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Capt Abhimanyu urges bankers to be sensitive towards farmers' issues

Chandigarh, Jan 20 (UNI) With a view to creating an environment of trust among the farmers and banks, Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu Singh, today urged the bankers to be sensitive towards issues such as timely provision of collateral and credit to the farmers, skewed farming practices and development of skills of farmers in various sectors.
The Finance Minister, who was speaking at State Seminar on ‘Doubling of Farmers’ Income by 2022’ organised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) here, said audit should be carried out to ensure proper utilisation of loan procured by the farmers for the activity for which it has been obtained.
He said the Central and Haryana Governments had undertaken a host of initiatives to achieve the objective of doubling the income of the farmers by 2022, as set in the Union Budget 2016-17. These included the dedicated long-term irrigation fund ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana’, launch of electronic national agriculture market e-NAM, ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ and ‘Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’.
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