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How is the satellite data used for Farm credit assessment by banks?
Indian multinational banking and financial services provider ICICI Bank has announced that it is going to use the satellite data-imagery from earth observation satellites to assess the creditworthiness of the farmers seeking loans. ICICI is the first bank in India to take such a step. The assessment Using the data it will measure an array ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agri-data management • agricultural loans • Cropping Patterns in India • earth observation satellite • ICICI Bank
PSBs disbursed Rs 4.91 lakh crore under the Customer Outreach Initiative in October and November 2019
In September 2019, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the launched the Customer Outreach Initiative by the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) of India. The initiative aimed towards providing support to the needs of the economy by improving credit delivery or the credit outflow with a primary focus on NBFCs, MSMEs, ..
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: agricultural loans • Corporates • customer outreach initiative • education loan • Home loan • Minister of finance and corporate affairs • Ministry of Finance • MSME • NBFC • Nirmala Sitharaman • Public Sector Banks