Banks sanction Rs 1.63 lakh crore to 42 lakh MSMEs under ECLGS: Finance Ministry

14 Sep 2020 Evaluate

The finance ministry has said banks have sanctioned loans worth over Rs 1.63 lakh crore to more than 42 lakh business units under the Rs 3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector. On the disbursement front, however, over Rs 1.18 lakh crore doled out to 25 lakh MSME units, till September 10, which were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns. Amount of Rs 1,18,138.64 crore has been disbursed to 25,01,999 borrowers, it said while sharing the progress of implementation of various schemes under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package.

Sharing details of other schemes being implemented by the finance ministry, it said banks have approved purchase of portfolio of Rs 25,055.5 crore under Rs 45,000-crore Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme 2.0 for NBFCs, HFCs and MFIs to do fresh lending to MSMEs and individuals scheme as on August 28. It said lenders are currently in the process of approval/negotiations for additional Rs 4,367 crore. Besides, talking about income tax refunds, it said the department has issued Rs 1,01,308 crore to more than 27.55 lakh taxpayers between April 1, 2020 and September 8, 2020.

The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-lakh crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by government in May to mitigate the distress by providing credit to different sectors, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

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