Farmers must get remunerative prices: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar

We are in the resolution phase; the recognition phase (of stressed loans) is more or less over, says Rajnish Kumar

With the government hinting at making agriculture and farm distress a focus area in Budget 2018-19, the country’s largest lender believes farmers must get adequate returns for labour, time, and investment. State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman RAJNISH KUMAR, in conversation with Abhijit Lele, also says that the overhang of corporate debt stress will begin to recede in the next two-three quarters. Edited excerpts:

Is the demand for credit picking up in the second half of FY18?

It is picking up. In any case, December to March is part of the busy season and we will definitely see improvement in