Godrej Capital’s Business Loan for Women

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About this scheme…

Business Loan for Women, was launched by Godrej Capital Limited (GCL) to provide tailored loan solutions to women entrepreneurs in India, enabling them to achieve unprecedented heights in their business endeavors. The loans are extended through GCL’s subsidiary Godrej Finance Limited (GFL), a non-deposit accepting Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) registered with Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

How is it being implemented?

Under this Scheme, direct financial assistance in the form of loans is given to,

• Women entreprenuers in trading or manufacturing or services sector across 31 markets, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Indore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Alwar, Aurangabad, Baroda, Coimbatore, Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kanchipuram, Mangalore, Salem, Ludhiana, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Rajkot, Udaipur, Vapi, Vijayawada, Rangareddy, Vishakhapatnam and Thane

What’s on offer?

I. Product

• Term Loan
• Ticket Size: ₹5 Lakhs to ₹50 Lakhs

II. Purpose:

• Acquisition of fixed assets
• Working capital requirements

III. Borrower Type:

• Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Private Limited Company, Unlisted Public Limited Company

IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance

• Security: First charge over assets created out of the loan disbursed under the Scheme
• Collateral: Nil
• Guarantee: Nil
• Insurance: For more information around this, please contact GCL via means mentioned below

V. Interest Rate

• Starting from 17% per annum

VI. Processing Fee

• Upto 3% of loan amount

VII. Margin Money Requirement

• For more information around this, please contact GCL via means mentioned below

VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures

• Tenure: upto 60 months
• Repayments: EMIs, can avail flexibility in EMI repayment by designing EMIs to suit ones needs
• Rewards: Reward vouchers (across categories including lifestyle, wellness, fashion, travel, and more) for timely repayment of business loan instalments
• Part Pre-payment Charges: 2% of the amount prepaid
• Foreclosure Charges: 4% of principal outstanding at the time of foreclosure

IX. Turnaround Time

• Loans can be sanctioned within 3 days
• For more information around disbursement timelines, please contact GCL via the means mentioned below

Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….

I. Are you a woman between 21 and 65 years of age?

II. Is the bank account in the name of your business? OR Does your business have a bank account in its name?

III. Has your business been in operation for atleast 3 years?

IV. Does your business generate an annual turnover of atleast ₹ 40 Lakhs?

V. Does your business generate an annual profit of atleast ₹3 Lakhs?

If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loan under Godrej Capital’s Business Loan for Women!

So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?

I. Details of progress under this Scheme do not seem to be available in the public domain

So, now, how should you go about it?

I. For submitting application,

• Register and apply online on the Godrej Capital’s website here

OR

• Visit one of GCL’s 17 branches in 14 Indian cities of Pune, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Thane, Chennai, Indore, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Surat, and Noida

II. For information on documentation requirements, please refer here

III. For any queries, please contact GCL via:

• Email: customercare@godrejcapital.com

OR

• Call: 022 68815555, Timing: 9:00AM – 6.00PM Monday through Sunday except National Holidays

OR

• Contact one of GCL’s 17 branches in 14 Indian cities of Pune, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Thane, Chennai, Indore, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Surat, and Noida

Go on then…and do spread the word!

Sources:

1. About Godrej Capital’s Business Loan for Women

2. Godrej Capital Limited Annual Report 2022-23

3. Godrej Finance Limited Annual Report 2022-23

4. Latest News on the Scheme: Godrej Capital’s MSME unsecured loan portfolio crosses INR 500crore