₹2.5k cr interest-free crop loans in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh's State Cooperative Bank (APEX Bank) has disbursed short-term agricultural loans worth ₹2,559 crore at 0% interest to 9.29 lakh farmers during the ongoing Kharif season, bank's Chairman Ashok Bajaj said on Sunday. The farmers are given interest-free loans for both Kharif and Rabi season, and the interest incurred is borne by the Centre and state government, he added.