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No fresh insolvency to be initiated for 1 year under IBC: FM Sitharaman

Minimum threshold to initiative insolvency proceeding has been raised to Rs 1 crore from Rs 100,000 to benefit MSMEs

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Seven compoundable offences under the Companies Act altogether dropped and five to be dealt with under alternative framework, the finance minister said | Illustration: Binay Sinha

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
In a bid to give relief to companies defaulting on loans due to the Covid-19 stress, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said no fresh insolvency will be initiated for one year under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Also, coronavirus-related debt will be excluded from definition of default, she said.

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— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2020

Minimum threshold to initiative insolvency proceeding has been raised to Rs 1 crore from Rs 100,000 to benefit MSMEs, she