{"id":2592,"date":"2020-05-06T11:38:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T06:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2024-07-11T11:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T06:14:59","slug":"government-schemes-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief Measures by Government of India for Businesses During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global economy has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted most countries across continents. This pandemic has cast its shadows across different business lines with huge disparities in global production, supply chains and cross border as well as inter-country trade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spread of COVID-19 in India and its mitigation plan of a 53-days nationwide lockdown from 25 March 2020 to 17 May 2020 and a possibility of further extension of lockdown by several state governments, there is likely to be a significant impact across various sectors of the economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address these adverse times and to make sure that businesses and the economy spring back to their feet, the Government of India has been preparing strategies and action plans. They are not only focusing on business continuity and sectoral revival but also on improving ease of doing business in the country by releasing notifications\/amendments\/circulars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article talks about some of the special measures initiated by the Central Government, Reserve Bank of India, Securities &amp; Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) and the sectoral ministries to boost businesses in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d06e3bc38c9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d06e3bc38c9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#SBI-COVID-19-funding-scheme\" >SBI COVID-19 funding scheme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#Tax-filing-deadline-extension\" >Tax filing deadline extension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#SIDBI-for-startups\" >SIDBI for startups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#Increase-in-insolvency-threshold-for-MSMEs\" >Increase in insolvency threshold for MSMEs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#Atal-Bimit-Vyakti-Kalyan-Yojana-scheme\" >Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana scheme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#MSME-Ideas-Portal\" >MSME Ideas Portal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#Government-e-Marketplace-GeM\" >Government e-Marketplace (GeM)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/government-schemes-during-covid-19\/#In-conclusion\" >In conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SBI-COVID-19-funding-scheme\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SBI COVID-19 funding scheme<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the largest Indian lenders, The State Bank of India has introduced a funding scheme to assist small and medium businesses to continue their operations. As per an article by Business Standard, SBI will make additional credits available via Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL) to its existing borrowers on an ad-hoc basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CECL will be in force till 30th June. Loans of up to 10 per cent or a maximum of up to INR 200 crores under existing fund-based working capital (FBWC) will be provided under CECL. A fixed interest rate of 7.25 per cent will be charged as and when applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listed below are some of the important things to know about the SBI COVID-19 loan scheme:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CECL will be in the form of a demand loan with a term of 12\u00a0 months to help meet temporary cash flow requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loan scheme for businesses is available to all standard accounts who do not have overdue for over 30 days, as on March 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borrowers who have availed specialised loan products for small businesses are also eligible for the facility<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tax-filing-deadline-extension\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax filing deadline extension<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last date to file income tax returns for businesses for the AY 2019-20 has been extended from 31st March 2020 to 31st July 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the time limit to file TDS returns for the quarter ending on 30th March 2020 has been extended to 31st July 2020. The employers can now generate Form-16 for FY 2019-20 of their employees by 15th August 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a detailed article on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/covid-19-gst-return-filing-extended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 Impact: GST Return Filing Extended<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SIDBI-for-startups\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDBI for startups<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has recognized the operational and financial challenges faced by startups across the nation.\u00a0 It has been making efforts to provide aid to the affected startups by launching a scheme called COVID-19 Startups Assistance Scheme (CSAS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scheme will provide assistance to innovative startups that have demonstrated the ability to adapt to economic impact from Covid-19 and ensure its employees\u2019 safety and financial stability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSAS provides assistance to startups that will directly benefit from the scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide quick working capital in the next 45 to 90 days to startups. Therefore, for faster processing, a Recommendation Committee comprising 5 members (3 from SIDBI and its nominees and 2 from the Venture Capital industry) will be created. Through this scheme, startups can receive a loan of up to INR 2 crore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about this scheme here <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investindia.gov.in\/team-india-blogs\/explained-sidbis-new-covid-19-startup-assistance-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDBI&#8217;s new COVID-19 Startup Assistance Scheme<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increase-in-insolvency-threshold-for-MSMEs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase in insolvency threshold for MSMEs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bring in some relief to the <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/new-msme-definition-turnover-2020\/\">MSME<\/a> sector, the Finance Minister has announced a rise in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">threshold of default to Rs 1 crore from the existing Rs 1 lakh to prevent triggering of insolvency proceedings. She also said that they will be watchful of the present situation and will consider suspending Section 7, 9 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in the coming days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check this out <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/covid19-relief-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Razorpay COVID-19 Relief Fund<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Atal-Bimit-Vyakti-Kalyan-Yojana-scheme\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana scheme<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of businesses are temporarily shutting down or laying off their employees since they are not able to pay wages to them. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a business that is struggling to pay wages to your employees, this scheme is something you can recommend to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though The Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is not particularly designed for Covid-19, an individual can avail the benefit of it. Essentially, under this scheme, individuals who have lost their employment will be granted compensation in the form of cash deposited in their bank accounts for three months from the time of unemployment. Only individuals who have subscribed to Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme can be a part of this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Please note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All employees of a covered unit, whose monthly incomes (excluding overtime, bonus, leave encashment) does not exceed INR 21,000 per month, are eligible to avail benefits under this Scheme. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scheme can be availed only once in a lifetime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MSME-Ideas-Portal\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSME Ideas Portal<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched by Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the idea behind <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.msme.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSME Ideas Porta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l is to facilitate venture capital inventors to connect with businesses. This portal will also act as a central repository to explore the schemes offered by the central and the state government to the growing MSMEs during these times of a pandemic. Primarily, the portal aims to cater and assist MSMEs based in rural and semi-urban areas. The pre-requisite for MSMEs to be a part of this is to have a patented business idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Government-e-Marketplace-GeM\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government e-Marketplace (GeM)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The launch of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gem.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GeM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was announced in the budget speech 2019. You can sell your goods to the government easily via this platform. All you need to do is register your products on the platform. After a simple step of authorization, the government buys your goods from you and pays you online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the time of worldwide crisis, the government is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the lookout for medical and inventory supplies for their health workers <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aka<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> COVID warriors. GeM is one of the best places to help those in need and at the same time, keep your business running.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In-conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are some of the steps taken by the Government of India to ensure that businesses keep moving so that we, as a nation can keep walking towards our collective goal of growth, in all the verticals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you check these out for yourself, make sure you are avoiding physical contact and following social distancing by accepting digital payments. Head over to our website to explore our range of products!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Also Read<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/accept-donations-without-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accept Donations For COVID-19 Relief Without A Website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global economy has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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