New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has sanctioned more than 52.37 crore loans disbursing a total of Rs. 33.65 lakh crore since its launch in April 2015, according to an official fact-sheet.Around 70 per cent of loans went to women entrepreneurs and about 50 per cent to borrowers from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes, the fact-sheet said.A category‑wise breakdown of loan sanctions showed that Shishu loans account for 78 per cent of the number…
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New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Approximately 36 lakh borrowers are estimated to benefit from the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0), the government said on Saturday.The scheme aims to provide guarantee cover to banks/FIs through National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) against expected losses on the financial assistance extended by them to Non-Banking Financial Company-Microfinance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) and MFIs for on lending to small borrower…