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The scheme also aligns with the vision of the government to strengthen the export sector, especially benefiting MSMEs by making credit accessible, affordable, and secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NIRVIK Scheme Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NIRVIK Scheme aims to simplify the lending process and enhance loan accessibility for exporters, with a special focus on MSMEs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NIRVIK Scheme Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scheme provides up to 90% coverage of both the principal and interest on loans which\u00a0 includes pre-shipment and post-shipment credit, ensuring end-to-end protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the enhanced cover, interest rates for export credit will be:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign currency loans: Below 4%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rupee loans: Below 8%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECGC offered a credit guarantee of up to 60% of losses.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>NIRVIK Scheme Significances<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher insurance coverage reduces the risk for banks, encouraging them to extend credit to exporters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplified procedures enable exporters to access funds without extensive delays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower interest rates and greater financial assurance make Indian exports more competitive globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme particularly benefits small and medium enterprises, ensuring they can expand their reach in international markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIRVIK Scheme (NIRBHAY VIKAS) enhances export credit insurance to lower premiums &#038; provide higher coverage for exporters, boosting global competitiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":55080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[1546],"class_list":{"0":"post-55020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-nirvik-scheme","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}