Farmers who are finding it difficult to avail crop loans and other facilities, can now easily get a loan, without the need to run from pillar to post from banks to the sub-registrars office to furnish details, as theKarnatak Vikas Grameena Bank(KVGB),Dharwad, launched the Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System (FRUITS) portal, an e-Governance project of the government ofKarnataka.
This portal has land and other details of farmers in the state. Bankers can get the details of farmers who apply for an agricultural loan or other financial assistance through this portal. KVG is the first bank inNorth Karnatakato launch this portal for the benefit of farmers.