Chandrajit Banerjee: How India's SME Growth Fund could create globally competitive businesses
Executive Brief • Key Highlights
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- ✓The Union Cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore SME Growth Fund to help smaller firms scale operations.
- ✓This initiative provides vital equity capital for businesses ready to expand and enter global markets.
- ✓By supporting technology and growth, the fund aims to boost India’s manufacturing output and strengthen its overall export performance.
Story at a Glance
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- BUSINESS
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- mint
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- 4 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
Summary
Small and midsized firms have the most potential to scale operations, raise productivity, integrate into global value chains and create high-quality domestic employment. Here's how the Centre's funding of promising enterprises can create a new generation of exporters.
The Union Cabinet's approval of a ₹10,000 crore SME Growth Fund is among the most consequential recent initiatives for India's enterprise ecosystem. At a time when SMEs are navigating an uncertain global environment, the fund provides an important source of growth capital.
The importance of this intervention becomes evident when viewed against the central role that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play in the economy.
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