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About the scheme…
Union Yuva Shakti Scheme is a loan offering by Union Bank of India (UBOI) to provide financial assistance to to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) enterprises run by young entrepreneurs of 18-35 age group.
How is it being implemented?
Under this Scheme, financial assistance in the form of loans is given exclusively to,
- MSMEs in manufacturing & service sectors run by young entrepreneurs of 18-35 age group
What’s on offer?
I. Product:
- Term loan, Fund based & non-fund based working capital facility
- Ticket Size: ₹10 Lakhs to ₹10 Crores
II. Purpose:
- Acquisiton of or investment in fixed assets
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type
- Individual, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Company
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Security: Hypothecation or charge on assets created out of Bank’s finance for present or future
- Collateral:
- Upto ₹5 Crores: Eligible to be covered under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
- Above ₹5 Crores: may be covered under the Hybrid Model of CGTMSE
- Annual Guarantee Fee + Charges of CGTMSE are to be borne by borrower
- Guarantee: Nil
- Insurance: For more information around this, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- Term loan & Fund based working capital facility
- Calculated as Benchmark Rate + Spread (comprising of Credit Risk Premium (CRP) + Business Strategy Premium) + Additional tenor premium for Term loans of over ₹25 Lakhs – Interest concessions under the Scheme
- This may range between 11.60% to 16.70% per annum + Additional tenor premium for Term loans of over ₹25 Lakhs – Interest concessions under the Scheme
- For information around interest concessions & tenor premium, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below
- Non-fund based working capital facility: For more information around this, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below
VI. Processing fee
- Term loan
- For loans of ₹10 Lakhs upto ₹5 Crores: 1.30%
- For loans above ₹5 Crores upto ₹10 Crores: 1.10% subject to a minimum fee of ₹7 Lakhs
- Fund based & non-fund based working capital facility:
- For loans of ₹10 Lakhs: 0.30%
- For loans above ₹10 Lakhs upto ₹10 Crores: 0.35%
- For more information, check under Schedule of Charges & Fees for Inland Rupee Advances by clicking here
VII. Margin money requirement
- For more information around this, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Tenure
- Term loan: upto 84 months including moratorium, if any
- Working capital facility: on demand
- Repayments: For more information around this, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below
- Pre-payment & Foreclosure Charges
- Term loan: Pre-payment is applicable where repayment period is beyond 36 months at 2% flat charge on the amount of term loan prepaid as on the date of closure of the account
- Working capital facility: Pre-payment is not applicable
- For more information around this and other charges, check under Schedule of Charges & Fees for Inland Rupee Advances by clicking here
IX. Turnaround Time
- 7 – 12 days
- Time limit starts from the date of receipt of completed loan application
- For more information, check under Timelines for Disposal of MSME Proposals by clicking here
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I.
Are you likely to be between 18-35 years as on date of sanction of loan under this Scheme?
OR
Is the age of Partners, Promoters or Directors holding at least 51% in Partnership firm or LLP, Company respectively, between 18-35 years?
II. Does your business have a valid Udyam Registration Number?
III. Can you confirm that your business in not engaged in Speculative Activities or Real Estate Activities or Gems & Jewelers Business?
IV. Can you confirm that your business unit has all the statutory approvals, NOCs from the respective departments, regulators, authorities etc., as applicable?
V. Is your internal credit rating as assessed by UBOI likely to be CR-4 and above? [Note for the Reader: For more information around this, please contact UBOI via means mentioned below]
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail loan under Union Yuva Shakti Scheme!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. This information does not seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting application:
- Please apply under MSME Loan on the website here
OR
- Please contact your nearest Union Bank MSME First Branch, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Please contact your nearest Union Bank MSME Focussed Branch, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Please contact your nearest Union Bank’s MSME Saral Centres, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Visit one of the 8,574 UBOI branches nearest to you
II. For information on
- Application form: Click on Loans Tab >> MSME Application Form Tab >> MSME Application form here
- Documentation Required
- For loans upto ₹2 Crores, check here
- For loans above ₹2 Crores, check here
III. For any queries, please contact UBOI via
- Toll Free Number: 1800 22 22 44 | 1800 208 2244 | 1800 425 1515 | 1800 425 3555
OR
- Tolled Number: 080 61817110
OR
- Visit your nearest Union Bank MSME First Branch, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Please contact your nearest Union Bank MSME Focussed Branch, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Please contact your nearest Union Bank’s MSME Saral Centres, the details of which you can scroll & find here
OR
- Visit one of the 8,574 UBOI branches nearest to you
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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