New Delhi, May 27 -- Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have outperformed other states in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registration.

As per the MSME ministry's data, Bihar ranked number 3 leaving behind the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh and the industrial states of Gujarat and Karnataka.

On the other hand, with 8.06 lakh new registrations, UP stood fourth in the pecking order.

However, Maharashtra topped the chart with 15.26 lakh new registrations followed by Tamil Nadu with 9.46 lakh aspiring entrepreneurs.

In October last year, Manipur had topped the list of MSME business registration among the North-eastern states and 50 per cent of the businesses were owned by women.

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