The government is working on ways to ensure timely payment of pending dues to small businesses hit by the coronavirus-led lockdown, said Nitin Gadkari, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) minister, on Friday.
The MSME ministry is working on a ₹1 trillion Centre-backed fund, which will expedite reimbursement of pending bills to small businesses. “We are in the process of finalising the scheme and will soon send it to the finance ministry for approval.
This will be one of the ways to increase liquidity," Gadkari said in a video conference hosted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).