BKB disburses Tk 450m agri loan in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, Apr 19 (BSS): Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has disbursed over Taka 452 million as agricultural loan among 52,800 farmers in six upazilas of the district during the last nine months of the current fiscal year.

Official sources said the BKB earmarked Taka 653.49 million for disbursement as agriculture loan in the district during the current fiscal year. The percentage of the distribution by the bank in the region stood at 70 percent on April 15.

Meanwhile, the BKB realised Taka 518.2 million outstanding loan against the target of Taka 652.90 million during the same period.

The percentage of loan recovery by the bank stood at 79 percent on April 15.

The BKB generally distributes the agriculture loan for the cultivation of Aman paddy, Boro paddy, wheat, banana. papaya, vegetables, maize, pulse, setting of poultry and dairy farms, pisciculture and purchasing of irrigation equipment.