Only debtors can trigger their own bankruptcy process under the special insolvency resolution framework for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which the government and the regulator are working on, sources told FE.
However, to be able to do so, a stressed MSME will require the approval of unrelated financial creditors who account for at least 25% of outstanding claims. If creditors want to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against MSMEs, they would need to go through the usual Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the extant rules, the sources said.
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