Gold loan NBFCs urge for fiscal measures in Union Budget 2024 to infuse liquidity and introduce partial credit guarantee scheme for onward lending to micro-enterprises. They also seek priority sector status, gold linked credit line via UPI, liquidity support from SIDBI or NABARD, regulatory easing for digital lending, and co-lending partnerships. Indian households' idle gold can be leveraged for financing. Giving priority sector status to eligible gold loans will benefit small borrowers, self-employed, micro business owners, and MSMEs. Extending priority status to all micro gold loans can enable gold loan NBFCs access to increased funding.
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