New Delhi, May 8 -- Expanding SME platforms, corporate bond markets, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (INVITs) will be critical for supporting entrepreneurship, infrastructure creation and employment generation in India, Union Finance Ministry officials said on Friday.

"India's MSMEs, startups, and emerging enterprises require deeper access to market-based financing. Expanding SME platforms, corporate bond market, REITs, INVITs, and innovative financial instruments will be critical for supporting entrepreneurship, infrastructure creation, and employment generation," said Shashi Kajle, IRS, Director - Financial Markets, Department of Economic Affairs.

She said while addressing the PHD Chamber of...