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MSMED Act, 2006 and Policy Package for MSMEs

The MSMED Act, 2006, was enacted to provide a policy environment for the development and promotion of the MSME sector by way of defining MSMEs, putting in place a framework for developing and enhancing competitiveness of the MSME enterprises, ensuring flow of credit to the sector and paving the way for preference in ensuring flow…

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MSME: Performance and Credit Rating Scheme Latest Developments

The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises has launched the Performance & Credit Rating Scheme (PCR) to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of MSMEs’ existing operations and take corrective measures to enhance the organizational strength. Under the PCR scheme, empanelled rating agencies carry out the rating of MSE. The rating makes credit available at…

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Risk Mitigation in agriculture: PMFBY (NAIS) /MSP etc.

Banks provide several credit facilities to customers engaged in activities related to agriculture. Many a time banks take the brunt when unforeseen disaster strikes the farmers in the form of ‘on-farm loss’ and or ‘off-farm losses.  These types of losses are caused mainly due to production risk and price risk. Risk management in agriculture involves…

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Types of Agricultural Loans in India

There are several types of agricultural credit, including Short-term credit, Medium-term credit, Long-term credit, Crop Loans, Farm development Loans, Live- stock loans, Kisan Credit cards, Agribusiness loans, agricultural real estate loans, allied agricultural loans, equipment loans, warehouse receipt loan, Forestry loans, Horticulture loan, Multipurpose Gold Loan, Solar pump set loan, etc. Short-term credit: Farmers use…

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What is Projected Net Working Capital?

Projected net working capital (NWC) is the difference between a company’s projected current assets and current liabilities. (i) Projected current assets are the aggregate current assets of a seller, excluding excluded assets, projected as of the Closing Date, and expressly including the value of the inventory as determined consistent with past practice, (ii) Projected current…

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Sources of Working Capital & its Estimation Operating Cycle

Working capital is the operating capital of a business that is used in its day-to-day operations, calculated as the current assets minus the current liabilities. The positive working capital commonly indicates that a company can pay off its short-term liabilities almost immediately. Source of working capital: Sources of working capital are Share Capital, retained profits,…

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