Govt eyes rural credit push via flagship schemes, seeks to expand RRB customer baseThe government is enhancing rural credit by integrating the Grameen Credit Score with the JanSamarth portal for faster loan processing. Reg...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
IFAD moves to unlock finance for Northeast India’s agroecology enterprisesSeventeen agroecology businesses from five Northeast Indian states met in Guwahati. They shared ideas and discussed challenges. The event a...
11 Jun, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Nabard pulls out bond issuance on weak demandIn a surprising turn of events, Nabard has pulled the plug on its scheduled bond sale this Friday, citing a lackluster response from invest...
16 May, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
NABARD acquires leasehold rights to MTNL’s BKC campus in Rs 351 crore dealNABARD has made waves by securing a prestigious commercial site in Mumbai’s vibrant Bandra-Kurla Complex. The development-focused instituti...
15 May, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
India plans central back office for rural banks amid rising AI risksThe Indian government is set to revolutionize the landscape for Regional Rural Banks with the introduction of a central tech hub dedicated ...
15 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Farmers' Training Centre in Karnataka under MPLAD schemeUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a Farmers' Training and Common Facility Centre in Vijayanagara, Karnataka. This centr...
17 Oct, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
Conserving cash immediate objective of most MFI firmsConserving cash is the immediate objective for most microfinance firms now with average collections dwindling to about 65%, making loan dis...
21 May, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
Government tells Nabard to initiate pension process in RRBsGovernment has sent a communication to all regional rural bank chairmen and chief executives of their sponsor banks to execute the decision
17 Aug, 2018, 06.03 PM IST
Tax-free bonds help SBI cut its losses in other securitiesTax-free bonds have been a blessing for the salaried rich this year as well as the State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender.
10 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's cold storage plan faces concentration in few statesNabard plans to disburse nearly three-fourth of the dedicated Rs 5,000 crore corpus in seven large states including Gujarat, Maharashtra an...
09 Oct, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development launches RuPay Kisan cardsNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) today rolled out RuPay Kisan Card and RuPay Debit Card here today.
12 Jul, 2014, 07.43 PM IST
Nabard sanctions 27% more funds for West Bengal under RIDFWest Bengal has received 27% higher allocation for developing rural overheads in 2012-13 under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)...
03 Apr, 2013, 02.36 PM IST
- Nabard to discuss farm loan terms on August 18
Nabard plans to take up the rescheduling of farm loans in the quarterly review meeting of public sector banks’ performance on August 18.
15 Aug, 2012, 10.04 AM IST
- Nabard sanctions Rs 1,100 crore for building rural projects in Bengal
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development said it has sanctioned loans worth Rs 1,100 crore to West Bengal in 2011-12 for building ...
04 Apr, 2012, 04.06 PM IST
- W Bengal banks to finalise state's annual credit plan on June 14
United Bank of India, the convenor for state level bankers’ committee (SLBC), said banks operating in West Bengal will finalise the annual ...
08 Jun, 2011, 11.25 PM IST
- Nabard asks banks to lend 50k cr to WB's priority areas
Nabard said banks should lend nearly 50,000 crore to the priority areas in West Bengal to improve agricultural yield as well as the state's...
10 Mar, 2011, 03.49 AM IST
- Margin on UBI mind; bank lines up 26 special retail processing units
United Bank of India is trying hard to cover some lost ground. It will set up specialised retail processing centres at 26 locations across ...
19 Jan, 2011, 12.00 AM IST