The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Assam Regional Office, held the State Credit Seminar 2026‑27 in Guwahati, focusing on the theme of “e-KCC driven Agriculture Credit Growth.” The seminar featured the launch of the State Focus Paper (SFP) 2026‑27 by Aruna Rajoria, Commissioner and Secretary of the Agriculture Department, which identifies a credit potential of Rs 92,207.72 crore for the financial year, allocating Rs 32,603.91 crore for Agriculture and Allied Activities, Rs 52,450.29 crore for the MSME sector, and Rs 7,153.51 crore for other priority sectors. Loken Das, Chief General Manager, NABARD Assam RO, emphasized NABARD’s contributions to rural infrastructure, agricultural productivity, cooperative development, and MSME entrepreneurship. Qamar Javed, General Manager of NABARD, provided a detailed presentation on the SFP, highlighting sectoral credit potential. Rajoria praised NABARD’s role in agricultural growth and rural transformation, stressing the importance of addressing information gaps in farm sector credit and promoting commercial agriculture through proper branding and market linkages for Farmers’ Producers Organizations (FPOs). She also launched a brochure on NABARD’s FPO support and awarded a sanction letter for a technology-driven fishery development project to Biozatra Science and Technology Pvt. Ltd. The event brought together various stakeholders, including government officials, banks, cooperatives, NGOs, and FPOs, with tribal beneficiaries showcasing their agricultural products alongside the seminar.
