Agriculture credit outflow exceeds target, touches Rs 15,75,398 crore: Economic Survey

Agriculture credit outflow exceeds target, touches Rs 15,75,398 crore: Economic Survey

The agriculture credit flow for the year 2020-21 stood at Rs 15,75,398 crore against the target of Rs 15,00,000 crore for the year, said The Economic Survey 2022-23. The agriculture credit flow target for 2021-22 has been fixed at Rs 16,50,000 crore, it added. Till September 30, 2021 a sum of Rs 7,36,589.05 crore has … Read more

UP CM directs officials to run campaign to prepare ‘Kisan credit cards’ for farmers

UP CM directs officials to run campaign to prepare ‘Kisan credit cards’ for farmers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to run a campaign to prepare ‘Kisan credit cards‘ for farmers under the PM-Kisan Yojana by April 15, officials said here on Sunday. “All the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana could not be given Kisan credit cards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more

Banks sanctioned Rs 5,350 cr to cos in West Bengal as emergency loans: Official

Banks sanctioned Rs 5,350 cr to cos in West Bengal as emergency loans: Official

KOLKATA: Banks in West Bengal have sanctioned Rs 5,350 crore of loans till the last week of August to businesses to tide over liquidity woes amid the COVID-19 crisis, an official said on Friday. Public and private sector lenders have sanctioned the loans under the Centre’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). At the national … Read more