AGENCY
NEW DELHI: Further easing norms for cash-strapped farmers, the Finance Ministry today permitted them to use old Rs 500 notes for purchasing seeds from any state or central government outlets and agri universities.
Farmers can purchase seeds from the centres, units or outlets belonging to the central or state governments, public sector undertakings, national or state seeds corporations, central or state agricultural universities and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), on production of proof of identity, the finance ministry said in a statement.
The government is committed to ensure that farmers are suitably facilitated during the Rabi season, it said.
