The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Pune: The regional office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has disbursed Rs 7,348.39 crore for agriculture and rural development across the state. The amount — which is 22% higher than the previous year — has been allotted for the financial year 2012-13. M V Ashok, …
Check dams will be constructed on various water bodies in the district for conservation of water, District Panchayat President K.V. Dasan has said. Addressing a district-level seminar on water conservation organised jointly by various departments and local bodies here on Wednesday he said the dams would be constructed in co-operation …
The work of the Rs.200 crore worth projects funded by the National Bank for Rural Development (NABARD) aimed at infrastructure development in the endosuflan-affected localities in the district will be inaugurated at Bovikkanam near here on April 5. The function would be inaugurated by Social Welfare Minister M.K. Muneer and …
Total financial aid for agriculture and rural development activities in state touched Rs 4,388 cr in FY13 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) financial assistance in Chhattisgarh has recorded new high during the financial year 2012-13. The total financial assistance for agriculture and rural development activities in …
BHOPAL: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has pumped Rs 7,881 crores during 2012-13 into the state's rural economy to boost crop production, capital formation and improving rural infrastructure, according to a release. NABARD boosted the rural economy through financial support to banks for ensuring enhanced crop loans, …
Lion’s share of credit earmarked for agriculture, allied activities in PLP Even as the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has earmarked a lion’s share of credit for agriculture and allied activities in its Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) for Ariyalur district, one of the most backward districts …
Itanagar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has prepared a Focus Paper for Arunachal Pradesh envisaging a credit outlay of Rs 314.56 crore for ‘priority sector’ during the financial year 2013–14. The paper which was released here yesterday by chief secretary H K Paliwal, was prepared with …
Evidence of tampering with, overwriting & alteration of records The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, pointed out that several ineligible farmers were favoured and a large number of deserving small and marginal farmers left out in implementation of the United Progressive Alliance’s …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has estimated the prioritised resource requirement for critical infrastructure needs at Rs 8,098.19 crore for Karnataka during the 12th Plan period. Nabard has adopted the theme "Critical Rural Infrastructure for agriculture and rural development" for 2013-14. According to Nabard, the critical infrastructure …
This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of the Implementation of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme (ADWDRS). 2008. In 2008-09, the Government of India announced a debt waiver and debt relief scheme for farmers, for implementation of all Scheduled Commercial Banks, besides …
The Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) for 2013-14 for Thanjavur district prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) envisages a credit flow of Rs. 3,489 crore. The plan was released by K. Baskaran, District Collector, at the bankers meeting on Thursday. S.T. Ravikumar, Assistant General Manager, …
JAMMU: Minister for R&B; Abdul Majid Wani today said that recently the Central Government has given nod for connecting 1100 habitations under PMGSY in the State. He was replying to a question of Javid Ahmad Rana regarding road connectivity in district Poonch. The Minister said that road connectivity in hilly …
Fragmentation of landholdings, decreasing crop yield and drought are the major challenges to the agriculture sector in Karnataka, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath has said. The average landholding has nosedived to 1.55 hectares in 2010-11 from 3.2 hectares in 1970-71. The need of the hour is a technology that can …
NABARD has projected disbursement of Rs 3,499 crore in Goa for 2013-14 financial year which is 24 per cent higher than the previous year, a senior official said on Tuesday. "It has been assessed that bank credit of Rs 3,499 crore can be disbursed in Goa during 2013-14 for priority …
Total financial outlay for the project pegged at Rs 150 crore The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ( Nabard), in association with the Haryana government, has prepared a farmer-centric cultivation project it hopes would facilitate advancements of loans to farmers for setting up poly houses — a farming …
Pune: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has proposed a credit outlay of Rs 79,451.58 crore for Maharashtra in the 2013-14 fiscal. The outlay was released at the state credit seminar titled, ‘Development of rural infrastructure for accelerating inclusive growth’, by Nabard on Monday. The release of …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has asked Haryana to initiate steps and improve rural institutional finance in the state, so that farmers are weaned away from private moneylenders and rural indebtedness is slowly ebbed out. NABARD has asked the state government to improve the recovery performance …
Haryana is one of the first states in the county to have started issuing new smart kisan credit cards (KCC). Besides ensuring financial inclusion of farmers, the move will also link them to institutional finance when they start using these cards as debit cards, at ATMs and at “point of …
Lagging progress in farmer producer firms could lead to start of credit guarantee schemes, with possible equity stake from government To boost small and marginal farmers, the Budget is likely to announce a credit guarantee fund for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), with equity participation by government in such organisations. An …
Overall scheme likely to see Rs 10,000-cr cut in the coming Budget proposals The Cabinet today approved a Rs 38,500-crore allocation over five years for some projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The overall scheme is expected to see a Rs 10,000-crore cut in the coming Budget proposals. …
