The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been instructed to make cash available to the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) to ensure farmers get credit and certain amount in cash.
Nabard sanctions special limit of Rs21,000 crore to DCCBs to help agri credits.
Public sector banks and some private sector banks have agreed to waive off service charges on use of debit card till 31 December.
Railways will waive service charges on e-ticket booking till 31 December.
All digital transactions through feature phones will not be levied with service charges till 31 December.
All government organisations, public sector units (PSUs) and agencies have been advised to use digital payment for paying salaries and other expenses.
