Lucknow, Dec. 23 -- On Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Youth Cooperative Conference and UP Cooperative Expo 2025 at Jupiter Hall, Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, as part of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. On the occasion, he also honoured individuals and institutions for their outstanding contributions to the cooperative sector.
During the event, the Chief Minister announced major relief for small and marginal farmers. He noted that loans from the UP Cooperative Rural Development Bank currently carry an interest rate of around 11.5 percent, placing a significant burden on farmers. To address this, the state government has decided to reduce the interest rate to just 6 percent for small and marginal farmers.
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