National Stock Exchange and North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) organized an Interactive Workshop on SME IPO
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. organized an Interactive Workshop on “How SME’s can raise Growth funds” at Guwahati on 27th August 2026. The event featured distinguished speakers from various parts of the country.Senior representatives from NSE, NEDFi, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and leading intermerdiaries shared their insights on Fund raising through Capital Markets at the event. The deliberations were very well received, with an audience of over 100 comprising ofleading industrialists, start-up entrepreneurs, SME promoters as well as finance professionals and capital market participants from various cities of Assam.
Shri Lemli Loyi, Executive Director, NEDFi said “A strong and growing SME sector is essential for driving faster and more broad-based economic growth in Assam and North East. Access to appropriate growth capital is critical for SMEs to expand, become more competitive and contribute significantly to the State’s economic development. NEDFi remains committed to supporting enterprises in accessing diverse sources of finance and building their capacity for sustainable growth. Today’s workshop, organised in partnership with NSE, is a step in this direction and we hope it will encourage more Assam-based enterprises to become investor-ready and explore the capital markets for their growth and expansion.”
NSE Chief Business Development Officer, Mr. Sriram Krishnan mentioned “We have been working closely with various stakeholders to support the SME sector to list on the Exchange and make public capital markets more accessible to all. Today’s highly interactive session with the support of NEDFi is a step to educate the focus group of SME entrepreneurs of the North Easton the process and benefits of listing.”
As on today, 746 companies from various sectors are listed on NSE Emerge platform and have collectively raised over INR 23,801 Crs. The total market capitalisation of these companies is approximately INR 2,40,000 Cr.
