SIDBI & IPPB inked MoU for Financial Support to MSMEs in Remote Areas

Current Context:  The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) have indeed entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend formal financial services and other support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those in rural and remote areas.

• The MoU was signed on October 11, 2023, by Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann, CMD SIDBI, and Shri J. Venkatramu, MD & CEO, IPPB. The partnership aims to leverage IPPB’s rural reach and deep connect with village-level communities and SIDBI’s lending and credit risk assessment models.
• Additionally, IPPB will support SIDBI’s customers in digitizing the payment mechanisms through its merchant onboarding system and collection solutions like UPI, QR-based solutions, etc. 
• They will also undertake joint programs to upgrade the skills of Dak Sevaks in supporting credit and other services to micro-enterprises.

Question:

Q.1Who is the CMD of SIDBI who signed the MoU with IPPB?
a. Shri Vivek Joshi 

b. Shri J. Venkatramu 

c. Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann 

d. Smt. Vandita Kaul