evidence: The finance ministry is learnt to have agreed for a special banking arrangement (SBA) of Rs.10,000 crore to clear pending subsidy claims of domestic fertiliser firms between August 2016 and February 2017. Fertiliser ministry had sought Rs.20,000 crore from the finance ministry under a special banking arrangement (SBA) to clear the pending dues of the fertiliser firms for the current financial year. "The finance ministry has considered and agreed for special banking arrangement of loan up to Rs.10,000 crore to make subsidy payments of urea and potassic and phosphatic fertiliser firms. However, the government liability on account of interest on borrowings by fertiliser companies would not be more than the 10-year government security rate," a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.