7. What are the SIDBI schemes for professionals?

SIDBI's financial assistance for professionals is available through commercial banks, state financial corporations and state investment corporations. You may please approach your banker, SFC or SIDC located in your region for further details of the scheme of assistance. 

8. Please tell me more about SIDBI's General Refinance Scheme?

SIDBI operates the General Refinance Scheme through primary lending institutions, such as Commercial Banks, State Financial Corporations, State Industrial Development Corporations, etc. The assistance is extended for activities in the small scale sector and tiny sector. The proposals are extended assistance by the primary lending institutions if they satisfy the norms specified under the Scheme and SIDBI extends refinance assistance, in turn, to the PLIs.

9. Please tell more about expansion scheme?

Existing profit making units in small scale sector going in for expansion, technology upgradation and modernisation could be assisted by SIDBI both directly and indirectly (under refinance schemes). You may go through our Equipment Finance Scheme and Technology Development and Modernization Fund Scheme under Direct Finance Schemes and similar schemes under Refinance Schemes for further details

10. I am running an SSI unit. I will like to know the schemes available for financing?

SIDBI extends financial assistance to SSI both directly through its branches and indirectly through the Primary Lending Institution i.e. Banks, SFCs etc. You may kindly peruse our web site under Products and Services category for greater detail on the various schemes in operation.

11. What Schemes SIDBI operates for Women Entrepreneurs?

Assistance for Women Entrepreneurs is routed through SIDBI Refinance Schemes. A lower promoter contribution has been stipulated for Women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs are also eligible to avail of seed capital assistance under Mahila Udyam Nidhi Scheme. Under promotional activities, assistance to needy women is extended through Mahila Vikas Nidhi Scheme.  

 12. Who can get assistance from SIDBI?

Generally, all forms of organisation viz., proprietary, partnership firms and limited companies can avail of various types of assistance from SIDBI. SIDBI assistance flows to export, industrial manufacturing, transport, health care and tourism sectors and also to the professional and self-employed persons setting up small-sized professional ventures.

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