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Govt Digitizes ₹1 Crore MSME Loans via JanSamarth Portal
16 Jan
Summary
- Government aims to expedite credit delivery to small businesses.
- JanSamarth portal will standardize digital loan sanctioning up to ₹1 crore.
- Digital loans and cash-flow based underwriting are government priorities.

State-owned lenders are set to adopt a standardized digital process for sanctioning loans up to ₹1 crore, targeting micro and small businesses. The initiative leverages the JanSamarth portal, a platform for government-linked credit schemes, to enable banks to automatically retrieve borrower information such as credit scores and tax data. This integration is expected to significantly speed up loan appraisals and approvals, consequently reducing the rate at which applications are rejected.
This move supports the government's ongoing agenda to bolster MSMEs by making credit more accessible. The focus is on digital lending and employing robust cash-flow-based underwriting models. Banks are already moving towards common application formats for loans under ₹1 crore, and the JanSamarth portal will further allow borrowers to compare offers from various banks, with stages of their applications tracked transparently.




