Under ECLGS 5.0, what is the credit guarantee cover for loans extended to eligible MSMEs?
- A.75 per cent
- B.80 per cent
- C.90 per cent
- D.100 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 100 per cent. The release separates the two levels of cover clearly: eligible MSMEs get a full guarantee, while eligible non-MSME borrowers get 90 per cent cover. The same 90 per cent applies to loans given to eligible scheduled passenger airlines. Option C is therefore the most tempting wrong answer, because 90 per cent is a genuine figure from the scheme but belongs to the other categories of borrower. Options A and B appear nowhere in the release. Two more points are worth carrying along with this item. First, no guarantee fee is payable by the Member Lending Institutions under the scheme. Second, the cover was 100 per cent in the original ECLGS launched in 2020 under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package as well, so the full cover for small borrowers is a continuing feature of the scheme rather than something new. Additional credit for MSMEs is capped at 20 per cent of peak working capital outstanding, subject to ₹100 crore per borrower.
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Practice Questions
What is the additional credit flow that ECLGS 5.0 aims to facilitate?
- A.₹1.50 lakh crore
- B.₹2.55 lakh crore
- C.₹3.68 lakh crore
- D.₹5 lakh crore
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The backgrounder states that the scheme, approved on 5 May 2026 and implemented by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company, aims to facilitate an additional credit flow of up to that amount, and that the scheme runs till 31 March 2027 or till guarantees of the same value are issued…
Read the full explanation →Which agency implements the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0?
- A.Reserve Bank of India
- B.Small Industries Development Bank of India
- C.National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company
- D.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
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The backgrounder names it as the implementing agency and adds that borrowers must satisfy the eligibility conditions prescribed by NCGTC, including account status and other lending norms.
Read the full explanation →On which stock exchanges is the equity share capital of the acquirer listed?
- A.Only the National Stock Exchange of India
- B.Only the Bombay Stock Exchange
- C.The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India
- D.The Calcutta Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange
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Kotak Mahindra Bank is described as a scheduled commercial bank licensed by the central bank to carry on banking business, with its equity share capital listed on both these exchanges.
Read the full explanation →Which regulator approved the acquisition of a part of Deutsche Bank India business by Kotak Mahindra Bank?
- A.Securities and Exchange Board of India
- B.Reserve Bank of India
- C.Competition Commission of India
- D.Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
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The competition regulator cleared the proposed combination, which covers both the purchase of the target business and the related referral arrangements between affiliates of the two sides.
Read the full explanation →Which business of Deutsche Bank in India is being acquired by Kotak Mahindra Bank?
- A.Corporate and investment banking
- B.Retail, private banking and wealth management
- C.Custody and fund accounting
- D.Treasury and foreign exchange dealing room
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The target business is precisely the retail banking and private banking segment together with the wealth management arm that the seller runs through its branches in India, and it is moving as a going concern on a slump sale basis.
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