RBI/2024-2025/96
FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.10/05.05.010/2024-25

December 6, 2024

The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks)
All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks

Madam/Sir,

Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural loans

Please refer to our circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.13/05.05.010/2018-19 dated February 7, 2019 on the above subject.

2. Keeping in view the overall inflation and rise in agriculture input cost over the years, it has been decided to raise the limit for collateral free agricultural loans including loans for allied activities from the existing level of Rs.1.6 lakh to Rs.2 lakh per borrower. Accordingly, banks are advised to waive collateral security and margin requirements for agricultural loans including loans for allied activities upto Rs.2 lakh per borrower.

3. The banks are advised to give effect to the revised instructions expeditiously and in any case not later than January 1, 2025. The banks are also advised to give adequate publicity to the above changes.

(R. Giridharan)
Chief General Manager