Medical expenses emerged as the most pressing need for members of savings cooperatives in the year that ended on March 2026, as sectoral credit demand grew by 31.03 per cent in the period.
Medical expenses became the most pressing need for members of savings cooperatives in the year that ended on March 2026, as sectoral credit demand grew by 31.03 per cent in the period.
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