Consider the following statements regarding Emergency Credit Line Guar...
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The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) provides fully guaranteed and collateral free additional credit to MSMEs, business enterprises, MUDRA borrowers and individual loans for business purposes.
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National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) is the guarantee provider under the ECLGS scheme.
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NCGTC is a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 in 2014, established by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, as a wholly owned company of the Government of India, to act as a common trustee company for multiple credit guarantee funds.
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Recently, the government has extended the ECLGS until 30th June 2021, and also widened its scope to new sectors; covers business enterprises in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Leisure & Sporting sectors:
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Which had, as on 29th february 2020,
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Whose total credit outstanding is not exceeding Rs. 500 crore and overdues, if any, were for 60 days or less.
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Consider the following statements regarding Emergency Credit Line Guar...
Explanation:
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) is a scheme announced by the Government of India in May 2020 to provide fully guaranteed and collateral-free additional credit to MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's go through the given statements to check their correctness:
1. MUDRA borrowers are not eligible for the programme:
This statement is correct. MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) borrowers are not eligible for the ECLGS scheme. MUDRA loans are already collateral-free loans provided to MSMEs, so the government has excluded MUDRA borrowers from the ECLGS scheme.
2. The ECLGS schemes guarantee provider is SIDBI:
This statement is incorrect. SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) is not the guarantee provider for the ECLGS scheme. The scheme is provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC), which is a subsidiary of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).
3. The ECLGS scheme has recently been expanded to include businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors:
This statement is correct. The government has recently expanded the ECLGS scheme to include businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The scheme has been extended to cover 26 stressed sectors including tourism, travel, and hospitality.
In conclusion, option 'A' is the correct answer as statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.