New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that 9.76 crore farmer IDs have already been created under an accelerated campaign to provide benefits of government schemes to farmers in a simpler, smoother and more targeted manner. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said this would reduce the need for farmers to repeatedly submit different documents and would ensure greater transparency in the distribution of fert…
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Over 7.72 crore Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) are active nationwide with outstanding loans of around Rs. 10.2 lakh crore, an official factsheet said on Wednesday.The KCC platform has onboarded 457 banks after processing over 1,998.7 lakh credit applications, with 631.5 lakh processed through commercial banks, 337.2 lakh through regional rural banks and 1,030 lakh through cooperative banks, according to the statement.The data reflects the broad institutional participation in…