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Subsidised farm loan limit may rise to Rs 5 lakh

Prashant K Sahu / New Delhi August 22, 2008, 4:36 IST Decision on additional Rs 2 lakh debt at 7% rate shortly. After the Rs 66,600-crore farm debt waiver and relief scheme, more relief is on the way to farmers hit by rising prices of fertilisers and other inputs. The government is planning to raise the limit for the subsidised farm loan from Rs 3 lakh at present to Rs 5 lakh.

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