Will take up SVB-linked startups woes with FinMin, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Live MintUnion Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that the ministry will take up woes of Indian startups impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse with the finance ministry to help them navigate through the crisis and address the immediate liquidity crunch they are facing. The minister asked startups to explore ways to use the Indian banking system and shared that the government will try to create a framework to help them continue to operate the way they do in the US without any hassle. A venture capitalist said that several startups have to make significant expenses in silicon valley, but the FEMA rules are not friendly to fund their operations overseas, and if the money comes back, there are questions that if the Enforcement Directorate will allow easy flow of the overseas fund. The minister said that he will take up the issue of startups in helping them transfer their money to Indian banks, and facilitate them with credit lines to meet immediate liquidity crunch and other issues to navigate them easily through the storm while re-emphasising on use of Indian banks for the transactions.