Traders relentless campaign forced Union govt to reintroduce MSME categorisation: Gehlot SECTIONS Last Updated: Jul 04, 2021, 10:06 AM IST Share Synopsis Gehlot said that around 2.5 crore retail and wholesale traders were deprived of Priority Sector Lending due to this harsh step of NDA Government. Gehlot said that the NDA government in 2017 had removed the categorization from MSME segment which affected 2.5 crore retail and wholesale traders. JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the pressure of trade representatives forced the central government to reintroduce the categorization of retail and wholesale trade in the MSME segment. "I congratulate the trade representatives for forcing the central government to reintroduce the categorization of Retail and Wholesale trade as MSME through their relentless campaign," Gehlot said.