Farm Credit to Uncovered Farmers

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..... Farm Credit to Uncovered Farmers
News and Press Release
Dated:- 23-8-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 22-August-2012 17:25 IST The Government of .....

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..... India has been setting annual target for the flow of credit to the agriculture sector. The targets fixed during the last 2 years and for the current year, i.e., 2012-13, and achievement there against .....

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..... are as under: (Accounts in lakh & Amount in Rs. crore) Year Target (Amount) Achievement Accounts Amount 2010-11 3,75,000 549.60 4,68,291.29 2011-12 4,75,000 646.57 5,11,029.09* 2012-13 .....

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..... 5,75,000 180.16 1,35,956.49** * Provisional ** Position as on 30 June 2012 The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) has emerged as an innovative credit delivery mechanism to meet the production credit requi .....

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..... rements of the farmers in a timely and hassle-free manner. The KCC Scheme has been revised in May 2012 and banks have been advised to issue Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to all eligible farmers. This info .....

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..... rmation was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. ***** DSM/RS/Hb
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