Loan Advisory in Padi-Mogappair Road, Chennai

The Reserve Bank of India's Master Direction on Loans and Advances is the umbrella framework governing how banks appraise, sanction, disburse and monitor credit. For a business borrower it dictates the working-capital assessment methods banks may use (turnover method for limits up to Rs 5 crore, and the Maximum Permissible Bank Finance / CMA method above that), the margin and drawing-power rules on cash-credit accounts, and the periodicity of renewal. In loan advisory we align the client's project report and CMA projections to these appraisal expectations so the credit committee has no reason to trim or reject the limit. Understanding this Direction is what lets an advisor predict the eligible quantum before the file is even lodged.

Under RBI's Priority Sector Lending framework, scheduled commercial banks must channel 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit into priority sectors, with a defined sub-target for micro enterprises. Loans to MSMEs, agriculture-allied units and certain export and education borrowers qualify as PSL. For an eligible business this matters because banks actively seek PSL-compliant proposals to meet regulatory targets, which improves both the pricing and the speed of sanction. A core part of loan advisory is establishing and documenting PSL eligibility - correct Udyam classification, activity codes and end-use - so the borrower is positioned as a target-fulfilling asset rather than an ordinary commercial exposure. This framing frequently unlocks lower interest rates and collateral relaxations.

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006 defines the investment-and-turnover thresholds that classify an enterprise as micro, small or medium, operationalised today through Udyam Registration. Correct classification is the gateway to almost every concessional lending benefit: CGTMSE collateral-free cover, priority-sector pricing, PMEGP and Mudra eligibility, and government subsidy schemes. In loan advisory we verify that the client's Udyam certificate reflects the right category, that investment in plant and machinery and turnover are computed on the prescribed basis, and that the classification is consistent with the financials submitted to the bank. A mismatch between Udyam status and the balance sheet is a common reason concessional benefits are denied at sanction stage.

The Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises provides a guarantee cover to member lending institutions against default on collateral-free credit extended to eligible micro and small enterprises. Cover extends to substantial limits with a graded guarantee percentage, letting a viable but asset-light business raise term and working-capital finance without pledging land or property. In loan advisory the objective is to structure the proposal so the bank routes it under CGTMSE - confirming the activity is eligible, keeping the exposure within scheme ceilings, and ensuring the borrower is prepared for the annual guarantee-fee outflow. Many first-generation Chennai entrepreneurs are bankable only because of this scheme, so getting the documentation scheme-compliant is central to the advice.

Section 77 obliges a company that creates a charge on its assets - which is what happens when it hypothecates stock or mortgages property to secure a bank loan - to register that charge with the Registrar of Companies within 30 days of creation, in Form CHG-1. Registration within the extended windows is possible on payment of additional and ad valorem fees, but an unregistered charge is void against a liquidator and other creditors, which can jeopardise the bank's security and, in practice, its willingness to disburse. For corporate borrowers, loan advisory includes coordinating timely CHG-1 filing with the lender, because banks routinely make disbursement or continued limit availability conditional on charge registration.

Section 43B provides that certain expenses, including interest on any loan or borrowing from a scheduled bank, NBFC or financial institution, are deductible only in the year the interest is actually paid, not merely accrued. Critically, unpaid interest that is converted into a fresh loan or funded interest term loan is not treated as paid and stays disallowed until genuinely discharged. For a stressed borrower who reschedules or has interest funded, this is a real tax trap. In loan advisory we track interest actually paid versus accrued and flag any funding or conversion arrangement, so the client neither overclaims a disallowed deduction nor misses a legitimate one in the year of payment.

What is Loan Advisory and when is it required

Service overview

Loan Advisory in Chennai () is delivered at FilingPro on a fee-only borrower-side engagement under the RBI Master Direction on Priority Sector Lending dated 04-09-2020 and the Fair Practices Code. We compare schemes (Mudra / Stand-Up India / CGTMSE / PMEGP / PM Vishwakarma), shop across 5+ scheduled commercial banks and NBFCs, benchmark the offered ROI against peer borrowers and negotiate the risk premium downward. No bank commission — we work for you alone.

Why loan advisory matters for your business

Processing Fee Waiver / Reduction

Processing fee of 0.25%-1% plus GST waived 50-100% for ₹2 crore+ tickets with CMR 1-4. CERSAI, valuation, legal opinion and documentation charges separately reduced to bring transparent Total Cost of Credit.

EBLR Repo-Linked Pricing Captured

Floating-rate retail and MSE loans pegged to RBI Repo + Spread under EBLR Mandate of 04-09-2019 — repo rate cuts transmit immediately. Spread component negotiated against peer borrower benchmarks.

NIL Foreclosure Penalty Enforced

RBI Circular of 05-05-2014 enforced — zero prepayment / foreclosure penalty on floating retail and MSE term loans irrespective of source of funds. Non-compliant clauses struck before sanction.

How the engagement runs end to end

Eligibility and CIBIL Diagnostic

Initial consultation with the Chennai client — business profile, fund requirement, tenor, collateral position. CIBIL Commercial Rank and Consumer Score pulled. Eligibility mapped against Mudra / Stand-Up India / CGTMSE / PMEGP / PM Vishwakarma / open-market schemes.

Documentation Dossier Build

3-year audited financials, ITR, GST returns (6-quarter), 12-month bank statements, KYC, constitution documents and Udyam Registration consolidated. Project Report / CMA Data prepared with sensitivity and stress-test where required.

Multi-Bank RFP and Term Sheet Comparison

Structured RFP floated across 5-8 lenders with identical financials and tenor. Indicative term sheets collected, ROI / processing fee / ancillary charges / TCC benchmarked, lowest bid surfaced, counter-offer round run.

What FilingPro brings to the engagement

Borrower-Side Independent Advisory

no product bias

Multi-Bank Competitive Shopping

We float a structured RFP across 5-8 scheduled commercial banks and NBFCs simultaneously with identical financials and tenor. Term sheets benchmarked, lowest bid surfaced, counter-offer round run with all lenders — typically delivers 25-75 basis points spread reduction for Chennai clients.

EBLR Compliance Verified

Every floating retail / MSE sanction post-01-10-2019 verified for EBLR linkage per RBI Circular of 04-09-2019. Non-EBLR offers (BPLR / Base Rate / unmandated MCLR) flagged and migrated. Spread component negotiated against peer borrower benchmarks.

Late CHG-1 regularised before it derailed a disbursement

PMEGP-linked project report secured subsidy-backed finance

CGTMSE cover turned a rejected collateral-free proposal into a sanction

Rebuilt CMA data recovered a working-capital limit the bank had trimmed

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