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Centre approves one-time interest-free loan of 50,000 per barn for Andhra tobacco farmers How will credit come?

The Centre has approved a one-time, interest-free loan of 50,000 per barn for Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh. The proposal covers about 44,000 tobacco growers, with financial intervention reaching near 220 crore, the ministry statement said.