<p>The Karnataka government plans to send a proposal to the Centre for announcing a special relief package for pomegranate and grape growers.</p>.<p>Speaking on the sidelines of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Karnataka on Wednesday, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner G V Krishna Rau said, “Details are being worked out by horticulture department and will be sent to state cabinet for approval.”<br /><br />Recently, the Karnataka State Grape Growers' Association had demanded compensation of Rs 1 lakh per acre for crop loss due to the recent heavy monsoons. </p>.<p>More than Rs 900 crore worth of crops has been damaged by hailstorms.<br /><br />Earlier, in his keynote address, Syndicate Bank CMD and SLBC Chairman Sudhir Kumar Jain appealed to banks to provide banking outlets in the allotted sub-service area centres to facilitate smooth implementation of the scheme. </p>.<p>Banks have opened 89,224 accounts, issued 56,797 debit cards, seeded 78,227 accounts with the NPCI Mapper.<br /><br />Jain urged banks to take steps to expedite seeding of Aadhaar number in bank accounts and map with NPCI Mapper. Under Annual Credit Plan 2013-14, Karnataka banks achieved 100.86 per cent disbursal at Rs 73,993 crore under priority sector credit during 2013-14, against the target of Rs 73,362 crore. Under agriculture, banks have disbursed Rs 45,753 crore against the target of Rs 44,545 crore.</p>
<p>The Karnataka government plans to send a proposal to the Centre for announcing a special relief package for pomegranate and grape growers.</p>.<p>Speaking on the sidelines of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Karnataka on Wednesday, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner G V Krishna Rau said, “Details are being worked out by horticulture department and will be sent to state cabinet for approval.”<br /><br />Recently, the Karnataka State Grape Growers' Association had demanded compensation of Rs 1 lakh per acre for crop loss due to the recent heavy monsoons. </p>.<p>More than Rs 900 crore worth of crops has been damaged by hailstorms.<br /><br />Earlier, in his keynote address, Syndicate Bank CMD and SLBC Chairman Sudhir Kumar Jain appealed to banks to provide banking outlets in the allotted sub-service area centres to facilitate smooth implementation of the scheme. </p>.<p>Banks have opened 89,224 accounts, issued 56,797 debit cards, seeded 78,227 accounts with the NPCI Mapper.<br /><br />Jain urged banks to take steps to expedite seeding of Aadhaar number in bank accounts and map with NPCI Mapper. Under Annual Credit Plan 2013-14, Karnataka banks achieved 100.86 per cent disbursal at Rs 73,993 crore under priority sector credit during 2013-14, against the target of Rs 73,362 crore. Under agriculture, banks have disbursed Rs 45,753 crore against the target of Rs 44,545 crore.</p>
