Orissa government aims to lend Rs 2,300-crore through the cooperative sector in Kharif-2011. If achieved, this will be an all time record and 27 per cent higher than the achievement in the previous year’s Kharif.
The state had disbursed Rs 1,811.09 crore loan to 25,504 farmers in Kharif-2010. The disbursement of agricultural credit through the cooperative sector has seen steady rise from Rs 1,407.81 crore in Kharif 2009 and Rs 546.40 crore in Kharif 2008.