Collateral free loan for 28,654 number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) worth Rs. 738.44 crore have been sanctioned in the state of Assam till date under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, tweeted Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Sonowal in his tweet said, "Collateral free loan for 28,654 number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) worth Rs. 738.44 crore have been sanctioned in the state of Assam till date under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan."

The Chief Minister had also interacted with representatives of Central and State Government PSUs, industry and tea associations and other trade bodies. CM had further asked Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary to take adequate measures to ensure that Assam may play its expected role in realizing the vision of Prime Minister's Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

Patowary stated that the effort by General Managers to link up the MSMEs with banks continues. The figure of a sanctioned loan of Rs. 738.44 crore for 28,654 numbers of MSMEs speaks for itself that Assam's MSMEs have a good track of credit-deposit ratio and the status of their performance has been very encouraging. It is expected that more MSMEs will come forward to avail of the scheme and boost the economy. All GMs of DICCs are directed to contact the bank officials and accelerate the sanctions under the stimulus package which is focused on supporting MSMEs in these tough COVID-19 times.'