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TMI BlogAgricultural Credit to Drought Prone AreasX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Agricultural Credit to Drought Prone Areas X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nment is not considering a loan waiver scheme for farmers in drought prone areas in the country. However, under the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme (ADWDRS), 2008, 3.73 crore farmers were benefitted to the extent of Rs. 52,259.86 crore. The Government is providing Interest Subvention Scheme since 2006-07 to make short term crop loans upto Rs. 3 lakhs for a period of one year avail ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... able to farmers at interest rate of 7% per annum. The Government has since 2009-10 been also providing additional interest subvention to prompt payee farmers which is at present at 3% making the effective rate of interest at 4% for prompt payee farmers. In order to provide relief to bank borrowers in times of natural calamities, Reserve Bank of India has issued standing guidelines to banks. The r ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... elief measures, inter-alia, include conversion of the principal amount outstanding in the crop loans and agriculture term loans as well as accrued interest thereon into term loans for period ranging from 3 to 10 years depending upon the frequency of crop failures/intensity of damage to crops etc. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a quest ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion in the Lok Sabha today.
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