In disbursing both short and long term agricultural loans, cooperatives play the major role in West Bengal, meeting nearly 80% of the loan requirement of rural population depending on agriculture. In the financial year 2009 – 2010 The Jalpaiguri Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. disbursed loan to the tune of Rs. 18.75 crore. For easy disbursement of loan among the farmers, the launching and spread of the Kisan Credit Cards is also a point to be mentioned here. Till March 2010, as many as 35,609 credit cards have been distributed all over the operational blocks of the bank. |
- Kisan Credit Card
- Sworajgar Credit Card
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