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About the scheme…
Business Loans for Women was launched by Bajaj Finance Limited (Bajaj Finance) to support women entrepreneurs to meet their unique financial needs.
How is it being implemented?
Under Business Loan for Women, direct financial assistance, in the form of loans, is given to
- Women entrepreneurs engaged in manufacturing, trading, retailing, or service activities
- Self-employed women (professionals or non-professionals)
What’s on offer?
I. Product:
- Term loans
- Ticket size upto ₹45 Lakhs
- Option to avail Flexi Loan facility whereby one can opt to borrow from one’s loan limit as needed and pay interest only on limit utilized. One can even opt to pay interest-only EMIs to reduce monthly outgo by 45% to maintain healthy business cash flows. For information around this, please contact Bajaj Finance via means mentioned below
II. Purpose:
- Acquisition of fixed assets
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type
- Individuals (24-72 years, age should be 72 years at loan maturity), Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Private Limited Company, closely held Limited Company, other constitution types depending on their profile on a case to case basis
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Nil security or collateral or guarantee
- For information around hypothecation of assets created out of Bajaj Finance’s finance, please contact Bajaj Finance via means mentioned below
- For information around requirement of insurance, please contact Bajaj Finance via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- Bajaj Finance’s typical small business loan rates are 17% per annum onwards
- However, Business Loans for Women are offered at nominal rates of interest. For information around this, please contact Bajaj Finance via means mentioned below
VI. Processing fee
- Upto 2% plus applicable taxes
- Additionally, document processing charges of ₹2,000 plus applicable taxes
VII. Margin money requirement
- For information around margin money requirement, please contact Bajaj Finance via means mentioned below
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Tenure: upto 84 months
- For information around penal charges, additional maintenance charges, foreclosure charges, part-prepayment charges, please scroll through here
IX. Turnaround Time
- Loan amount is disbursed within 24 hours of loan approval. To get loan approval, one must meet the eligibility criteria, fill the online application form and submit required documents
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Are you, the applicant, a Resident Indian Citizen of age between 24 – 72 years (age should be 72 at loan maturity)?
II. Are you currently self-employed and has the business you own been running for at least 3 years?
III. Is your CIBIL score 685 or higher?
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loans under Bajaj Finance’s Business Loan For Women!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details for Bajaj Finance’s Business Loans for Women don’t seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting application:
- Apply online here following which a Bajaj Finance’s representative will get in touch to inform about your business loan offer
- Visit Bajaj Finance’s nearest branch. They have 2,814 branches located pan-India. Find one here
II. For information on indicative list of documentation that would be required, please click here
III. For any queries,
Please contact Bajaj Finance 24/7/365 on phone at +91 8698010101
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Explore various self-service options here
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Visit their nearest office. They have 2,814 branches located pan-India. Click here to find an office nearest to you
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