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Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)

Posted 17 Dec 2024

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Why in the News?

The limit of Mudra loans under the (PMMY has been enhanced from current Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs.

Objective 

Features

  • PMMY scheme aims to provide collateral free access to credit in a seamless manner to micro enterprises in the country.
  • To fund the unfunded by bringing MSMEs to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them.
  • PMMY aims to provide financial inclusiveness and support to the marginalized and hitherto socio-economically neglected classes

 

 

  • Ministry: Ministry of finance
  • Launch year: 2015
  • Purpose: PMMY is set up for providing MUDRA loans to the non-corporate, non-farming small & micro enterprises.
  • MUDRA: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) is a refinance agency and not a direct lending institution. 
    • It provides refinance support to its intermediaries viz. Banks, Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) and NBFCs. 
categories of MUDRA loans, prioritizing smaller loans over larger ones. The highest priority is given to the "Shishu" category (loans up to ₹50,000), followed by "Kishor" (₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh), "Tarun" (₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh), and "Tarun Plus" (₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh), which has the lowest priority.
  • Sectors eligible for loan:
    • manufacturing
    • trading and services sectors
    • activities allied to agriculture
  • Means for availing Mudra loans: Bank, NBFC, MFIs etc or through Udyamimitra portal
  • Nature of Assistance
    • Term Loan
    • Overdraft Limit
    • Working Capital
    • Composite Loan for Acquiring Capital
  • No Need for Collaterals: Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU) provide guarantee coverage for these collateral free micro loans.
  • Interest rate is deregulated: However, Interest Subvention of 2% on prompt repayment of Shishu loans extended under PMMY for a period of 12 months to all eligible borrowers.
    • Also, MUDRA extends a reduction of 25bps in its interest rates to MFIs / NBFCs, who are providing loans to women entrepreneurs.
  • Mudra Card: It provides a facility of working capital arrangement in the form of an overdraft facility to the borrower. 
  • Mudra Mitra: It is a mobile phone application. It guides a loan seeker to approach a Banker in availing MUDRA loan under PMMY.
  • Tags :
  • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
  • PMMY
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