The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has decided to provide an additional amount of upto Rs 15,000 crore to States as interest free 50 year loan for spending on capital projects. The Department of Expenditure has issued fresh guidelines in this regard on the Scheme of Financial Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for the financial year 2021-22.The Finance Minister had in her budget speech announced that the Centre would take measures to nudge States to spend more on infrastructure and to incentivize disinvestment of their public sector enterprises.
Capital expenditure creates employment, especially for the poor and unskilled, has a high multiplier effect, enhances the future productive capacity of the economy, and results in a higher rate of economic growth. Therefore, despite the adverse financial position of the Central Government, it was decided last year to launch a Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has demanded restoration of MSME status taken away in 2017 from 8 crore retail and wholesale traders who are part of the service industry. The government in June 2017 removed retail and wholesale traders from the MSME category forcing the players either borrow at a higher rate or from informal financial sources, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal told PTI. According to banking sources, about Rs 3 lakh crore loans given to them are at the risk of losing a tag of MSMEloan at the end of March when banks do their annual closure. As a result, many banks will face the problem of meeting priority sector lending (PSL) target and the shortfall may have to be parked with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) or Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA).
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SBI Cards & Payment Services has launched a digital payment solution - SBI Card portfolio enabled on Jio Pay service on 02 March 2021.
Currently only Cards issued in Indian territory are enabled on Jio Pay service. However customers may transact using his / her SBI Card through Jio Pay service in international locations.
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To meet capex of Chlorornethane PlantGujarat Alkalies & Chemicals has entered into an Agreement on 24 February 2021 for availing External Commercial
Borrowing (ECB) facility of USD 70 million (equivalent to Rs 500 crore) from State Bank of
India. This facility will be utilized to meet the capex requirements of Chlorornethane Plant of the company.
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