Govt’s decision to hike agriculture credit target for FY22 to ease liquidity crunch of farmers: Tomar

24 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Supporting the government's decision to increase the agriculture credit target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore for the next fiscal (FY22), Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that this will help in easing the liquidity crunch of farmers. In the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed 10 per cent hike in the agriculture credit target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore for the next fiscal from Rs 15 lakh crore in this financial year.

Tomar said to boost agriculture production and farmers' income, the government has taken several measures in the last six-and-a-half years. He added that the provision of Rs 16.5 lakh crore for the farm loan in the general budget will help in solving the cash crunch of farmers. He noted that the government is working on a mission mode to enhance the production of pulses and oilseeds.

He also said the pulses output has increased significantly in the last few years and there is a need to enhance it further. He said the acreage of mustard has increased and stressed on sustaining the momentum. Tomar also emphasised that farmers should get benefit of the minimum support price (MSP). He also highlighted the government's various initiative for the farm sector such as the PM-KISAN scheme.

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