Interest subvention scheme to include private sector commercial banks
Acknowledging that the large farming community had delivered despite difficult conditions, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said it was due to them that agriculture had continued to perform well. "The average annual growth rate of agriculture and allied sectors during the 11th Plan (2007-12) was 3.6 per cent against 2.5 per cent and 2.4 per cent in the 9th and 10th Plans, respectively. In 2012-13, total foodgrain production will be over 250 million tonnes. Farmers have responded to the price signals and produced more," he said.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/farmers-get-credit-guarantee-backing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/budget
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oilseeds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
