Credit Guarantee Fund

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

 

WHAT

National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. has already been set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India to function as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds.

To meet the funding needs of Startups, the Government of India has established the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) under Startup India Programme.

 

The incentives provided to Startups under Startup India initiative are as follows:

• Self-Certification under 6 Labour Laws & 3 Environmental Laws.
• Relaxations in Public Procurement Norms.
• Faster exit under the Bankruptcy Code.
• Rebates on Patent & Trademark filing fees, support from facilitators and expedited examination of Patent application.
• Income Tax exemption under section 80 IAC.
• Exemption from Income Tax on investments received above fair market value under clause (ii) of the proviso to clause (vii) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Income Tax Act.
• Funding support under the Fund of Funds for Startups.
• Guidance and facilitation support from Startup India Hub.

 

VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE MSME

These initiatives include the schemes/programmes such as

• Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
• Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)
• A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)
• Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGTMSE)
• Credit linked Capital Subsidy-Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS)
• Micro & Small Enterprises- Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)
• National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH)
• Procurement and Marketing Schemes (PMS) etc.

 

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) under the Ministry of MSME also boost and supports Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Sector by providing integrated support services encompassing marketing, finance, technology and other services.

 

Source: PIB

 

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