NARSINGDI: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has disbursed over Taka 45.20 crore as agricultural loan among 52,800 farmers in six upazilas of the district during the last nine months of the current fiscal year.

Official sources said the BKB earmarked Taka 65.35 crore for disbursement as agriculture loan in the district during the current fiscal year. The per centage of the distribution by the bank in the region stood at 70 per cent on April 15. Meanwhile, the BKB realised Taka 51.82 crore outstanding loan against the target of Taka 65.29 crore during the same period.

The per centage of loan recovery by the bank stood at 79 per cent on April 15. The BKB generally distributes the agriculture loan for the cultivation of Aman paddy, Boro paddy, wheat, banana. papaya, vegetables, maize, pulse, setting of poultry and dairy farms, pisciculture and purchasing of irrigation equipment.