Risk Mitigation in agriculture: PMFBY (NAIS) /MSP etc.
Banks provide several credit facilities to customers engaged in activities related to agriculture. Many a time banks take the brunt when unforeseen disaster strikes the farmers in the form of ‘on-farm loss’ and or ‘off-farm losses. These types of losses are caused mainly due to production risk and price risk. Risk management in agriculture involves…
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Types of Agricultural Loans in India
There are several types of agricultural credit, including Short-term credit, Medium-term credit, Long-term credit, Crop Loans, Farm development Loans, Live- stock loans, Kisan Credit cards, Agribusiness loans, agricultural real estate loans, allied agricultural loans, equipment loans, warehouse receipt loan, Forestry loans, Horticulture loan, Multipurpose Gold Loan, Solar pump set loan, etc. Short-term credit: Farmers use…
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Interest Subvention Scheme for Agri and allied activities through KCC during 2024-25
Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Loans for Agriculture and Allied Activities availed through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) during the financial year 2024-25 To provide short-term crop loans and short-term loans for allied activities including animal husbandry, dairy, fisheries, beekeeping, etc. up to an overall limit of ₹3 lakh to farmers through KCC at…
Read article Updated list of Priority Sectors identified in India and PSL lending targets and sub-targets norms
Reserve Bank of India updated the Master Circular on priority sector lending on June 21, 2024, incorporating the following updated instructions/guidelines on priority sector lending(PSL)-target and classification. This is to address regional disparities in the flow of priority sector credit at the district level, it was decided to rank districts based on per capita credit…
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Priority sector lending target and sub-target norms explained
Priority sector lending is lending to those sectors of the economy that may not otherwise receive timely and adequate credit. These sectors of the economy are identified by the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India which consider them as important for the development of the basic needs of the country and are…
How ZED certificate is useful for MSME entrepreneurs?
The idea of the Government on the MSME sector has been to manufacture goods in the country with “zero defects” and to ensure that the goods have “zero effect” on the environment. That is to say that we should manufacture goods in such a way that they carry zero defects and that our exported goods…
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