"The Ministry of MSME is considering setting up of Financial Facilitation Centres (FFCs) through NSIC at identifiable places for the benefit of MSMEs in accessing credit," Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
The minister further said the role of FFCs will be to disseminate information about MSME schemes of banks/financial institutions, create their awareness among MSMEs, operate as a nodal point and coordinate with the banks for speedy disposal of credit proposals.
The main idea is the lender should give importance to project viability and secure credit facility purely on the primary security of the assets financed.
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