Public sector banks disburse Rs 16,031 crore loan to MSMEs under ECLGS

17 Jun 2020 Evaluate

The Finance Ministry has said public sector banks (PSBs) have disbursed Rs 16,031.39 crore till June 12, 2020 under the Rs 3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector, adversely affected due to COVID-19 crisis. Public sector banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 32,049.86 crore under the 100 per cent ECLGS for MSME sector starting June 1.

The emergency credit facility was announced by government on May 13 as a part of the first tranche of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-reliant India Initiative) of the National Democratic Alliance government. It provides for an additional working capital loan at a concessional rate of interest to an existing borrower who is not a defaulter.

The Union cabinet had approved the additional funding scheme on May 21 at a concessional rate of 9.25% for MSMEs and other small businesses. The scheme offers additional working capital equivalent to 20% of the outstanding credit as on February 29, 2020 in the form of a term loan to units with up to Rs 25 crore in outstanding credit and annual revenue of up to Rs 100 crore.

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