{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T15:18:33.378Z","data":{"id":"bjp-mn-2022-016","text":"Interest-free loans for MSMEs for technology, capital and market access","quote":"We will provide interest-free loans to MSME for technology upgradation, capital requirements and to enable better market access","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":22,"sector":"economy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-03-13","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":null,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"low","reason":"Highlight 16. No interest-free loan scheme was found. The state instead launched the Manipur Credit Guarantee Scheme (Jan 2023): by July 2024, 2,206 MSMEs had Rs 152 crore of guaranteed loans. Guarantees are not interest-free loans. Not rated.","evidence":[{"date":"2023-02-21","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Manipur, Finance Department","title":"Budget Speech 2023-24, para 34","url":"https://ebudgetmanipur.mn.gov.in/webapi/budget/download/2023-2024/EB_2023-2024_BudgetSpeechEnglish32.pdf","quote":"the ‘Manipur Credit Guarantee Scheme (MCGS)’ which became effective from 1st January, 2023. This scheme will increase the guaranteed coverage of loans given to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and Start Ups.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2024-07-31","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Manipur, Finance Department","title":"Budget Speech 2024-25 (July 2024), para 28","url":"https://ebudgetmanipur.mn.gov.in/webapi/budget/download/2024-2025/EB_2024-2025_BudgetSpeechJuly2024127.pdf","quote":"So far benefits have been provided to 2206 MSMEs under MCGS for an amount of Rs.152.06 crore.","stance":"context"}],"tags":["msme","credit"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":null,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-mn-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"mn-2022"}}