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

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