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Urban co-operative banks seek guarantee cover for their MSME borrowers

UCBs' outstanding loans to MSMEs amount to Rs 82,000 crore

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UCBs are by and large financially sound. Out of 1540 UCBs, 1199 banks are CAMELS rated A and B, as per RBI, which are the ratings for satisfactorily run banks

Abhijit Lele Mumbai
Urban co-operative banks (UCBs) want their micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) borrowers to be covered under credit guarantee cover for giving assistance to units hit by Covid-19 pandemic.  

The National Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Societies Ltd. (NAFCUB), in letter to the union finance minister, said UCBs are important and significant institutions that finance micro and small enterprises. UCBs' outstanding loans to MSMEs amount to Rs 82,000 crore.

The government provides for guarantees to commercial banks, financial institutions and NBFCs for lending to MSMEs through the National Credit Guarantee Trust Company (NCGTC) and its various funds. However, UCBs are