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About this scheme…
Bharat Vanita Udyami Scheme was launched by Bharat Co-operative (Mumbai) Bank Ltd. (Bharat Bank), with the aim of promoting and supporting businesses carried out by women entrepreneurs by meeting their credit needs.
Bharat Bank is one of the leading multi-state Scheduled Urban Co-operative Bank with presence across 3 states – Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
How is it being implemented?
Under the Bharat Vanita Udyami Scheme, direct financial assistance, in the form of loans is given to
- Women entrepreneurs
What’s on offer?
I. Product
- Term loans
- Working capital facility: Cash Credit
- Ticket size of upto ₹ 2 Crores
II. Purpose:
- Acquisition of fixed assets
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type:
- Sole Proprietorship, Partnership firms, Limited Liability Partnership, Private Limited Company
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Security: First charge on assets purchased out of Bank Finance
- For information around collateral, guarantee and insurance, please contact Bharat Bank via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- Around 11.11% per annum
VI. Processing Fee
- 0.6% comprising of,
- Loan processing charge of 0.2% of loan amount
- Incidental charge of 0.4% of loan amount
VII. Margin Money Requirement
- Around 20%. For more information this, please contact Bharat Bank via means mentioned below
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- For term loans: upto 120 months including moratorium/gestation period
- For cash credit: 1 year or on demand unless revoked earlier
- For more information on repayments, pre-closures etc., please contact Bharat Bank via means mentioned below
IX. Turnaround Time
- For more information on turnaround time, please contact Bharat Bank via means mentioned below
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Do you own your business?
OR
In case of partnership firm, are majority of partners women?
OR
In case of private limited company, do women own at least 51% of the shareholding in the company?
II. Do you control the management of your business?
OR
In case of partnership firm, are majority of partners women?
OR
In case of private limited company, do women directors constitute majority?
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loan under Bharat Vanita Udyami Scheme!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details for Bharat Vanita Udyami do not seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For information on loan application & list of documentation, and for submitting application & documents, please visit one of the 103 Bharat Bank branches in Gujarat, Karnataka & Maharashtra
II. For any queries, contact Bharat Bank on phone 022 61890999 or call one of the 103 Bharat Bank branches in Gujarat, Karnataka & Maharashtra
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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