Hyderabad: District Additional Collector (Local Bodies) Srinivas on Tuesday called for increasing the scale of finance to ensure farmers received loans that matched their actual cultivation needs.
Srinivas participated in the District Level Technical Committee meeting convened to finalise the scale of finance for the year 2026–27. Hyderabad District Cooperative Central Bank Limited organised the meeting at the Integrated District Offices complex. Officials from Rangareddy, Medchal and Vikarabad districts attended the deliberations.
Addressing the meeting, the Additional Collector said the scale of finance should reflect current input costs faced by farmers. Therefore, he suggested increasing the scale by 25 per cent compared to the previous year. He also stressed the need for higher limits for crops such as paddy, cotton, maize and select commercial crops.
According to Srinivas, realistic credit planning would help farmers avoid financial stress during the cropping season. He said cooperative banks and line departments must align loan limits with rising cultivation expenses.
District officials placed their views before the committee. Moreover, participants held detailed discussions on various aspects of agricultural financing, including crop-wise credit requirements and institutional support.
Scale of finance discussed for Rangareddy, Medchal and Vikarabad
During the meeting, officials reviewed existing loan structures for farmers in Rangareddy, Medchal and Vikarabad districts. The committee examined proposals from agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry departments to assess revised financial needs.
CEO of DCCB Bhaskara Subrahmanyam and General Manager Prabhakar Reddy attended the meeting. NABARD DDM representatives and Rangareddy district Lead District Manager Sushil Kumar also took part in the discussions.
District Agriculture Officer Usha, Horticulture Officer Suresh and officials from agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry departments of Medchal and Vikarabad districts participated actively. They shared crop-wise data and field-level inputs to support the revision of loan norms.
Officials said the revised scale of finance would help cooperative banks extend timely and adequate credit. As a result, farmers would be better equipped to manage input costs and improve productivity.
The meeting concluded with an understanding that the revised proposals would be finalised after consolidating inputs from all departments. Officials said the aim remained to strengthen institutional credit support and ensure smooth agricultural operations during the coming seasons.
