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SLCM, IDBI Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank Collateral Tie-Up

9 September 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALSLCM, IDBI Bankand Punjab & SindBank CollateralTie-Up9 September 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Sohan Lal Commodity Management Limited (SLCM), called India’s largest post-harvest logistics and agri-solutions firm, partnered with two banks in September 2025.

Key facts

  • Purpose: farmers, traders and SMEs can pledge stored produce to get loans.
  • Commodities: cotton, pulses, maize, spices and more.
  • Technology: patented Agri Reach platform with live monitoring.
  • Benefits: credit access, storage, better prices, trust through audit framework.

About SLCM

Business: post-harvest logistics, warehousing, agri-solutions. Flagship tool: Agri Reach.

Exam angle

  • Concept: lending against stored produce.
  • Banking partners: 27.

Test yourself

1. Which platform of SLCM provides real-time monitoring of agri-commodities?

Agri Reach is SLCM's patented monitoring platform.

2. Which bank made its first entry into collateral management services through the 2025 SLCM partnership?

The source notes this was Punjab & Sind Bank's first such venture.

3. With the new tie-up, SLCM's banking partners number how many across India and Myanmar?

SLCM now has 27 banking partners.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 5 & 6 September 2025 (13 topics).

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