Budget 2023: Six ways to accelerate pace of credit growth in IndiaUnion Budget 2023: While credit growth till October this fiscal has been 8.4%, retail and corporate lending is expected to be robust in the...
13 Jan, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
ECLGS: Finance Ministry increases loan limit to Rs 1,500 cr for aviation sectorRecognising that an efficient and strong civil aviation sector is vital for the economic development of the country, the Department of Fina...
05 Oct, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
Credit lifeline for Covid-hit sectors gets a ₹50,000 crore pushECLGS was announced in May 2020 following the outbreak of Covid-19 to ensure various sectors, especially in the MSME segment, easy access t...
18 Aug, 2022, 05.19 AM IST
Cabinet approves enhancement in ECLGS corpus, hospitality sector to get boostThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the enhancement in the limit of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50,000 cro...
17 Aug, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Weak SMEs may add stress to ECLGS bookAccording to a State Bank of India report, the ECLGS scheme has prevented 1.35 million MSME accounts from going under and stopped 14% of ou...
04 Mar, 2022, 06.22 AM IST
FM holds meeting with hospitality, tourism sectors; discusses credit-related issuesIt is to be noted that Budget 2022-23 had proposed to open an additional Rs 50,000 crore window under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee S...
25 Feb, 2022, 01.28 PM IST
Budget proposals to push exports, manufacturing: ExportersThe Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) said that the focus of Union Budget 2022-23 on reforming the rural economy, digitalisation and ...
02 Feb, 2022, 04.32 PM IST
ECLGS extension a plus in Budget, but interest subvention, lack of opportunity in PLI are big missesThe sector is happy that the government is giving some priority to MSMEs, but also rue the fact that there are no specific measures for sma...
02 Feb, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
Budget announcement for leather sector to boost exports: Council for Leather ExportsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that to incentivise exports, exemptions are being provided on items such as e...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Budget 2022: Hospitality industry welcomes ECLGS announcement that recognises distress in the sector, but feels the need for more direct interventionMost industry insiders thought much more could have been done to support the stressed sector, its allied segments and their workers.
01 Feb, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
Budget 2022-23: ECLGS extended to March 2023, total cover up to Rs 5L croreThe Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was announced to help MSMEs cope up with pandemic losses and was extended up to March 31...
01 Feb, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Infra investments across construction a boost for country’s lending sectorThe budget allocated Rs 48,000 crore to build 80 lakh houses under the PM Awas Yojana (PMAY). This augurs well for affordable housing finan...
01 Feb, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
FM announces extension of ECLGS by another yearFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the extension of the emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) by another yea...
01 Feb, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
ECLGS scheme extended up to March 2023: FM in BudgetThe government launched the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECGLS) as part of its Rs 20 lakh crore comprehensive package announced ...
01 Feb, 2022, 02.52 PM IST
Stimulus measures may be extended and expanded; additional funding, support for more sectors likelyThe finance ministry may push ministries for a quick rollout and frontloading of the ₹5.54 lakh crore capital spending announced in the bud...
11 Jun, 2021, 07.31 AM IST
Govt extends ECLGS to aviation sector; industry player says decision to ease liquidity pressureIndustry players said the "timely" decision to include the aviation sector under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), which ...
30 May, 2021, 06.24 PM IST
MSME credit up on Govt guaranteeThe highest year-on-year growth of 9% was seen in the category of small businesses with a loan exposure of between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
19 Feb, 2021, 09.24 AM IST