CHENNAI: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to increase loans for women Self Help Groups in Tamil Nadu and also provide funds for establishing units to produce ‘Neera’ drink on Wednesday.
Participating in the 36th foundation day celebrations of NABARD, he said Tamil Nadu was the State which received the highest quantum of loans (upto Rs 2,000 crore) for rural infrastructure development fund. He said the State government had sought additional assistance from NABARD for ‘Kudimaramathu’ works and for improving water resources. With this assistance, nearly 41,000 irrigation structures could be renovated.