# Cuddalore banks lend ₹584.67 crore to small businesses

> Banks in Cuddalore district have disbursed nearly 585 crore rupees to micro, small and medium enterprises in the first quarter of 2026-27, reaching 37 percent of the annual target.
- Title: Cuddalore banks lend ₹584.67 crore to small businesses
- Summary: Banks in Cuddalore district have disbursed nearly 585 crore rupees to micro, small and medium enterprises in the first quarter of 2026-27, reaching 37…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/loans-to-the-tune-of-58467-crore-disbursed-to-msmes-in-cuddalore/article71639899.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:36:02+00:00
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- Topics: cuddalore, msme, bank lending, tamil nadu, small business, credit access, news, politics
## Five hundred eighty four crore lent to small firms
Banks in Cuddalore district disbursed five hundred eighty four point sixty seven crore rupees to micro, small and medium enterprises in the first quarter of twenty twenty six to twenty twenty seven.
## Target progress at thirty seven percent
The lending achieved thirty seven percent of the annual target of one thousand five hundred eighty eight point zero seven crore rupees. The first quarter figures covered the period ended June thirty, twenty twenty six.
## Credit awareness camp held for entrepreneurs
A credit awareness camp for MSMEs aimed to facilitate access to credit and raise awareness of various self-employment schemes implemented by the State government.
## Loan orders handed to fifty one beneficiaries
Loan sanction orders for projects with a total value of one hundred nine point seventy three lakh rupees were handed over to fifty one beneficiaries under various self-employment schemes.
## Key takeaway

Banks in Cuddalore district disbursed five hundred eighty four point sixty seven crore rupees to micro, small and medium enterprises in the first quarter of twenty twenty six to twenty twenty seven, achieving thirty seven percent of the annual target.