New Delhi, June 5 -- Central ministries significantly exceeded their annual procurement target from micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in FY25.

According to data from the MSME Ministry's Sambandh portal, goods and services worth Rs 92,675 crore were purchased from MSEs, against a target of Rs 47,676.88 crore-surpassing the goal by over 94 per cent.

This marks a sharp rise compared to FY24, when ministries procured goods and services worth Rs 73,800 crore from MSEs.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas led in total procurement value, spending Rs 31,304 crore. It was followed by the Defence Ministry at Rs 13,039 crore and the Power Ministry, which procured Rs 1,584 crore worth of goods and services from MSEs.

However, some ministri...