Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Cabinet approves interest subvention scheme for farmers-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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06 July 2016 

The union cabinet which met here on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the chair approved the interest subvention scheme for farmers for 2016-17.

"The government has earmarked a sum of Rs18,276 crore for this purpose. This will help farmers getting short term crop loan payable within one year up to Rs3 lakhs at only 4% per annum," said a cabinet communique.

According to the scheme, the central government will provide interest subvention of 5% per annum to all farmers for short term crop loan upto one year for loan upto Rs3 lakh borrowed by them during 2016-17. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

"Farmers will thus have to effectively pay only 4% as interest. In case farmers do not repay the short term crop loan in time, they would be eligible for interest subvention of 2% as against 5% available above," the release added. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

In order to give relief to small and marginal farmers who would have to borrow at 9% for the post harvest storage of their produce, the central government has approved an interest subvention of 2% i.e an effective interest rate of 7% for loans upto 6 months. 

To provide relief to the farmers affected by natural calamities, the interest subvention of 2% will be provided to banks for the first year on the restructured amount. 

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