RBI revises Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Guidelines, fresh categories included
Today (September 4, 2020) announced that PSL guidelines have been comprehensively reviewed to align it with emerging national priorities and bring a sharper focus on inclusive development, after having wide-ranging discussions with all stakeholders. “Revised PSL guidelines will enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas; increase the lending to small and marginal farmers and…
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Definition, role and sectors of Priority Sector Lending (PSL)
Definition: The priority sector is defined as the sectors that the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India consider as important for the development of the basic needs of the country and are to be given priority over other sectors while lending. The role of lenders is assigned by the Reserve Bank of India…
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Definition of MSME and the classification of MSME
[Updated up to December 28, 2023, in terms of RBI circular dated 28.12.2023] MSME stands for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. MSMEs are businesses that produce, process, and preserve goods and commodities. The government of India (GoI), vide Gazette Notification S.O. 2119 (E) dated June 26, 2020, has notified new criteria for classifying the enterprises…
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eSARAS mobile app to add ecommerce initiatives for products made by SHG
eSARAS an e-commerce mobile app will be used as a more effective platform for marketing of the products made by women of self-help groups. It is an initiative conceptualized by the DAY-NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), towards the marketing of the best, authentic handicrafts and hand-looms. Launching the App, Secretary Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh…
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Launch of Udyam Assist Platform for validation of Informal Micro Enterprises
Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) were defined as those enterprises which are unable to get registered on the Udyam Registration Portal (URP) due to a lack of mandatory required documents such as Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN). As per the existing guidelines, all lenders were required to obtain a…
The GCC Scheme shall henceforth be called “General Credit Card (GCC) Facility”
RBI today announced through a circular that the GCC Scheme shall henceforth be called “General Credit Card (GCC) Facility. The General Credit Cards (GCC cards) can be issued by banks to Individuals who have been sanctioned working capital facilities for non-farm entrepreneurial activities that are eligible for classification under the priority sector guidelines. The GCC…
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