Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Over 27000 Godowns Sanctioned under Gramin Bhandaran Yojana

Under Gramin Bhandaran Yojana, 27110 godowns with a total capacity of 310.29 lakh tonne have been sanctioned in the country up to 29 February, 2012, since the inception of the scheme in 2001. 

The scheme is entrepreneur based and demand driven. The projects are sanctioned on the basis of proposals received by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). 

This information was given by Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

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