Maharashtra revised NPS scheme rule update: Rs 7,500 as minimum pension, family pension, gratuity, corpus, withdrawal conditions & moreMaharashtra's Revised NPS scheme offers assured pensions for state employees joining by December 2026. Those with 20 years' service get 50%...
07 May, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
EAC-PM calls for changes in priority sector lending to enhance efficiency; greater flexibility to banksAn Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister paper has proposed shifting priority sector lending focus from economic efficiency to so...
06 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Branching out just got easier for NBFCsThe Reserve Bank of India has eased branch opening rules for NBFCs. This move helps gold loan NBFCs expand their reach. It allows them to p...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Kisan Credit Card: Amount under Operative accounts crosses Rs 10 lakh croreThe finance ministry announced that the amount under operative Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts has more than doubled from ₹4.26 lakh crore...
25 Feb, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
Agriculture credit disbursement reaches Rs 19.28 lakh crore in 9 months of FY25Agricultural credit disbursement in the current fiscal has reached Rs 19.28 lakh crore by December 2024, achieving 70% of the FY25 target o...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.21 PM IST
Interim Budget: Govt may increase agri-credit target to Rs 22-25 lakh croreCurrently, the government provides interest subvention of two per cent on short term agri-loans of up to Rs 3 lakh for all financial instit...
22 Jan, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
PSBs disburse Rs 2.4 lakh crore credit in NovemberA government release said the programme announced in September was meant to improve credit delivery “with particular focus on MSMEs, NBFCs,...
03 Dec, 2019, 11.46 PM IST
Govt meets Rs 10 lakh cr credit disbursal target for FY18The agriculture ministry will soon bring a proposal before the Cabinet for improving lending to small and marginal farmers based on the rec...
24 Apr, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
Rs 8,08,318 crore agriculture credit disbursed till December 2016Gangwar said government fixes agriculture credit disbursement targets for the banking sector every year and banks have consistently surpass...
24 Mar, 2017, 03.36 PM IST
Steps needed to improve disbursal of agriculture credit to needy: AssochamEven though credit to agriculture has increased manifold over the past 1 decade, major reforms are still required to improve funds availabi...
02 Sep, 2012, 12.35 PM IST
- Government disburses Rs 3.93 lakh crore farm credit in April-January period
The government disbursed Rs 3.93 lakh crore as agricultural credit during the April-January period last fiscal.
24 Apr, 2012, 04.46 PM IST
- Over 3.40 lakh crore agri credit disbursed till December 2011
Agriculture credit to the tune of Rs 3.40 lakh crore has been disbursed across the country till Dec-end in 2011, an official statement said.
23 Mar, 2012, 07.05 PM IST
- Growth in lending to priority sector slows to 5% in December
Bank lending to the priority sector grew by just 5 per cent on an annualised basis in December, 2011, because of lower offtake in the agric...
05 Feb, 2012, 11.03 AM IST
Growth in credit to priority sector slows to 10 pc in OctoberCredit offtake by the priority sector had grown by 19.9 per cent during the same month of 2010.
06 Dec, 2011, 03.47 PM IST
- Farm loan to exceed target, touch Rs 5.20 lakh crore: Nabard
Farm loan disbursal is expected to exceed the target of Rs 4.75 lakh crore and touch Rs 5.20 lakh crore in 2011-12 on the back of good mons...
26 Sep, 2011, 04.17 PM IST
- Nabard pegs credit potential at Rs 29,723 cr for Rajasthan
Nabard has estimated credit potential of Rs 29723 crore for the fiscal 2011-12 in Rajasthan of which it has fixed an agriculture credit tar...
06 Apr, 2011, 07.03 PM IST
- Orissa draws Rs 650 cr agriculture credit plan
Orissa government has drawn up a programme for extending Rs 650-crore agricultural credit during the coming rabi season.
25 Sep, 2006, 03.12 AM IST