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OVERVIEW   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS






            Enthused  by Triumphs




            Significant developments that took place during FY 2022-23

            During the year, many policy level modifications were carried out with an aim to strengthen both demand as
            well as supply side of the guarantee product. Some of the important modifications are listed below:


                  Increase in ceiling of guarantee coverage           Microfinance  Institutions  (MFIs)  have  been
                  from  `2  crore  to  `5  crore  with effect  from   made eligible to be registered as member
                  April 01, 2023.                                     lending institution under the Credit Guarantee
                  New guarantee fee structure has been                Schemes in order to further facilitate enhanced
                  introduced with significant reduction in the        credit to economically disadvantaged groups
                  fee from peak rate of 2% pa to 0.37% pa with        and empowerment of poor, thus supporting
                  effect from April 01, 2023.                         balanced regional development and Rural
                                                                      development.
                  For  the first  time,  concept of  discount  was
                  introduced to recognize and reward better           Trading activity (MSE Retail Trade and
                  managed MLIs.                                       Wholesale Trade) has been aligned with other
                                                                      activities in respect of the extent of coverage,
                  Guarantee for MSEs located in Aspirational          ceiling of credit guarantee coverage and
                  Districts at liberal terms i.e 10% concession       guarantee fee.
                  of guarantee fee on standard rate and
                  increased extent of guarantee coverage by           For ease of claim settlement, the limit for
                  10% was introduced.                                 waiver of legal action has been raised from
                                                                      `1 lakh to `5 lakh during the year, which has
                  Guarantee for MSEs promoted by Agniveers            been further increased to `10 lakh (effective
                  at liberal terms i.e 10% concession of              April  01,  2023)  while  invoking  claim  by
                  guarantee fee on standard rate and                  Member Lending Institutions.
                  increased extent of guarantee coverage by
                  10% was introduced.                                 CGTMSE took initiative to collaborate with
                                                                      various State Governments for state specific
                  UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have              guarantees with an aim to make Guarantee
                  been brough at par with North Eastern States        mechanism an attractive tool to facilitate
                  in terms of liberal terms of Guarantee. This is     credit dispensation in the respective States.
                  in line with the national objective of providing    Under the mechanism, while CGTMSE will
                  boost to economic activities in the areas           continue to provide guarantee coverage as
                  which have been traditionally remained              applicable under its CGS I Scheme, additional
                  underserved.
                                                                      guarantee coverage ranging from 10%-25%
                  Special benefits to ZED Certified MSEs has          would be provided on behalf of the State
                  been  introduced  with lower guarantee fee          Government out of the fund placed by the
                  by 10% and increased guarantee coverage             State Government with CGTMSE. As on March
                  by 10%.                                             31,  2023,  MoU  has  been  signed  with  Four
                  With a view to support Women Entrepreneurs          State Governments viz. State Government
                  as well as SC/ST Entrepreneurs and People           of Tamil Nadu, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya.
                  with  Disability,  concession  in  guarantee        Further, MoU signed with State Government
                  fee by 10% and coverage of 85% has been             of Rajasthan for reimbursement of fee for
                  introduced in respect of guarantee given to         MSEs promoted by SC/ST Entrepreneurs
                  this segment of entrepreneurs.                      native of Rajasthan.





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