ENA State 2019-06-03 09:47:45 <p><strong>Bhubaneswar, June 3 (KNN)</strong> The bankers in Odisha have been asked to reschedule agriculture and MSMEs loans within 90 days, which is a total of Rs 250 crore, as fast as possible to alleviate worries of the cylone Fani-affected farmers and entrepreneurs.</p> <p>Banks are being directed not to deduct any amount from ex-gratia or relief received by beneficiaries from the government, said the Collector in Puri, Odisha, Balwant Singh.</p> <p>At the meeting he asked banks to release loans in accordance with the Annual Credit Plan for the Year 2019-20 for Puri.</p> <p>He also directed pending PMEGP and MSME loan applications to be cleared within 15 days. According to Puri officials, about 120 applications are pending, which need immediate action.</p> <p>The officials said that about Rs2, 954.99 crore in credits have been approved under ACP 2019-20.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="540" id="mgiframe" src="//mg.mgid.com/mghtml/framehtml/c/k/n/knnindia.co.in.338951.html" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p>It was also decided to organize 12 loan melas at block headquarters from June 10 to disburse new agriculture, MSME, repair of house and consumption loans.</p> <p>Meanwhile, members of Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) demanded that a deadline be fixed for branch managers to release PMEGP loans so that no delay arises.</p> 22807 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/reschedule-agriculture-and-msme-loans-within-90-days-says-odisha-govt-official 2019-06-03 09:47:45 knnindia.co.in