Rs 30,000 cr Special Liquidity Scheme to improve liquidity for NBFCs and HFCs; Know more-

New Delhi, July 2: Viewing to improve the liquidity position for Non-Banking Finance Companies- NBFCs and Housing Finance Companies- HFCs, the Centre on Thursday launched the Special Liquidity Scheme of Rs 30,000 crore through a Special Purpose Vehicle in the form of SLS Trust set up by SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP).

 

 

 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced it on March 13 this year. Ministry of Finance in a statement said, "Reserve Bank of India will provide funds for the Scheme by subscribing to government guaranteed special securities issued by the Trust. The total amount of such securities issued outstanding shall not exceed Rs 30,000 crore at any point of time. The Central Government will provide an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee to the special securities issued by the Trust".

 

Further, according to the statement, the Scheme is slated to remain open for three months for making subions by the Trust. The period of lending by the Trust will be for a period of up to 90 days where the financing would be used by the NFBCs and HFCs only to repay existing liabilities and not to expand assets.

 

This facility is a part of the Central Government and RBI’s efforts to alleviate the concerns of the market participants on the availability of funds to the sector. Any NBFC including Micro-finance Institutions registered with RBI and any HFC registered with the National Housing Bank complying with the given conditions will be eligible to raise funding from the said facility.