Farmers to receive ₹11,500 crore as crop loans, says TN Minister
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Minister for Cooperation I. Periyasamy mentioned the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Banks have been instructed to enrol a better variety of farmers as new members, earlier than the disbursal of the crop loans
The Department of Cooperation plans to give crop loans to the tune of ₹11,500 crore to farmers this fiscal, moreover enrolling new members in Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies, Minister for Cooperation I. Periyasamy has mentioned.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday after chairing a gathering to evaluate the operations of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Banks (PACBs) and the cooperative banks of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts, he mentioned the PACBs had been instructed to enrol a better variety of farmers as new members earlier than the disbursal of the crop loans.
Apart from giving loans to ‘farmer clusters’, PACBs have been instructed to give loans to particular person farmers additionally. At the identical time, giving loans by PACBs to non-farmers could be seen significantly and due motion would comply with in opposition to the erring officers, he mentioned.
On the provision of fertilizer, Mr. Periyasamy mentioned the State authorities had stocked the fertilizers in sufficient portions throughout the State in order that farmers may get it on the proper time and at proper costs for the following crop season.
The Minister additionally promised to arrange paddy direct procurement centres (DPC) within the locations DPCs had been required throughout the ensuing harvest. He additionally mentioned the federal government would create chilly storage services and guarantee higher procurement costs for banana and drumsticks.
Ministers Anita R. Radhakrishnan, P. Geetha Jeevan and T. Mano Thangaraj, Tirunelveli District Collector V. Vishnu and senior officers participated within the evaluate assembly.
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