The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an interest subvention of 1.5 percent per annum on short-term agriculture loans up to Rs 3 lakh to ensure "adequate credit flow in the agriculture sector".
The MoU has been signed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana across the country to centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics costs from 14% to less than 10% of GDP.