In parallel, the state has identified that out of the ₹12,500 crore of micro-loans, about ₹4,000 crore was given to borrowers flouting the ...

The subvention will begin from June for the next one year for borrowers that had opted out of the moratorium offer. RBI extended the morato...

The moratorium, which is now available for six months starting March 2020, was meant to provide some temporary relief to borrowers – both i...

The Reserve Bank of India on May 23, 2020 had permitted all lending institutions to extend moratorium on repayment of loans by another thre...

"In order to ensure that farmers do not have to face the situation of paying penal interest and they can continue getting the benefit of sh...

“Due to ongoing lockdown, there have been restrictions imposed on movement of people. Many farmers are not able to travel to bank branches ...

This also implies that the farmers repaying promptly would get short-term loans at the rate of 4 per cent per annum during 2018-19 and 2019...

There is a proposal to completely waive premium for taking insurance policy for food crops.

Another is the Assam Farmers’ Interest Relief Scheme (AFIRS), which will extend support to farmers who are prompt in repaying their loans, ...

The total loan amount for farmers in UP is of Rs 8,400 cr from cooperative banks and primary agriculture cooperative societies, and Rs 27,4...

Under the interest subvention scheme, farmers get short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh for one year at an interest rate of 7 per cent.

Under the interest subvention scheme, farmers get the short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh for one year at an interest rate of 7 per cen...

"As crop loans are converted into Medium Term Loans, the interest rate should remain at the same level instead of charging higher rate of i...

After several meetings of state chief ministers and government with the sugar industry, a fiscal package and other measures were announced ...

Tamil Nadu government has set a crop loan disbursal target of Rs 4,500 crore for the year 2013-14, about Rs 500 crore higher than the previ...

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...

The Budget is likely to provide sops to farm sector including reduction in interest rate for timely re-payments and boosting investments.