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RBI revises priority sector lending norms, raises credit limits

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday released its revised priority sector lending guidelines wherein the credit limits have been raised for farmer producer organisations, renewable energy and for health infrastructure.

As announced by the RBI Governor, startups have been brought under the ambit of priority sector lending. Bank finance of up to Rs 50 crore has been included as a fresh category under priority sector, an RBI statement said.

The RBI statement said that a higher credit limit has been specified for Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs) or Farmers Producers Companies (FPCs) undertaking farming with assured marketing of their produce at a pre-determined price.

Further, “loan limits for renewable energy have been increased (doubled)” and “credit limit for health infrastructure (including those under ‘Ayushman Bharat’) has been doubled”.

Apart from startups, loans to farmers for installation of solar power plants for solarisation of grid connected agriculture pumps and loans for setting up Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants have been included as fresh categories eligible for finance under priority sector.

“Reserve Bank of India has comprehensively reviewed the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Guidelines to align it with emerging national priorities and bring sharper focus on inclusive development, after having wide ranging discussions with all stakeholders,” it said.

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