What happened
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implemented the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) through the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). The scheme provides credit guarantees for credit facilities extended to MSEs across India—covering first-generation entrepreneurs, women-led enterprises, and units located in backward districts—without collateral security or third-party guarantees.
What the expansion includes
The government listed multiple measures to improve credit flow and scheme awareness: enhancement of the CGS guarantee ceiling, revision of the Annual Guarantee Fees structure, enhanced extent of guarantee for special categories, collateral-relief rules through an RBI Master Direction for MSE loans up to a specified threshold, additional support for identified credit deficient districts, and a special state-collaborative guarantee scheme for Tamil Nadu manufacturing-sector MSEs.
Background and earlier position
CGTMSE operates CGS as a credit guarantee mechanism to improve access to bank credit for MSEs. Periodic review of bank performance and overall credit flow to the MSME sector is conducted through State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meetings, while ministry field offices undertake outreach in coordination with state/UT industry departments and stakeholders including CGTMSE, SIDBI, SLBC and banks.
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