Kisan Credit Card

RBI warning on Mudra loans: NPAs aren’t at alarming levels yet, but banks shouldn’t miss the red flag

The NPA on Mudra loans by public sector banks, which also includes regional rural banks, jumped to Rs 17,250.73 crore as on March 2019, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.

Why collateral-free loans up to Rs 50 lakh is a high-risk idea to implement in slowdown-hit Indian economy

If the government has made up it’s mind to give away large collateral-free loans o entrepreneurs, it should also work out a mechanism to make sure this money is spent well for the stated purpose

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In 7 years, Kisan Credit Card loans more than doubled on the books of banks; next round of NPA shocker in the making?

The problem with Kisan Credit Card loans is that no collateral is stipulated on the large chunk of these loans. There is no real repayment happens because of the nature of the product.

Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal announces 12 crore bonanza for distressed farmers, govt to give Rs 6,000 per year to buy inputs

The Centre announced direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers holding cultivable land up to two hectare, a move that would benefit 12 crore farmers and cost the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore annually

Kisan Kranti Yatra: After raising minimum support prices, will the Centre blink and waive farmers’ loans?

There is yet another way of providing relief to farmers, easy and popular though not necessarily the best way to address the issue – waiving off their loans.

Arun Jaitley hits out at Raghuram Rajan saying postmortem easier than taking action when required

Rajan, who had as the chief economist at IMF warned of impending financial crisis of 2008, in a note to a parliamentary committee warned against ambitious credit targets and loan waivers, saying that they could be the sources of next banking crisis.

Banking scams: MUDRA, Kisan Credit Card loans next big worry for govt; PMO alerted about Bihar's Rs 500-cr fraud

At least five government-owned banks in Bihar are likely to take a fiscal hit worth Rs 500 crore in the disbursement of the MUDRA sceme and Kisan Credit Cards

Farmers' protest: Second suicide reported in Ranchi, authorities deny loan distress amid growing resentment

Jharkhand farmer commits suicide on the outskirts of Ranchi. Administration officials, however, deny that the farmer was under any loan pressure.

Jharkhand Cabinet approves one percent interest rate on loans to farmers

The Jharkhand Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to provide farmers of the state loans at the rate of 1 percent.