Farm credit demand likely to stay strong in FY27 on higher input costs, agri investments: NABARDAgricultural and rural credit demand is projected to remain strong through 2026-27, driven by rising input costs, expanded Kisan Credit Car...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
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- Uddhav Thackeray asks Centre to restore 2 pc interest subvention scheme for farmers
Uddhav Thackeray said under the scheme, the central government had made 2 per cent interest subvention or subsidy available to cooperative ...
30 May, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
RBI modifies norms for banks on short term crop loan schemeIn order to provide short term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers at an interest rate of 7 per cent per annum, the government offers int...
28 Apr, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi writes to FM seeking relief to farmers on repayment of crop loans"Crores of farmers across India are similarly placed. In this backdrop, I request your kind intervention in extending the moratorium on rep...
29 Jul, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Interest subvention likely on FY19, FY20 crop loansThe Finance Ministry has asked all banks to take branchlevel measures to extend the interest subvention scheme and prompt repayment initiat...
24 Apr, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
Government to offer interest sops even if farmers fail to repay till May 31"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...
01 Apr, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
RBI notifies 2% interest subsidy scheme for short-term crop loansUnder the scheme, an additional 2 per cent interest subvention is provided to farmers repaying loans promptly.
07 Mar, 2019, 09.58 PM IST
Farmers to get crop loans at subsidised 7%, Aadhaar link a mustEarlier in June, the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved the interest subvention scheme for 2017-18.
16 Aug, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
Farmers' protests: Short-term crop loans at 4 per cent to douse unrestThe proposal for an increase in the budget for such loans was framed on June 7, a day after the Mandsaur firing that killed six farmers.
15 Jun, 2017, 09.54 AM IST
Government extends interest subsidy on short-term crop loansThe short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh will continue to be made available to the prompt payee farmers at 4 per cent interest rate only...
14 Jun, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
Water to be released from Mettur dam for short term cropsFollowing some measure of rainfall in Cauvery catchment area during the southwest monsoon period in July, the water level had increased to ...
31 Jul, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Government releases to NABARD Rs 11,281 crore for settling farm interest claimsThe government said it has released Rs 11,281 crore between April and July to NABARD to pay interest subvention claims to banks for short-t...
27 Jul, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
Cabinet likely to clear interest subvention scheme for farmersThe government is likely to consider tomorrow a scheme for providing short-term crop loans at concessional rate of 7 per cent to farmers.
24 Jul, 2013, 10.06 PM IST
Budget 2012: Agriculture Ministry pitches for crop loan at 3%Ministry has suggested an additional 1% interest subvention (subsidy) on short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers who pay their ...
07 Feb, 2012, 05.23 PM IST
- Double kisan credit card cap, banks told
The finance ministry has nudged banks to double the limit on short-term crop loans under collateral-free loans under the kisan credit card ...
20 Nov, 2010, 05.10 AM IST
- Govt to infuse Rs 4,868 cr into state-owned banks
he decision, taken at a Cabinet meeting, will help lenders provide farmers short-term crop loan at 7 per cent interest.
30 Jul, 2010, 12.22 PM IST