Coffee Debt Relief Package 2010 sanctioned by Government of India for the debt ridden coffee growers has been implemented successfully by the Coffee Board and Banks. No shortcomings in the implementation of the Coffee Debt Relief Package (CDRP) has come to the notice of the Coffee Board. However, some of the farmers who could not get the benefit as per their expectations/ calculations represented to the Coffee Board. As and when such representations were received, the matter was taken up with the banks and State Level Bankers Committees.
The total benefit of Rs. 293.45 crores of Government share of liability has been reimbursed benefiting 1,35,283 small coffee growers.
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