Kerala offers ₹10,000 shop relief and subsidised MSME loans after floods

Kerala will provide ₹10,000 relief for flood-damaged shops and roll out Ujjeevana loans of up to ₹12 lakh for MSMEs, with either 25% margin-money support capped at ₹3 lakh or a 9% interest subsidy for five years.

— Filed Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 15:32 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Kerala announced flood relief including ₹10,000 for damaged shops and an Ujjeevana scheme offering MSMEs loans up to ₹12 lakh, with either margin-money support or a five-year interest subsidy.

Why this matters

No related recent Government of Kerala signals are provided; the measure stands alone in the available record as a flood-recovery intervention for retailers and MSMEs.

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