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New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Puducherry unveils annual credit plan 2025–26 with Rs 12,100 crore outlay
PUDUCHERRY: The Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for the Union Territory of Puducherry for the financial year 2025–26, with a projected credit outlay of Rs 12,100 crore, was released on Thursday by Indian Bank, the convenor of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC). The plan, covering the four regions of Puducherry Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam was jointly launched by Lok Sabha MP V. Vaithilingam, Rajya Sabha MP S. Selvaganabathy, Indian Bank Executive Director and SLBC Chairman Shiv Bajrang Singh, and Secretary to Government (Finance), Ashish Madhaorao More. The ACP has been framed based on the assessed potential of various sectors and the credit performance of the previous year. A significant thrust has been placed on priority sector lending, with Rs 7,255 crore (60%) earmarked for agriculture, Rs 4,325 crore (35.73%) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and Rs 520 crore (4.27%) for other priority sectors.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP holds rally in support of armed forces
Ministers and legislators belonging to the BJP on Thursday took out a rally in support of the Indian armed forces for their military strikes against Pakistan in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam. Led by MP and BJP president S. Selvaganabathy, Ministers, legislators, BJP functionaries, ex-servicemen, students and the general public participated in the rally from Old Bus Stand to the Old Court Complex. Home Minister A. Namassivayam and Minister A.K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar were among those who took part in the rally. After the rally, Mr. Namassivayam said the Centre government had 'properly responded' to the terror attack in Pahalgam. 'We are with the armed forces of the country, and we will fully support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for whatever stern actions the government contemplates against Pakistan and terrorism,' he said.
