Budget 2019: 15.56 lakh loans sanctioned under Mudra scheme, says Goyal

More than 70 per cent of Mudra yojna beneficiaries were women, said Interim Finance Minister, P.Goyal.

Postcard from a Spicejet flight on youth job creators

This was the young man’s first ever air journey, but he maintained calm and fastened his seat belt without any clumsiness.

There are many variations of this fable world over, and Modi has done well by it.

By making available its achievements online and over mobile phones, it certainly now brings government and citizens closer.

'Banks are so strict in recovering amounts lent to small-scale borrowers. Why not same strictness in case of big defaulters?' Kumar said.

MUDRA Yojana launched in April 2015 has led to a sanction of Rs 4.6 lakh crore in credit to some 10.38 lakh MUDRA loans.

V K Singh said the MUDRA scheme is a tool for young entrepreneurs to be empowered to do what they want.

Scheme facilitates margin money of up to Rs 10,000, credit guarantee and loans at concessional rate of 6 per cent