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PSBs’ digital credit model: ₹52,300 crore to MSMEs

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PSBs' digital credit model: ₹52,300 crore to MSMEs (GS3 · Banking, 19 January 2026)

What happened

  • PSBs sanctioned over 3.96 lakh MSME loans worth more than ₹52,300 crore between April and December 2025 under a Credit Assessment Model based on digital footprints [PIB].

Background

  • The model uses verifiable digital data and automated journeys via the Jan Samarth portal [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Cash-flow data can stand in for collateral. This is how small firms with thin files get credit.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Indian economy: mobilisation of resources, banking and inclusive growth

  1. As per PIB (2026-01-19): PSBs sanctioned over 3.96 lakh MSME loans worth more than ₹52,300 crore between April and December 2025 under a Credit Assessment Model based on digital footprints.
  2. Cash-flow data can stand in for collateral. This is how small firms with thin files get credit.
Quotable data point

PSBs sanctioned over 3.96 lakh MSME loans worth more than ₹52,300 crore between April and December 2025 under a Credit Assessment Model based on digital footprints.

PIB: Digital credit to MSMEs, 19 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

The PSB Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs relies on

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Digital credit to MSMEs, 19 Jan 2026

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