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Government Approves Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme to Strengthen MSME Manufacturing Sector, fulfilling the budget announcement of 2024-25

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..... Government Approves Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme to Strengthen MSME Manufacturing Sector, fulfilling the budget announcement of 2024-25
News and Press Release
Dated:- 30-1-2025

Loans upto Rs. 100 crore for purchase of Plant and Machinery / Equipment are eligible for guarantee coverage giving a boost to manufacturing sector Scheme offers 60% guarantee coverage to Member Lending Inst .....

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..... itutions (MLIs*) for credit facility upto Rs.100 crore sanctioned to eligible MSMEs GoI has approved introduction of Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS- MSME) for providing 60% guarantee coverage by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs*) for credit facility upto Rs.100 crore sanctioned to eligible MSMEs under MCGS-MSME for purc .....

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..... hase of equipment / machinery. Salient Features of The Scheme * Borrower should be an MSME with valid Udyam Registration Number; * Loan amount guaranteed shall not exceed Rs.100 crore * Project Cost could be of higher amounts also * Minimum cost of equipment /machinery is 75% of project cost * Loan upto Rs.50 crore under the Scheme shall have repayment period of upto 8 years with upto 2 .....

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..... years moratorium period on principal instalments. For loans above Rs.50 crore, higher repayment schedule and moratorium period on principal instalments can be considered. * Upfront (initial) contribution of 5% of the loan amount shall be deposited at the time of application of guarantee cover * Annual Guarantee Fee on loan under the Scheme shall be Nil during the year of sanction. During the .....

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..... next 3 years, it shall be 1.5% p.a. of loan outstanding as on March 31 of previous year. Thereafter, Annual Guarantee Fee shall be 1% p.a. of loan outstanding as on March 31 of previous year The Scheme will be applicable to all loans sanctioned under MCGS-MSME during the period of 4 years from the date of issue of operational guidelines of the scheme or till cumulative guarantee of Rs. 7 lakh cro .....

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..... re are issued, whichever is earlier. Major Impact Manufacturing sector currently comprises 17% of the nation's GDP and over 27.3 million workers. Hon'ble Prime Minister's has given a call for 'Make in India, Make for the World' and has signalled that India is ready and keen to increase the share of manufacturing to 25% of GDP. The Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME) is expected .....

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..... to facilitate the availability of credit for purchase of Plant and Machinery / Equipment by MSMEs and give a major boost to manufacturing and thereby to Make in India. Background Global supply chains are realigning. India is emerging as an alternative supply source given its raw materials, low labour costs, growing manufacturing knowhow, and entrepreneurial ability. One of the major costs involv .....

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..... ed in manufacturing is the fixed cost of Plant and Machinery (P&M)/ Equipment's. With availability of credit to expand the installed capacity of manufacturing units, it can be expected that the manufacturing will grow at a faster pace. Also, the need for a credit guarantee scheme for the manufacturing units, particularly for the enterprises in the medium category has been raised by industry associ .....

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..... ations from time to time. So, to give a boost to manufacturing by facilitating the availability of credit for purchase of Plant and Machinery / Equipment, 'Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME) is being introduced. The scheme will facilitate collateral free loans by banks and financial institutions to MSMEs who are in need of debt capital for their expansion and growth. *MLIs - All .....

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..... Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and All India Financial institutions (AIFIs), who register with NCGTC under the Scheme.
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