The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the release of a sum of Rs.4,868 crore (subject to actuals) as interest subvention to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Cooperative Banks and to NABARD for refinance to RRBs and Cooperative Banks at concessional rates to reimburse the amount of interest subvention to ensure that the farmer, in general, should receive short term crop loan at 7 percent per annum ( 5 percent for prompt payers) with an upper limit of Rs. 3 lakhs on the principal amount during 2010-11.
