MoC&I Launches Two Key Interventions to Boost MSME Exports under EPMIn January 2026, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I) launched two key financial interventions worth Rs 7,295 crore as part of the initial rollout of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), under Niryat Protsahan sub-scheme.
- Both these new interventions aimed to boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) exports and enhance access to trade finance.
About Two Key Interventions:
1st Intervention: It relates to interest subvention for pre and post-shipment export credit, aimed to reduce the cost of export credit and ease working-capital constraints faced by MSME exporters.
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- The total budget outlay for this newly launched interest subvention scheme is Rs 5,181 crore, with validity period of 6 years (Financial Year 2025-26(FY26)-FY31).
- Eligible exporters will get base interest subvention of 2.75%, with a provision for additional incentive for exports to notified under-represented or emerging markets, subject to operational readiness.
2nd Intervention: Launched under NIRYAT PROTSAHAN, the 2nd intervention relates to collateral support for export credit, aimed to address collateral constraints faced by MSME exporters and enhance access to bank finance.
- The new intervention scheme valued at Rs 2,114 crore, will be implemented for a period of 6 years (FY26-FY31).
- Under this new intervention, the GoI introduced a collateral guarantee support for export credit, in partnership with the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).
- It offers maximum guarantee coverage of 85% for Micro and Small exporters and maximum 65% for medium exporters, with outstanding guaranteed exposure of up to Rs 10 crore per exporter in a financial year.
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