Target of Rs 20,810 crore crop loan to 30 lakh farmers this year: Minister S T Somashekar
Bengaluru, May 31: Karnataka Cooperation Minister S T Somashekar on Monday said his department has set a target of Rs 20,810 crore crop loan to 30 lakh farmers of the state in the current fiscal.
"In the last financial year we had exceeded the target by achieving 114.70 per cent crop loan to the farmers.
This year, on the directions of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa we have set a target of Rs 20,810 crore crop loan to 30 lakh farmers," Somashekar said at a press conference.
According to him, last fiscal his department had set a target of Rs 15,400 crore loan to 24.5 lakh farmers.
However, the Apex Cooperative Bank and the 21 District Cooperative Banks gave a loan of Rs 17,490 to 25.93 lakh farmers, which is 114.70 per cent.
Somashekar said that he would meet the officials of the DCC banks to urge them to intensify the crop loan drive.
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Iran’s Fars reports missiles hit US warship near Hormuz after it ignored warnings from IRGC
Tehran/Washington: Iran’s Fars News Agency has reported that two missiles struck a US Navy vessel near Jask in the Strait of Hormuz, citing local sources.
According to the report, the vessel was hit after it allegedly ignored warnings from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to halt.
There has been no official confirmation from US authorities on the reported incident so far.
The development comes shortly after US President Donald Trump said Washington would begin “Project Freedom” to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said the operation would involve 15,000 military personnel along with more than 100 land- and sea-based aircraft, warships and drones.
Further details about the reported strike and any damage or casualties remain unclear.
