"Empowering Entrepreneurs: Celebrating the 8th Year of Mudra Loans and counting"
"Empowering Entrepreneurs: Celebrating the 8th Year of Mudra Loans and counting" MUDRA loan is a financial initiative launched by the Government of India on 8th April 2015, to provide financial support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. It is a subsidiary of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and acts as a refinancing agency for microfinance institutions, which provide loans to small businesses. The primary objective of MUDRA loan is to promote entrepreneurship and boost the growth of small businesses in India by providing them with easy access to credit. The loan scheme is available for various sectors such as manufacturing, trading, services, and agriculture. MUDRA loans are classified into three categories based on the loan amount, namely, Shishu, Kishor, and Tarun. Shishu: This category covers loans up to INR 50,000, which are typically provided to small businesses that ar...