Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds meeting with senior officers of Department of Agricultural Research and Education

June 13, 2024 9:45 PM

 Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds meeting with senior officers of Department of Agricultural Research and Education

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held a meeting in New Delhi with senior officials of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education to discuss the agricultural research plan. In the meeting, the minister gave directions to focus on research that increases the productivity and income of farmers and decreases the production cost. He emphasised that efforts should be taken to promote the bio-fortified varieties of crop seeds in different segments...

Loans worth over Rs 6L cr sanctioned during March 1 – May 15 for MSME, Retail, Agriculture, Corporate sectors: Govt

May 19, 2020 11:43 AM

Loans worth over Rs 6L cr sanctioned during March 1 – May 15 for MSME, Retail, Agriculture, Corporate sectors: Govt

Union Government has said that loans worth over 6,45,000 crore rupees were sanctioned by Public Sector Banks during 1st March to 15th May for around 55 lakh accounts from MSME, Retail, Agriculture and Corporate sectors. In a tweet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, a notable increase has been seen compared to five lakh 95 thousand crore rupees sanctioned as on 8th of May. She said, Public Sector Banks have sanctioned over one lakh crore rupees as emergency credit lines and working capita...