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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)

NCGTC · ncgtc.in Free Intermediate India

The scheme page of the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company for loans to DPIIT-recognised startups, giving the cover per borrower and the share of a default it guarantees.

  • Cover goes up to Rs 20 crore per borrower.
  • 85% of the default is covered on loans up to Rs 10 crore, 75% above that.
  • Lenders can be banks, NBFCs or SEBI-registered AIFs.
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The question it answers

  1. Are there government loan schemes (CGTMSE, MUDRA, PMEGP) I should know about before going to a bank?

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