NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the government will provide collateral-free loans worth Rs 3 lakh crore to Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs). The Finance Minister said 45 lakh MSMEs will benefit from the move.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is currently addressing the media to share details of the fiscal and monetary measures worth Rs 20 lakh crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, to tackle the impact of coronavirus and weeks of lockdown on the economy.
This is the first of a series of press briefings by the Finance Minister in the coming days. The Finance Minister's address comes at a time when the country remains in a nationwide lockdown with few exceptions to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The coronavirus-triggered lockdown has pushed an already-ailing economy into a standstill, hampering businesses and landing thousands jobless. Economists say details of the package will be watched closely for assessing its effectiveness to aid the economy's fight against COVID-19.
Highlights of what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said about the government's Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package
Ministries held detailed talks with industries and PM's Office on economic package
The "Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan" initiative to spur growth and help in building self-reliant India
Plan based on five important pillars: economy, infrastructure, tech-driven systems, demography and demand
Prime Minister has laid out a comprehensive vision, which is based on wide and deep consultations with several sections of society
Focus to be on factors of production - land, labour, liquidity and law
Local brands to be brought to global level
Focus will be on nurturing local brands as part of this mission
Global value chain integration part of PM's plan
We have capability to build such enterprises
All schemes rolled out by government since it came to power are driven by reforms
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme helped government deliver money directly to Jan Dhan accounts of the poor
Rs 52,606 crore transferred to 41 crore Jan Dhan account holders under PM Garib Kalyan scheme
Beginning today, I will lay out details of PM's Vision over next few days
Refunds of Rs 18,000 crore made to income tax assessees, 40 lakh taxpayers benefitted
Government to announce 15 different measures
Finance Minister announces collateral-free loans worth Rs 3 lakh crore for MSMEs with turnover up to Rs 100 crore till October 31, 2020
Move to benefit 45 lakh units so they can resume their businesses
