MUMBAI : Banks, non-banking financial companies and fintech companies are looking at the government’s ₹3 trillion automatic collateral-free loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as an opportunity to protect their books more than a business opportunity.
Several have started to reach out to their clients and expect to begin loan disbursements by mid-June, which could lead to higher credit growth in the first quarter.
On Tuesday, State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar said the bank has released ₹2,300 crore to 22,000 MSME loan accounts on a single day.
SBI’s SME loan book stood at ₹2.78 trillion or 14% of its total loan book as on 31 December. “We are bullish on the ₹3 lakh crore scheme as risk weight is zero and we don’t
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