Crowds at bank branches pose risk of virus spread

Anantapur MP wants renewal of crop loans deferred to July or August

At a time when the positivity rate of coronavirus has gone up significantly in vilages, the bank branches in rural areas are witnessing heavy crowd as farmers make a beeline for availing themselves of the crop loans, increasing the possibility of the spread of the virus. Anantapur MP Talari Rangaiah has requested Agriculture Minister K. Kanna Babu, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and district in-charge Minister Botcha Satyanarayana to direct the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) to stop the renewal of crop loans. The MP told The Hindu that he had got a positive response from the Ministers in this regard.