RBI/2008-09/366

The Chief Executive Officer of all
Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Dear Sir/Madam,

Union Budget – 2008-09 – Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008

Please refer to our circular UBD.PCB. Cir. No.43/13.05.000/07-08 dated May 23, 2008 on the captioned subject.

2. We forward herewith a copy of a letter F.No. 3/9/2008-AC dated January 14, 2009 received from Government of India, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi, on the captioned subject. The contents are self explanatory.

3. You are requested to take necessary action in this regard and give wide publicity to the change in the Scheme as envisaged in the above letter so that all eligible ‘other farmers’ get the benefit of debt relief under the Scheme.

4. Please acknowledge receipt to Regional Office concerned.

Yours faithfully,
  Sd/-
(A.K.Khound)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
 Encl: 1.