“Who doesn’t?” was the unanimous reaction when we inquired about compact business proprietors struggling with delays in payments. Anecdotal evidence overwhelmingly suggests that delayed payments to suppliers who are generally MSMEs is a norm set by prospective buyers who are usually large firms and general public sector units. Our estimates centered on Dun & Bradstreet’s proprietary knowledge and Prowess IQ propose that payments truly worth Rs 6.3-10.7 lakh crore ended up delayed to MSMEs throughout 2020-21 with the average times for the delays for micro, small and medium enterprises believed to be 194, 68 and 46 times respectively. (The large selection of estimates can be attributed to the distinctive methodological…