• The Central Government has extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS 3.0) by another three months till June 30, 2021, or till such time that an amount of Rs. 3 lakh crore is sanctioned under the Scheme.
• Additionally, the government has also introduced certain modifications in the ECLGS scheme to further contribute towards economic revival.

Modified rules

• The limit of credit has been enhanced to 40 percent of outstanding loans as on February 29, 2020. This limit was 20 percent earlier.
• The scheme would now also cover borrowers with total credit outstanding up to Rs 500 crore, with overdues for 60 days or less on February 29 2020, as compared to 30 days overdue earlier.
• The tenor of loans granted under ECLGS 3.0 is 6 years with moratorium period of 2 years on repayment of principal. In ECLGS 2.0, the tenor was five years with a 12-month moratorium.
• Further, the scheme has also introduced providing an incentive to MLIs (member lending institutions) to enable availability of additional funding facility to the eligible beneficiaries.
• The ECLGS was announced as part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package of Central Government to provide fully guaranteed and collateral-free additional credit to MSMEs, business enterprises, individual loans for business purposes and MUDRA borrowers.