Which are the Banks Eligible for Granting MUDRA Loans ? – Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) has finalized the eligibility norms for the partner lending institutions i.e. Different Banks including private, Public and foreign bank for the purpose of availing refinance/ finance for on lending to micro units in manufacturing, trading and service sector in rural and urban areas.
There are certain criteria for bank to disburse the MUDRA loan like
- Bank with NET NPA not more than 3% of their Loan book , it means highly NPA banks i.e. United Bank of India etc are not eligible.
- Bank must have the 3 years of continuous profit track record, with minimum net worth of Rs.100 cr. and not less than 9% CRAR. it means banks like Bhartiya Mahila banks etc are not eligible.
- Same in case of RRB’s i.e All restructured RRBs having net NPA within 3% ( relaxable in deserving cases), having profitable operations and not
carrying any accumulated losses and CRAR >9%. - MFI / SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE COMPANIES/NBFC
a. Been in lending to Own Account Enterprises, i.e. micro units with loan size upto Rs.10 lakh for atleast 3 years and/or the promoters / management having experience of atleast 10 years in this area.
b. Having minimum out reach of 3000 existing borrowers for MFIs.
c. Having suitable systems, processes and procedures such as internal accounting, risk management, internal audit, MIS, cash management, etc.
d. Meeting the minimum CRAR and other norms stipulated by RBI for MFIs registered as NBFC-MFIs and comply all the prevailing RBI guidelines. For all categories of NBFCs, registration with RBI will be mandatory.
e. Should be a member of a Credit Bureau.
f. Rating requirement:
a. MFIs (including NBFC-MFIs) – minimum Capacity Assessment Rating of mfr5 by CRISIL or its equivalent.
b. NBFCs – minimum external rating of BB- for small NBFCs having total portfolio below Rs. 500 crore and BBB+ for NBFCs having portfolio of Rs. 500 crore or more. For small NBFCs not having external credit rating, they should possess satisfactory borrowing arrangements with any Scheduled Commercial Bank for a minimum of 2 years.
g. Recovery performance: For MFIs : Portfolio at Risk (i.e. overdue more than 30 days) within 5%. For others – Net NPA not higher than 3%.
h. For all MFIs, it will be desirable to have undergone Code of Conduct Assessment (COCA) with a minimum score of 60 or equivalent.
