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UP govt sees priority sector credit potential at ₹9.14 trillion in FY27

UP's priority sector credit potential rises over 18% to ₹9.14 trillion for 2026-27, led by MSMEs and agriculture amid faster digital credit delivery

FinMin asks Nabard to study impact of RRB amalgamation during FY28

Finance Ministry asks NABARD to study RRB mergers' impact as viability reforms, IPO plans and tech integration aim to boost sustainability, inclusion and rural credit growth

Nabard's focus on rural MSMEs in Madhya Pradesh, says CGM C Saraswathi

Nabard's Madhya Pradesh chief general manager C Saraswathi outlines priorities around rural MSMEs, agri-processing, cold storage and tribal development

MP priority sector has credit potential of ₹3.75 trillion: Nabard

Nabard estimates priority sector loan potential in Madhya Pradesh at ₹3.75 trillion for 2026-27, about 20% higher than last year, led by agriculture and MSMEs

Centre clears wage, pension revision for PSGICs, Nabard and RBI staff

Centre approves wage hikes for public sector insurers and Nabard, and pension revisions for RBI and Nabard retirees, benefiting over 93,000 employees and pensioners

Govt revises wages, pension for insurers, Nabard and RBI employees

The move assumes significance, given that it will benefit about 46,322 employees, 23,570 pensioners, and 23,260 family pensioners

2025: When rural optimism rose but farm returns stayed under pressure

GST rate cuts and welfare transfers lifted consumption, but falling crop prices clouded farm incomes

Nabard scraps ₹7,000 crore bond issue as short-end yields stay elevated

Nabard withdrew a planned ₹7,000 crore three-year bond issue after bids stayed elevated, signalling muted transmission of the RBI's recent rate cut and pressure at the short end

Assam cabinet approves ₹115.11 crore Nabard loan for infra development

The Assam Cabinet on Saturday approved raising a Rs 115.11 crore loan from NABARD to fast-track infrastructure development and road improvement projects in Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, North Cachar Hills and Tinsukia districts, Public Health Engineering Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said. Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting, Baruah said the loan would help accelerate development works in key hill and industrial districts of the state. The cabinet also approved amendments to the Assam Police Manual to allow both armed and unarmed branch personnel to appear for promotion to assistant sub-inspector of police, promoting merit-based advancement and improved policing efficiency. The cabinet also gave its nod to the settlement of 732 proposals for government khas and ceiling surplus land in Kamrup (Metro) district under Mission Basundhara 3.0, benefitting indigenous and landless families for homestead purposes, he said. Additionally, 168 proposals under Mission Basundhara 2

MTNL board clears ₹350.72 cr sale of Mumbai's BKC housing block to Nabard

MTNL's board has cleared the sale of its BKC housing block in Mumbai to Nabard for ₹350.72 crore, with the deal to be carried out through a government-to-government transfer

Reserve Bank of India subsumes over 9K norms into 244 master directions

Move aims to ease compliance burden for regulated entities

Inefficiency in MFIs leads to high interest rates: DFS secretary M Nagaraju

DFS secretary M Nagaraju flags a sharp fall in loan accounts and disbursals, urges MFIs to introspect, consolidate operations, and revive passion for financial inclusion

High-powered panel grants approval to various projects under Nabard's RIDF

A high-powered committee headed by the Kerala chief secretary has granted in-principle approval to infrastructure development projects worth Rs 1,441 crore in the state under tranche 31 of NABARD's Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), the Chief Minister's Office said on Saturday. The National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's (NABARD) RIDF tranches are annual allocations of funds for rural infrastructure development in India. The approvals granted to the various projects were announced in a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Saturday. The CMO statement said that various projects were recommended, considering the normative allocation of Rs 550 crore under RIDF tranche 31. Projects worth Rs 159.64 crore, which include the creation of Rapid Response Teams, construction of forest station complexes and infrastructure development of forest offices, have been approved for the Forest Department, it said. The Electricity Department has been sanctio

Nabard raises ₹4,039 crore at 6.85% coupon, short of ₹7,000 crore target

Yields remain sticky with marquee state-owned issuers preferring shorter maturities

Trump tariff risks cast shadow on rural income outlook: Nabard survey

In July, the same survey showed that almost 75 per cent of rural households expected their incomes to rise in the next one year, which has now come down to 72.8 per cent in September

Nabfid, Nabard to tap overseas market by FY26-end amid yield pressure

NaBFID aims to raise $1 bn via ECBs and dollar bonds while Nabard eyes overseas fundraising by FY26-end as rising bond yields and global risks weigh on domestic mobilisation

Nabard to raise maiden external commercial borrowing in FY26, says chief

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is looking to raise its maiden external commercial borrowing in FY26, a top official said on Tuesday. The entity has received the Reserve Bank approval to undertake such an issuance and is now gearing up for it, its chairman Shaji KV told reporters here. "We have the permission in place and have started work on it," Shaji said, speaking on the sidelines of the annual Fibac event here. The bank is keen to undertake the issuance in FY26 itself, Shaji said, choosing not to point out to an exact timeline or quantum to be raised. Proceeds of the issue will be deployed for climate change-related financing activities for which funds are available at a discount, he said, adding that nearly the entire rural portfolio of the lender will qualify under the category. Stating that it is yet to appoint merchant bankers to undertake the fundraise, he said the final costs of borrowing will play an important role in determining the fi

Nabard promotes 6,215 farmer producer organisations, says FM Sitharaman

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has promoted the formation of 6,215 FPOs till date under various schemes, Parliament was informed on Monday. The major support provided to Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) includes formation of FPOs, capacity building, credit facilitation and market linkage support, financial literacy, etc, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha. In addition, she said, Nabard, in partnership with Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) and Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), has conducted FPO Melas (TARANG-celebrating Collectivisation) at 50 locations across 24 states/UTs to demonstrate the products of FPOs/OFPOs to enable the marketing & branding of FPO products. She further said Nabard extends loan assistance to state governments for the creation of rural infrastructure through various funds, that is, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Nabard Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA), Rural

RRBs' IT integration likely to be completed by Sep 15: Nabard chairman

NABARD Chairman Shaji KV said on Monday IT integration of recently amalgamated Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) on the principles of 'One State One RRB' is expected to be completed by September 30. The amalgamation of RRBs on the principles of 'One State One RRB' became effective from May 1. This was aimed at improving scale efficiency and cost rationalisation. With this, now, there are 28 RRBs in 26 states and 2 UTs with more than 22,000 branches covering 700 districts. Speaking at a CII event, Shaji said that as of May 1, integration of all the RRBs at the state level has been done, and by September, the IT integration of RRBs is expected to be completed. The chairman said that NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) is working on building a common digital infrastructure with RRBs. They are rolling out credit infrastructure and government data systems to reach rural populations. However, challenges like low internet bandwidth and awareness exist, but efforts ar

Nabard gets approval to raise ₹19.5K cr via deep-discount zero-coupon bonds

Nabard can raise funds via these deep-discount zero-coupon bonds, which mature in 10 years, 11 months, and 13 days, until the end of March 2027, a government document showed on Friday