MUMBAI: Loans given to micro, small and medium enterprises under the ₹3 lakh crore government guarantee scheme of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package will not be charged any risk weight, according to a senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The scheme offers an unconditional government guarantee to banks in the event of default by these small borrowers. The finance ministry had sought RBI's approval to make these loans risk free, leaving banks with more capital to lend.
Typically, MSME loans attract a minimum of risk weight of 20%. However, the unconditional guarantee provided by the government gives enough comfort to RBI to allow banks to keep zero risk weight against these loans, said the