The government clarified that the new framework includes safeguards to prevent exclusion or monopolisation by larger MSMEs.

Compared with last year's Budget, the Union Budget 2026-27 builds on the credit framework while moving decisively towards equity funding, market-linked liquidity, and structured compliance support ...

The MSME sector in India is a powerhouse of economic growth, contributing 30.1% to the national GVA in 2022-2023. With a significant stake in exports and increased formalization, it forms the backbone ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday turned Santa Claus for the MSME sector in India. Sitharaman said in her eighth Budget speech that the credit guarantee cover limits for the MSME ...

India's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector recorded a year of significant expansion and structural strengthening in 2025, marked by accelerated formalisation, enhanced access to credit, ...

The Economic Survey 2026 says that various measures announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 helped expand guaranteed credit for ...

The survey warns finance remains the biggest hurdle for small firms, even as MSME exports surge to ₹12.39 lakh crore and drive manufacturing and jobs.

The MSME segment contributes over 30% of India's GDP and is the country's second-largest source of employment after agriculture Non-bank lenders have begun tightening their credit stance toward small ...