The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

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Union Budget 2021: It is anticipated that the government may roll out its ambitious DBT for fertiliser, offering direct subsidy transfer into the accounts of farmers. Timely release of the additional allocation for the fertiliser will enable clearance of the subsidy backlog

Talking about the KCC drive, the Finance Ministry recently said in a tweet that banks had issued 1.8 crore Kisan Credit Cards with a credit limit of Rs 1.68 lakh crore as of January 8, 2021

Govt. committed to #FinancialInclusion to all citizens. As on 6/1/21, #PMJDY accounts cross 41 Cr. and Zero Balance Accounts decline to 7.5% from 58% in March 2015. Clearly showing the use and adaption by every account holder, the Finance Ministry said

The six large PSBs have just seen consolidation. While the integration of IT infrastructure, people and branches will be a big headache, the market will be looking at synergies and gains

The five point strategies suggested by the SBI includes setting up contract farming institution, inserting quantity guarantee clause instead of MSP, converting MSP to floor price of auction on eNAM, strengthening APMC market infrastructure and revisiting KCC scheme

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May had announced coverage to 2.5 crore farmers under the KCC scheme with a credit boost of Rs 2 lakh crore through a special saturation drive

The Finance Minister has announced a Rs 65,000 crore fertilizer subsidy to enable timely availability of fertilisers in the upcoming crop season for farmers

As part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package, the government has announced to cover 2.5 crore farmers under the KCC scheme with a credit boost of Rs 2 lakh crore through a special saturation drive

PM Modi emphasised that the government was firmly behind banks and NBFCs, and is ready to support them and promote their growth

Highlights of PM Narendra Modi Speech: PM Modi extends Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna till November end; says over 80 crore people will get free ration for five more months under the scheme

PM Modi Speech on Unlock 2.0, Coronavirus and India-China Tensions Live: PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till the end of November, extension to cost over Rs 90,00 crore, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Among services, there has been an increase in credit to transport operators by Rs 4,300 crore, and retail traders Rs 6,900 crore in April

Coronavirus cases in india, lockdown news live updates: Telangana goernment has decided to extend the lockdown in view of novel coronavirus outbreak till Apil 30, announced Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar RaoDelhi

Budget 2020: In today's speech, the FM broke her own record and delivered the longest Union Budget speech, which was 159 minutes long

Union Budget 2020: The need of the hour is long-range agricultural policy and programmes which could remove the bottlenecks for agri-warehousing and facilitate easy credit for farmers

Independence Day: This is PM Modi's sixth straight Independence Day speech ever since the BJP-led NDA came to power in 2014.