National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) Friday said it has sanctioned Rs 19,702 crore loan to National Water Development Agency (NWDA) for 50 irrigation projects. 
●    The loan is sanctioned under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF), announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the Budget 2016-17. 
●    This would help create additional irrigation potential of 39.14 lakh hectares under these projects in 11 states, Nabard said in a statement.
●    Nabard today gave the first instalment of Rs 1,500 crore to NWDA, which is an agency of Ministry of Water Resources. 
●    Loan released by Nabard to NWDA would be disbursed to the respective state governments as central share in the projects sanctioned.
●    Through LTIF, the irrigation potential in the country is expected to go up by 11.50 per cent in the next four years.
 

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