Centre to prepare report on U K Sinha panel's recommendations within 8 days
The Steering Committee on fintech-related issues has also suggested cash flow-based financing for micro, small and medium enterprises
Pressure exacerbated by increasing labour costs, interest on working capital, land, plant and machinery
IFC country head likely to visit Lucknow soon to hold further talks
Ministry also targets 66% rise in credit, setting up of 400 clusters and Rs 50,000 cr in procurement from sector
However, they are opposing the decision to base definition only on annual turnover
Banks will also have to return all documents within 15 days of a loan closure, helping borrowers whose mortgaged assets are tied up
Also, in future, all GST refunds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be paid within 60 days from the date of application, the FM announced
Eye huge markets in CIS nations, Africa and Latin America, where Indian exports have a negligible presence
Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas estimates the waiver will cost Rs 10,000 crore annually.
Less than 1% of large corporates pays corporation tax at 30%, with the rest at 25%
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet heads of state-owned and private banks on Monday to discuss the ongoing liquidity crisis in NBFCs
The bank is looking to disburse Rs 500 crore in the next one year through a newly-launched lending programme
She also noted that the government has allocated Rs 350 crore towards interest subvention for MSMEs for 2019-20
Flipkart claims to have almost 100,000 MSMEs on the platform
He said small and medium enterprises contribute 29 per cent of India's GDP and provide employment to 110 million people
Committee also suggests doubling collateral-free loans to Rs 20 lakh
Plan to double collateral-free loans can, however, be a spoiler
UP is home to about 4 million MSMEs and the sector is the second largest employer after agriculture
The associations also requested chief minister to come out with a conversion policy for MSME of the state