Business Loan in India
How to Get a Loan to Fund Your business?
A business loan in India can be easy with government schemes obtained through various lending institutions channels such as banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and financial institutions.
Government Schemes
There are five main government schemes that can be used by a small and medium business to continue a business, digitize it or to buy machinery or equipment to run it.
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY): Under PMMY Scheme, non-corporate, non-farm small or micro-enterprises can avail loan of up to Rs. 10 lakhs. These business loans are often provided by commercial banks, regional rural banks, small finance banks, co-operative banks, mutual funds institutions, and NBFCs.
Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises: This type of scheme can be availed by new and existing micro and small enterprises engaged in manufacturing or service activity excluding educational institutions, agriculture, self-help groups and training institutions. However, this scheme assist with fund and non-based letters of credit and the bank guarantees credit facilities availed up to Rs. 200 lakh per eligible borrower.
National Small Industries Corporation Subsidy (NSIC): This scheme facilitates funds to MSMEs in fund-based or non-fund-based fund-based limits of up to Rs.5 lakh from the lending institutions. Under NSIC, all medium and small enterprises (MSEs) with a Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) are eligible to apply under the Single Point Registration Scheme offered by the NSIC.