Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) drive last year yielded good results in Burdwan district. 70931 New KCC and 2.55 lakhs renewals conducted with credit involvement of Rs 711.28 crores in 2011-12 financial year. This year 8500 new cards were issued till 30th June and further 1.11 lakhs renewal conducted.
In order to boost the drive, we have called all the senior bank officers on 7th August 2012 for DCC meeting. Banks will be asked to organise branch wise credit and KCC distribution camps in August to September 2012 to achieve target of one lakh new KCC.
- Some farmers still don't have bank account and might have faced problems in paddy sale last year. Special camps at Sub division/ blocks will be organised by Banks and Food Officials to provide on the spot account opening with zero balance. This will continue for one month and to be completed fully before next Paddy purchase season.
- Paddy transplantation in the district has geared up now after release of water from DVC and good rainfall last week. We also had reviewed the status of minor irrigation units and arranged to replace defunct transformers to increase irrigation coverage. At present transplantation is more than 60 percent, which is only 5 percent short compared to same time last year. Since, the transplantation will continue till 20th August 2012, it is expected that Paddy target of 4.3 lakhs hectares will be reached in this district.
- Performance of 59 demonstration centres covering 15000 hectares under Green Revolution for Eastern India is very good.
Weekly monitoring of Paddy trasnplantation, fertilizer availability and price control and functioning of irrigation installations is being done by the district authority.
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