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RBI announces special liquidity facility of Rs 10,000 cr for Nabard, NHB

The liquidity facility to both the Nabard and the NHB will be offered at the policy repo rate, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said

Nabard sanctions Rs 795 cr for infra damaged by cyclone Amphan in Bengal

The amount of Rs 795 crore was sanctioned following the appeal of the government, the official said

Nabard to give banks refinance of Rs 5,000 cr to support watershed projects

These projects cover 2.3 million hectares of rainfed area, watershed and tribal development project areas

Agri-infrastructure needs a push

Facilities that help reduce post-harvest wastage of produce will also boost farmers' incomes

Banarasi paan, Barabanki handloom, other exclusive UP products to get GI tag

Among other prospective goods for GI tagging are Banarasi Langra, Adamchini rice, Ram Nagar baigan, Barabanki handloom, Muzaffarnagar jaggery, Agra leather footwear, and Baghpat handloom

Rural Fintech startup Jai Kisan raises Rs 30 cr from NABARD-backed fund

Over the past 6 months, Jai Kisan has disbursed over Rs 50 crore in loans of top tier credit quality to a diverse set of 5,500-plus borrowers from various income groups across 10 states

FM's Day 3 stimulus: Agriculture, allied activities get Rs 1.5-trn package

Opposition, experts say measures do nothing for farmers facing income loss

Govt pumps Rs 30,000 crore into Nabard, offers Rs 2-trn loan to farmers

Brings 25 million farmers under concessional loan scheme; experts say these measures do nothing to address basic problem of low farm prices and falling demand

We are expecting a vibrant crop production this year: Nabard chief Bhanwala

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, Nabard, in a telephonic interview with Namrata Acharya shares his insights about the present state of agriculture and other rural sectors

Nabard to review fundings of Regional Rural Banks, co-op banks on April 20

To tap RBI refinance window for funding to RRBs etc

RBI measures sufficient, not substantial; Guv doing balancing act: Experts

RBI governor is walking a tightrope, says a former chief statistician

Centre allows industry, road work and MGNREGA to start in rural India

Experts say unless the implementation is monitored properly at the ground level, much of the easing out could just remain on paper

CCEA okays formation of 10,000 FPOs by 2024 with Rs 4,496 crore outlay

The scheme also envisages a further committed liability of Rs 2,369 crore for 2024-25 to 2027-28 period towards hand-holding of each FPO for five years from its aggregation and formation

UP farm sector credit flow estimated at Rs 2.94 trillion in FY20-21

The estimates are 9.7% higher compared to Rs 2.68 trillion in FY20

NABARD estimates Rs 34,421 crore credit potential for Chhattisgarh

NABARD Chief General Manager M Soren informed that the total credit potential for Chhattisgarh for the financial year 2020-21 is Rs 3977.59 crore ahead of previous year's projection of Rs 30443.79 cr

Measures in Sitharaman's Budget 2020 will give impetus to rural economy

The Budget announced for farmers, comprising 16 action points, will definitely boost the agriculture sector

Budget 2020: Govt sets agriculture credit target at Rs 15 trillion for FY21

In her second Budget presentation, the Finance Minister also said Nabard refinance scheme will be expanded.

Nabard pegs 20% hike in Odisha's credit potential, at Rs 90,395 cr

Credit potential in agriculture is 48% of total priority sector. Of this, 93% is estimated under farm credit consisting of crop loans and term loans for agriculture and allied activities

Govt extends tenure of NABARD chief Harsh Kumar Bhanwala by six months

Bhanwala was in December 2013 appointed as the chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Govt's agri-research body, Nabard sign deal for transfer of farm technology

Under the MoU, ICAR through its large network will support the training and capacity building of channel partners and NABARD officers.