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About the scheme…
Udyogini Loans was launched by Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd. (Saraswat Bank) to take care of financial requirements of women entrepreneurs in order for them to concentrate on their business growth.
Saraswat Bank is India’s largest Urban Co-operative Bank and is spread across six states – Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
How is it being implemented?
Under Udyogni Loans, direct financial assistance, in the form of loans, is given to
- Women entrepreneurs operating a Micro or Small or Medium Enterprise
Note:
W.e.f. 1st July 2020, definition of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise under Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 has been revised as follows:
- Micro Enterprise: Where investment in Plant &Machinery or Equipment does not exceed ₹1 Crore and turnover does not exceed ₹5 Crores
- Small Enterprise: Where investment in Plant & Machinery or Equipment does not exceed ₹10 Crores and turnover does not exceed ₹50 Crores
- Medium Enterprise: Where investment in Plant & Machinery or Equipment does not exceed ₹50 Crores and turnover does not exceed ₹250 Crores
If an Enterprise crosses the ceiling limits specified for its present category in either of the two criteria of investment or turnover, it will cease to exist in that category and be placed in the next higher category but no Enterprise shall be placed in the lower category unless it goes below the ceiling limits specified for its present category in both the criteria of investment as well as turnover.
What’s on offer?
I. Product:
- Micro Enterprise: ticket size upto ₹10 Lakhs
- Small Enterprise: ticket size from ₹10 Lakhs to ₹1 Crore
- Medium Enterprise: ticket size from ₹1 Crore to ₹2 Crores
For more information around whether the loan offering is a term loan, working capital facility or both, please contact Saraswat Bank via means mentioned below.
II. Purpose:
- Acquisition of fixed assets
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type
- Sole Proprietorship, Partnership Firm, Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, Co-operative Society
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Nil security
- Hypothecation of assets created out of Bank’s finance
- Collateral Security
- Micro Enterprise – Nil
- Small Enterprise – 20%
- Medium Enterprise – 30%
- Guarantor
- Micro Enterprise – Guarantee of spouse or a family member, wherever required
- Small Enterprise – 2 Guarantors
- Medium Enterprise – 2 Guarantors
- For information around requirement of insurance, please contact Saraswat Bank via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- Prime Lending Rate (PLR) Less 4% across Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Saraswat Bank’s PLR effective from June 15, 2022 has been 14.75%. Consequently, the interest rate applicable on the Scheme is 10.75%
VI. Processing fee
- Micro Enterprise: ₹5,000
- Small Enterprise:
- For loans upto ₹10 Lakhs – ₹5,000
- For loans above ₹10 Lakhs upto ₹25 Lakhs – ₹7,000
- For loans above ₹25 Lakhs – ₹10,000
- Medium Enterprise: ₹15,000 or 1% of loan amount, whichever is lower
VII. Margin money requirement
- Micro Enterprise: nil
- Small and Medium Enterprise: Bank’s norm Less 20-25%
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Micro and Small Enterprise: 6 years
- Medium Enterprise: 7 years
- For information around pre-closures, please contact Saraswat Bank via means mentioned below
IX. Turnaround Time
- For information around turnaround time, please contact Saraswat Bank via means mentioned below
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Are you running a Micro-enterprise or Small-enterprise or Medium-enterprise defined per MSMED Act, meaning Investment in Plant & Machinery or Equipment of your Enterprise does not exceed ₹50 Crores and Turnover does not exceed ₹250 Crores?
II. To check your eligibility, please contact Saraswat Bank via means mentioned below, as no specific criteria is available in the public domain other than the details mentioned above
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details for Saraswat Bank’s Udyogini Loans don’t seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting application and documents:
Visit a Saraswat Bank branch nearest to you
II. For information on indicative loan application form and list of documentation, please download
“Common Loan Application form for Small and Medium Enterprises upto Rs. 25 Lakhs” and/or “Application Form for Commercial Advances up to Rs. 500 Lakhs” by clicking here
III. For any queries,
Please contact Saraswat Bank on phone 24/7 on 1800 229 999 or 1800 266 5555
OR
Request a call back by filling in the details here
OR
Visit their nearest branch. Click the link to find a branch nearest to you
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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