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About the scheme…
Stree Shakti Scheme was launched by SBI with an objective to make women in India self-reliant and empowered, by proving financial assistance to promote entrepreneurship amongst women who wish to become entrepreneurs or are wanting to expand their existing business.
How is it being implemented?
Under Stree Shakti Scheme, direct financial assistance, in the form of loans, is given to
- New as well as existing women entrepreneurs operating Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise (defined as per MSMED Act, 2006) that is engaged in manufacturing or service
activity - Women entrepreneurs pursuing Retail Trade
- Professionals or Self-employed women
What’s on offer?
I. Product:Â
Term loan or working capital facility upto ₹25 Lakhs
- For Retail Traders & Business Enterprises, loans from ₹50K upto ₹2 Lakhs
- For Micro, Small or Medium Enterprises & Professionals, loans from ₹50K upto ₹25 Lakhs
II. Purpose:
- Capital expenditure requirements
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type
- Individual (above 18 years), sole proprietorship, partnership firm, private limited company or any other entity
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Nil security or collateral for loans upto ₹5 Lakhs
- However, first charge on all assets created out of the loan extended or assets which are directly associated with the business/project for which loan has been extended
- For information around requirement of collaterals on loans in excess of ₹5 Lakhs, please contact your nearest SBI branch
- For information around applicability of guarantee cover of CGTMSE (Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises), please contact your nearest SBI branch
- For information around requirement of insurance, please contact your nearest SBI branch
V. Interest Rate
- Reasonable per Bank’s prevailing rate of interest at the time of application and applicant’s business profile, Less 0.50% Interest Concession if loan amount exceeds ₹2 Lakhs
- No interest concession on loan advanced to Retail Traders
VI. Processing fee
- Details don’t seem to be available in the public domain. Contact your nearest SBI branch
VII. Margin money requirement
- Bank’s prevailing margin money requirement Less 5% concession as applicable to separate categories
VIII. Tenure
- Details don’t seem to be available in the public domain. Contact your nearest SBI branch
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I.
Are you setting up or 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 both in the manufacturing as well as services sector?
OR
Are you a Professional?
OR
Are you Self-employed?
OR
Are you a Retail Trader?
II. Are you the sole owner of your business or hold stake more than 50% in your business?
III. Are you a part of or at least are pursuing the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) organised by state agencies?
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loans under Stree Shakti Scheme!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details don’t seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. Reach out to an SBI branch nearest to you – https://sbi.co.in/web/home/locator/branch
II. For information on list of documentation that may be required, please refer here
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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