Finance Minister advises PSBs to expedite loan disbursement for MSMEs

10 Jun 2020 Evaluate
In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has held a review meeting on credit guarantee scheme with heads of public sector banks (PSBs), and asked them to expedite loan disbursement under the Rs 3 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSME sector.

Finance Minister appreciated the efforts of banks in execution of the scheme and also complimented PSBs on rapid traction for achieving sanctions of Rs 20,000 crore under ECLGS and also advised to maintain proactive outreach at branch level and keep Forms for ECLGS simple & formalities at minimum.

Earlier, on May 21, the Cabinet had approved additional funding of up to Rs 3 lakh crore at a concessional rate of 9.25 per cent through ECLGS for the MSME sector. The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20 lakh crore Self-Reliant India Mission package announced by Sitharaman last month.

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