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The Union Cabinet in July 2020 has approved a new pan India Central Sector Scheme called Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. The scheme shall provide a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support. The duration of the Scheme […]

Loan facility is available through a large network of Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Credit Institutions in the country to fulfill the crop loan and term loan needs of the farmers. Credit facility to farmers S.NO Credit Facility Quantum of Assistance 1 Interest AssistanceCollateral / security-free loan Crop loan upto Rs.3 lakhs at

Crop insurance schemes in India Four insurance schemes are being implemented namely by the government to support farmers. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Weather-based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) Coconut Palm insurance scheme (CPIS) and Pilot Unified Package insurance scheme UPIS) (45 districts). Coverage under PMFBY/WBCIS/CPIS/UPIS is compulsory, if you avail crop loan for notified

Objective To provide adequate and timely credit support under a single window to the farmers for activities related to Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Eligibility Farmers, Dairy/Poultry farmers, Fishers, Fish Farmers either individual or joint borrower, Joint Liability Groups or Self Help Groups including tenant farmers, who are rearing dairy animals/ sheep/ goats/ pigs/ poultry/ birds/

Objective of the scheme To offset the economic impact of Covid-19 on Dairy Sector, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has introduced a new scheme “Interest subvention on Working Capital Loans for Dairy sector” for Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO). The scheme will be implemented through National

Brief Objective The Centrally Sponsored ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ envisaging to provide financial assistance to fishers for construction of house among other things.  For housing, the State Governments may ensure equitable distribution of houses among all villages in proportion to the number of eligible fishermen, as far as possible. The plinth area and

Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan DhanYojana (PM-KMY) on 12.9.2019 with a view to provide social security to Small and Marginal Farmers in their old age when they have no means of livelihood and minimal or no savings to take care of their expenses. Benefits Under this scheme, a minimum fixed pension of

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a new Central Sector Scheme to provide income support to all landholding farmers’ families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs. Eligibility All land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched on 1st July 2015 with the motto of ‘Har Khet ko Pani’ for providing end to end solutions in irrigation supply chain, viz., water resources, distribution network, farm level applications and improving water use efficiency. Micro irrigation (MI) is being popularized to ensure ‘Per Drop – More