"id":15168,"date":"2023-05-05T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/?page_id=15168"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:05:15","slug":"delayed-payment-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/delayed-payment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Delayed Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15168\" class=\"elementor elementor-15168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674c387 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"674c387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11aa42b jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11aa42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delayed Payments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077b5d1 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"077b5d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ae791 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60ae791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9763da jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9763da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: left; margin: 2;\">Driving Change With<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d35f04 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d35f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: right; margin: 2 !important;\">Data that matters<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d8fb3 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43d8fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18822 size-full alignleft\" style=\"padding-top: 4%;\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"\" \/>Good data does more than just<br \/>tell a story. It helps us change it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4258b68 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4258b68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ce24a e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98ce24a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb22aa jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb22aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using data to highlight one of the biggest barriers to MSME growth: <strong>delayed payments.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14768d e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b14768d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d9504 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9d9504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dp-3.0.-hero-picpng.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dp-3.0.-hero-picpng.png 982w, https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dp-3.0.-hero-picpng-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dp-3.0.-hero-picpng-768x782.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efc95f e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6efc95f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4f280 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a4f280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f735449 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f735449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9adac7 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9adac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">The Scale of the Problem<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong>Delayed Payments 1.0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31e476 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c31e476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df94cee e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df94cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3615a5f jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3615a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-01.png 352w, https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-01-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2906666 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2906666\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46ba35 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b46ba35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">\u20b9 10.7 lakh crore<\/span><\/strong><br \/>That&#8217;s how much working capital India&#8217;s businesses lose every year to delayed payments.<\/p><p>Nearly <strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">5.9%<\/span><\/strong> of India\u2019s Gross Value Added (GVA) is locked up.<\/p><p>And, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">80%<\/span><\/strong> of this amount is owed to Micro and Small Enterprises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f9fa6 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51f9fa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d43eec e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d43eec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d08fb4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d08fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2021, the <strong>median debtor days<\/strong> for micro-enterprises was <strong>195 days<\/strong> beyond the legally mandated 45-day period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892a8c9 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"892a8c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7730bb5 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7730bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18912\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-02.png 595w, https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-02-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04bee9 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e04bee9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9687bf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9687bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a3701 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57a3701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af045e3 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af045e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">Policy to the Rescue<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong>Delayed Payments 2.0<\/strong><\/p><p>Our second report highlighted solutions like strengthening cash \ufb02ow lending and institutional mechanisms such as the TReDS platform and MSME Samadhaan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1f73b e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de1f73b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb4277 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eb4277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e1abf jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e1abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-03.png 414w, https:\/\/stage.massentrepreneurship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DP-03-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c2c4f e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58c2c4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e7012 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e7012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">Less than 1%<\/span><\/strong><br \/>of registered MSMEs \ufb01led complaints on Samadhaan.<\/p><p>Only <strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">26.2%<\/span><\/strong> of cases were disposed of or mutually settled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa621f jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa621f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Delayed payments<\/strong> are not about time, they\u2019re about <strong>imbalance.<\/strong><br \/>When systems favour <strong>size over fairness<\/strong>, small businesses keep waiting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c610795 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c610795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7786258 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7786258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c98fe4 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c98fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9122fd jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9122fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 32px;\">The Data is Shifting<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong>Delayed Payments 3.0<\/strong><\/p><p>Two years of policy focus have sparked a change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f54c0 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95f54c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac86a0c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac86a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26acce3 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26acce3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f6360 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f6360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our new data tells a powerful story of how the <strong>ecosystem is evolving.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305ed17 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