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Government extends interest subsidy to all crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh
Mar-31-2020
In a big relief to the agriculture sector, the government has extended the interest subsidy to all crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh given by banks which are due or will be due between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020.

The decision comes as many farmers are not being able to go to banks for payment of their loan dues on account of restrictions imposed due to the lockdown to curb COVID-19. The agriculture ministry noted that due to difficulties in timely sale and receipt of payment of their produce, farmers may face issues in repayment of loans which are due during this period.

Under the Interest Subvention Scheme, a subvention of two per cent per annum is provided for short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3,00,000 per farmer, provided the lending institutions make available short-term credit at the ground level at seven per cent per annum to farmers. An additional interest subvention of three per cent per annum is available to the prompt payee farmers, thus providing loans at 4 per cent per annum interest rate on timely repayment.
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