Why Do Banks Conduct Site Visits Before Approving a Business Loan? What They Verify
Somewhere between submitting your application and getting a sanction letter, many business owners get a call: "Someone from the bank will visit your premises." It can feel like an extra hurdle, but a site visit is one of the most standard steps in Indian business loan appraisal — for term loans, MUDRA, PMEGP, and most secured or unsecured facilities above a modest ticket size. It exists because paper documents can only tell a lender so much; a physical visit confirms that the business described in your file actually exists, operates the way it's described, and matches what your project report or application claims. At Sharda Associates, part of preparing a bank-ready project report is making sure what's on paper will hold up exactly the way the site visit expects — so here's what the visit is really checking and how to be ready for it. What a Site Visit Is Actually Verifying Business existence and location match — confirming the unit or shop is physically pres...