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About this scheme…
Loan for Women Entrepreneurs Scheme was launched in November 2003 by North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) with the aim of providing financial assistance exclusively to women entrepreneurs in north-eastern states for taking up new business ventures or expansion, modernization and diversification of existing business ventures.
NEDFi is a Public Finance Institution (PFI) that operates through 20 branches and 14 representative offices in 8 north-eastern states of India namely, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura
How is it being implemented?
Under the Loan for Women Entrepreneurs Scheme, direct financial assistance in the form of loans is given to
- Women entrepreneurs operating micro, small or medium enterprises in manufacturing, services, handloom, handicrafts, agriculture & allied, retail, and food processing industries
What’s on offer?
I. Product
- Term loan of upto 75% of project cost upto a maximum of ₹11.25 Lakhs
- Project cost (including working capital) should not exceed ₹15 Lakhs
- No Detailed Project Report required
II. Purpose:
- Acquisition of fixed assets
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type:
- Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, Private Limited Companies
IV. Security or collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Collateral security:
- Hypothecation of current assets of the unit
- Additional security as per availability
- Guarantee:
- Personal Guarantee of the Promoter(s)
- Corporate Guarantee of Group companies, If applicable
- For information around primary security and insurance, please contact NEDFi via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- 8% per annum
VI. Processing Fee
- 1%
VII. Margin Money Requirement
- 25%
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Tenure: upto 84 months, including moratorium up to 6 months
- For information on repayments, pre-closures, please contact NEDFi via means mentioned below
IX. Turnaround Time
- For more information on turnaround time, please contact NEDFi via means mentioned below
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Are you a skilled woman entrepreneur falling in the age group of 18-50 years?
II. Is your business a micro, a small or medium enterprise (MSME) operating in manufacturing, services handloom, handicrafts, agriculture & allied, retail, or food processing industries?
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loan under NEDFi’s Loan for Women Entrepreneurs!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details for NEDFi’s Loans for Women Entrepreneurs do not seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting application:
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- Submit the duly filled in application form along with required documents at any one of NEDFi’s 20 branches or 14 representative offices across 8 north-eastern states. Please find their address and contact details here
II. For information on loan application & list of documentation required, please contact at any one of NEDFi’s 20 branches or 14 representative offices across 8 north-eastern states. Please find their address and contact details here
III. For any queries, contact NEDFi
- Via their helpline number +91-361-222 2200
OR
- Contact at any one of NEDFi’s branch or representative office across 8 north-eastern states. Please find their address and contact details here
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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