New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and the Indian Potash Limited on Wednesday jointly contributed a sum of Rs 11 crore towards the PM CARES Fund, in order to tackle the COVID-19 threat.
NCDC Managing Director Sundeep Kumar Nayak presented a cheque of Rs 11 crore to Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, here.
The NCDC extends financial assistance to villagers through the cooperatives. In the last financial year, it has extended loans to farmers and rural population to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore.