Loan scheme for minority communities
The Hindu
Loans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest
The Kerala State Minorities Development Finance Corporation has launched a new loan scheme titled 'Sumithram', offering financial aid for various purposes. Loans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest will be provided for persons from minority communities for the marriage of their daughters. For medical treatment purposes, loans up to ₹5 lakh will be provided at 5% interest rate. Loans at a similar rate will be provided for those who have lost their livelihood due to COVID-19 and want to start a new business or expand the existing one.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.