CGTMSE Organized Webinar On “Facilitating Credit Through Guarantee” under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) organised a webinar on "Facilitating Credit through Guarantee". This virtual event was aimed to explore the vital role of credit guarantees in promoting economic growth, fostering entrepreneurship, and facilitating access to finance for businesses. 

The webinar was attended by 300+ participants including bankers, MSE entrepreneurs, industry associations etc. The webinar brought together a diverse group of participants, including policymakers, government representatives, financial institutions, development organizations, and entrepreneurs. Eminent speakers from the Financial Sector shared their knowledge and experiences related to credit guarantee and various aspects / trends of credit guarantee. 

The webinar shed light on expectations of SME Sector and usage of Digital Public Infrastructure to tackle the problem of information asymmetry. One of the keynote speakers at the event opined that, "By providing lenders with the necessary reassurance/ credit guarantee will enable businesses to access the credit they need, to grow, innovate, and contribute to job creation”.  Shri Varma, CEO CGTMSE mentioned that Credit guarantees plays a pivotal role in fostering economic development by facilitating the financing gap faced by SMEs and startups”.  

Participants had the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions and gain a comprehensive understanding about credit guarantee. 

The webinar received overwhelming positive feedback from the participants, who expressed their gratitude for the informative sessions, networking opportunities, and the chance to exchange ideas with industry experts.  

Areas covered during the Webinar. 

Ring fencing of Guarantee Mechanism 

Collateral vs Guarantee: Better Option 

Expectations of SME Sector from Guarantee Mechanism 

Guarantee as a credit enhancement tool and 

Role of CGTMSE in credit dissemination and its future outlook 

Eminent speakers 

Prof. Praloy Majumder, Faculty Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Calcutta and Founder & CEO, Disseminare Consulting 

Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe, Founder and President, SME Chamber of India and Federation of Indian SME Associations 

Mr. Dhanish Kothari, Strategy Head - Commercial and Rural Banking Group, HDFC Bank 

Mr. Anjani Kumar Srivastava, General Manager, Regional Head, Pune Region, SIDBI 

Mr. Sandeep Varma, CEO, CGTMSE 

About CGTMSE 

CGTMSE was setup by the Ministry of MSME, GoI and SIDBI to provide credit guarantee support to the Member Lending Institution (MLIs) for credit facilities upto ?2 crore sanctioned by them to MSEs, especially in the absence of collateral. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), over past 2 decade, has established itself as an important institution endeavouring to increase the flow of credit to units in Micro & Small Enterprises (MSE) sector without the hassle of collateral security. CGS facilitates access to finance for un-served and under-served geographies, making availability of finance from conventional lenders to new generation entrepreneurs and under privileged who lack supporting their loan proposal with collateral security and/or third-party guarantee. 

To know more, check out: https://www.cgtmse.in