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About this scheme…
Utkarsh Smart Business, a secured loan offering, was launched by Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited (Utkarsh SFB) to help businesses meet their day to day working capital requirements.
How is it being implemented?
Under this Scheme, direct loan is provided to,
- Â Businesses across sectors
What’s on offer?
I. ProductÂ
- Overdraft (OD), Dropline Overdraft (DLOD)
- Ticket Size: ₹10 Lakhs – ₹1 Crore
II. Purpose:
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type:
- Self Employed Professional, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership Firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, Trust (Hospitals & Educational Trusts)
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Primary Security: There may be primary charge on assets financed by the Bank
- Collateral Security: This Scheme is secured against collateral. For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned below
- Guarantee: For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned belowÂ
- Insurance: For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned belowÂ
V. Interest RateÂ
- Upto 18% per annum
- Interest is paid as per utilization of funds
VI. Processing Fee
- Upto 1% of Loan Amount + Applicable taxesÂ
VII. Margin Money Requirement
- For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned belowÂ
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Tenure
- OD: 1 year, renewed annually
- DLOD: 1 year, renewed annually
- Repayments
- OD: No monthly principal repayment obligation
- DLOD: Credit limit gradually reduces over time, typically each month, until it reaches zero at the end of the loan tenure. For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned below
- Pre-payment & Foreclosure Charges: For more information around this, please scroll here and find details under Fees and Charges
IX. Turnaround Time
- For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned belowÂ
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. There is no particular eligibility criteria around the Scheme explicitly stated on the website. For more information around this, please contact Utkarsh SFB via means mentioned belowÂ
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details around this don’t seem to be available in public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting applicationÂ
OR
II. For indicative list of documentation required, please scroll here and find details under Documents RequiredÂ
III. For any queries, please contact Utkarsh SFB via:
OR
- Toll Free Number: 1800 123 9878 | 1800 208 1788Â
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- Phone: +91 542 6134000Â | +91 542 6135000Â
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- WhatsApp: Chat here
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Go on then…and do spread the word!Â
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