National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation


QUESTION 7 What is the earmarked share of each State/UT Government for contribution to the equity of NMDFC and how much has since been contributed?

ANSWER




Share of each State/UT Governments in the equity of NMDFC has been earmarked in proportion to its population of minorities. The information of earmarked share and the contribution received by 30/06/2010  is as given below:

 

S.NO.
NAME OF THE STATE/UTS
EQUITY
EARMARKED
EQUITY 
CONTRIBUTED
  1.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
14.88
0.00
  2.
ANDHRA PRADESH
1129.79
734.37
  3.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
50.93

0.00

  4.
ASSAM
1276.50
632.00
  5. BIHAR
1896.04
1382.43
  6. CHANDIGARH
26.03
38.89
  7. CHATTISGARH
129.77
110.50
  8. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
1.81
1.45
  9. DAMAN & DIU
2.18

0.00

  10. DELHI
320.22
272.18
  11. GOA
62.23
0.00
  12. GUJARAT
678.05
545.00
  13. HARYANA
333.22
166.60
  14. HIMACHAL PRADESH
37.80
37.80
  15. JAMMU & KASHMIR
979.19
932.50
  16. JHARKHAND
674.43
475.00
  17. KARNATAKA
1081.63
1081.63
  18. KERALA
1911.31
1525.00
  19. LAKSHADWEEP
8.02
0.00
  20. MADHYA PRADESH
600.03
297.36
  21. MAHARASHTRA
2385.75
1470.00
  22. MANIPUR
127.93
25.00
  23. MEGHALAYA
238.26
0.00
  24. MIZORAM
117.17
99.60
  25. NAGALAND
250.87
180.00
  26. ORISSAA
231.56
111.58
  27. PONDICHERRY
17.46
11.35
  28. PUNJAB
2101.08
410.00
  29. RAJASTHAN
780.89
780.89
  30. SIKKIM
27.04
0.00
  31. TAMIL NADU
997.88
400.00
  32. TRIPURA
62.73
32.50
  33. UTTAR PRADESH
4382.69
700.06
  34. UTTARANCHAL
173.44
65.00
  35. WEST BENGAL
2891.17
2891.17
  TOTAL
26000.00
15409.86

                                                                                                                                              (Status as on 20/7/2010)

   
QUESTION 8   What are the financial assistance schemes of NMDFC ?
ANSWER

SCAs PROGRAMME

i) TERM LOAN SCHEME
Under the Term Loan Scheme, projects costing up to Rs.5 lacs are considered. NMDFC provides loan to the extent of 85% of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs.4,25,000/-. The SCA and the beneficiary meet the remaining cost of project, however the beneficiary has to contribute minimum of 5% of the project cost.

ii) MARGIN MONEY LOAN SCHEME
Margin Money assistance is provided to beneficiaries availing Bank Finance. Generally Public Sector Bank finance for 60% of the project cost and seek 40% margin from the beneficiaries. Under Margin Money Loan Scheme, NMDFC provides the eligible beneficiaries loan to meet the requirement of margin asked by the bankers. For this purpose, up to 25% of the project cost subject to maximum of Rs.1.25 lacs per unit is made available. The SCA and the beneficiary are expected to contribute the remaining amount.

iii) EDUCATIONAL LOAN SCHEME
NMDFC has recently introduced its Educational Loan Scheme with the objective of facilitating job-oriented education among the weaker sections of minorities.
The loan is available at 3% interest and is repayable in a period of 5 years after 6 months from completion of the course or getting employment, whichever is earlier. The scheme is implemented through the State Channelising Agencies of NMDFC.

NGOs PROGRAMME

i) MICRO CREDIT SCHEME
A micro credit up to Rs.25,000 per beneficiary is provided through the network of SHGs and NGOs.

ii) INTEREST FREE LOAN FOR PROMOTION OF SHGs
Interest free loan maximum of Rs.2.15 lacs is available to the NGOs for promotion of stabilisation of 50 SHGs having about 1000 members.

                                                                                                                                  

QUESTION 9  How does NMDFC reach the beneficiaries?
ANSWER

NMDFC has two channels to reach to the ultimate beneficiaries; (i) through the State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) nominated by respective State/UT Government; generally each Channelising Agency has an office at district level where the beneficiary is required to make formal application. And the other channel is through the network of NGOs and SHGs for micro credit.

                                                                                                                                                                  

   
QUESTION 10  What is the rate of interest structure for NMDFC's schemes?
ANSWER
  • Term Loan up to Rs.5 lacs is provided at interest rate of 6% p.a.
  • Under Margin Money Scheme, loan up to Rs.1.25 lacs is provided at 3%. p.a.
  • Under the educational loan scheme loan up to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs is given at 3% p.a.
  • Under Micro credit, the funds are provided to NGOs at interest rate of 1% for further lending to SHGs and beneficiaries at 5% interest p.a..

                                                                                                                                                                 

 


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