MSME lending will be our focus this year: Godrej Capital CEO Manish Shah

So most of our focus is where the homebuyers are. So, we work with about 200 projects in the country across all of the reputed developers, says Manish Shah, MD and CEO of Godrej capital

The latest business conglomerate to enter the financial services segment is Godrej Industries. In an interview with Manojit Saha, Godrej Capital’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Manish Shah talks about the non-banking finance company’s growth plan. Edited excerpts:

Godrej Capital has two lines of business -- housing finance and MSME lending. What is the loan book size of the housing finance arm?
 

We have recently crossed an important milestone -- Rs 5,000 crore assets under management (AUM) across both of the companies. While Godrej Capital came into being last year, we commenced our lending business in the housing finance