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Budget highlights 2020-21 - Financial Sector

  • Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) permitted to increase Deposit Insurance Coverage to Rs. 5 lakh from Rs.1 lakh per depositor.
  • NBFCs eligibility limit for debt recovery reduced from:
    • Rs. 500 crore to Rs 100 crore asset size.
    • Rs 1 crore to Rs 50 lakh loan size.
  • Government to sell its balance holding in IDBI Bank to private, retail and institutional investors through the stock exchange.
  • The window for MSME’s debt restructuring by RBI to be extended by one year till March 31, 2021.
  • An app-based invoice financing loan product for MSMEs to be launched.