As we know that availing a loan or finance is very necessary for any business for the purpose of its growth and due to this reason businesses approach a bank or financial institution to obtain required funds. It has also been a fact that banks or other lenders are not very interested in extending loans to micro and small businesses, particularly in rural areas as they can't provide sufficient amount of collateral security for the purpose of safety which works as a hurdle for such borrowers. Government of India has introduced Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana to remove such types of hurdles making loans available for micro and small businesses that too on a lower interest rate.
Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) on 8th April 2015 with a concept of 'funding the unfunded' micro enterprises in the country. It is government's finance scheme to provide business loan to new or existing micro or small scales businesses from rural areas in India. Under this scheme, loans upto Rs.10 lakh are extended to income generating micro enterprises engaged in non-farm enterprises in manufacturing, trading and service sector.
Now allied agriculture activities like dairy, poultry, beekeeping, goatery, piggery, fishery, agri-clinics and agri-business centres, food & agro processing, etc. have also been included under PMMY scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2016. MUDRA loan is not for consumption/ personal needs.
Mudra loan under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is available at almost all bank branches across India. Mudra loan is also issued by NBFCs / MFIs who are engaged in financing for micro enterprises in small business activities.
MUDRA loans are extended by banks, NBFCs, MFIs and other eligible financial intermediaries as notified by MUDRA Ltd. In the beginning, based on eligibility criteria, MUDRA has enrolled 27 Public Sector Banks, 17 Private Sector Banks, 27 Regional Rural Banks and 25 Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) as partner institutions for channelizing assistance to the ultimate borrower.
Presently, after the State Bank of India merged with five of its associate banks (State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore), and with the Bharatiya Mahila Bank on 1st April, 2017, Mudra Loan has been provided by 21 Public Sector Banks, 18 Private Sector Banks, 31 Regional Rural Banks, 14 Co-operative Banks, 31 NBFCs and 47 Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)
MUDRA means MICRO UNITS DEVELOPMENT AND REFINANCE AGENCY. Mudra is a financial institution being set up by Government of India for development and refinancing micro units enterprises. It has been set up as a subsidiary of SIDBI
As MUDRA is a refinancing institution, loans are not offered directly by MUDRA. Mudra Loans are offered through existing Banks, NBFCs, Financial Institutions, Primary Lending Institutions, etc. MUDRA's refinance scheme carries a maximum tenor of 36 months which will also be aligned to terms of allotment of MUDRA funds by RBI from time to time.
Scheduled Commercial Banks, RRBs and Cooperative Banks wishing to avail of refinance from MUDRA will have to peg their interest rates, as advised by MUDRA Ltd., from time to time.
Mudra Bank is being set up through a statutory enactment and will be responsible for developing and refinancing through a Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana. It provides loans at low rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking financial institutions which then provide credit to Micro and Small Businesses.
Founded on 8 April 2015, the Bank has been set up with a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore and a credit guarantee fund of Rs 3,000 crore.
There are many Features of Mudra Loan Scheme which are as follows:
Classification of Mudra Loan into 3 categories i.e. Shishu, Kishore & Tarun:
Further, overdraft amount upto Rs.5,000 sanctioned under PMJDY accounts are also classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY.
There are many advantages and disadvantages of Mudra Yojana. The main advantages of Mudra Yojana are as mentioned below:
There are many advantages and disadvantages of Mudra Yojana. The primary disadvantages of Mudra Scheme are as mentioned below:
All eligible activity would be covered under the guarantee cover of NCGTC under 'Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units'. (No collateral security/third party guarantee to be obtained).
Lenders charge very nominal interest rate on Mudra Loan. Interest rate is prescribed by the lender/ bank from time to time, which is usually linked to MCLR. The lender can decide the interest rate for the loan. Mudra or the RBI or the Government of India does not have any control the interest rate decided by the lender.
The maximum loan tenure for Mudra Loan under Shishu category is 5 years, however, the loan tenure for Kishore and Tarun can be decided by the lender/ bank on case to case basis depending upon nature of business, business cash flow and credit worthiness of the applicant.
For the purpose of working capital limit, MUDRA has launched a new product called "MUDRA Card", which is a Debit card issued on RuPay platform, and provides hassle free credit in a flexible manner.
As per the guidelines of Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) MUDRA Card is formulated to meet the working capital needs of the micro enterprises.
Mudra Card is an innovative credit product wherein the borrower can avail of credit in a hassle free and flexible manner. It is provided to those borrowers of Mudra Loan who have opted for Cash Credit or Overdraft loan facility. The borrower, who has applied for term loan, will not get this card.
It will provide a facility of working capital arrangement in the form of Cash Credit/ Over Draft to the borrower. Since MUDRA Card will be RuPay debit card, it can be used for drawing cash from ATM or make purchase using Point of Sale (POS) machine.
It is a pre-loaded card that will enable the borrowers to buy raw material, heavy and light machinery for their business on an online platform.
The Mudra Card holder can withdraw money up to the sanctioned loan limit. Maximum limit for cash withdrawal from ATM under this card has been capped at Rs. 25,000/- per day. The borrower has to pay interest on the outstanding amount which he has withdrawn or swiped through Mudra Card.
The borrower is free to repay the borrowed amount whenever surplus cash is available, thereby reducing the interest cost. When he/ she repays the borrowed amount, the limit becomes available (free) to him/ her again.
Mudra Card also offers a default insurance coverage of upto Rs. 1 Lakh.
There is no standard way to apply for Mudra Loan from any bank. You need to visit the banks providing Mudra Loan along with a detailed description of your business. You will get a Mudra Loan Application Form from that bank. If the bank where you have your current account, also extend Mudra Loan then it will help your application will be processed swiftly and easily. You can get Mudra Loan SBI or any other lender, You can get Mudra Loan Application Form. Mudra Full Form is provided by the lending institution along with all the details about Mudra Loan Scheme.
Any Indian Citizen who has a business plan for income generating micro/small business activity in manufacturing, processing, trading or service sector, and whose credit need is less than Rs. 10 lakh can approach a Bank/ MFI for availing of MUDRA loans under PMMY, or can apply online through website of standup India (https://www.standupmitra.in/)
MSME Development Centre,C-11, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,Bandra East, Mumbai - 400 051Phone-022-67221465
1800-180-1111
1800-11-0001
https://www.mudra.org.in/
https://www.mudra.org.in/
The app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store
India's Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has allocated Rs 3 lakh crore for Micro-Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) in Union Budget 2018 which is approximately 20% more than that of the last year. Rs 2.44 lakh crore had been allocated to Mudra in the Union Budget 2017.