Jaitley asks banks to provide funds to farmers

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked banks to make available funds to farmers for rabi season through cooperative banks and said that the the required funds will be provided to the farmers by Cooperative banks through associated banks. 

Mr Jaitley told this



to reporters after holding a high level meeting with RBI, NABARD, public sectors banks and secretaries in the finance Ministry in New Delhi yesterday. The Finance Minister discussed the shortage of funds being faced by farmers during the current Rabi sowing season.