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Rajasthan To Bring One-Time Crop Loan Waiver Scheme: Chief Minister
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the state government will give relief to poor farmers by bringing a one-time scheme to waive crop loans taken from nationalised banks.
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official
The crop loan waiver scheme announced by the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs 20,000 crore, said an official on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver
Farmers whose crop loan, taken between April 2015 and March 2019, is more than Rs two lakh,will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme announced by the Uddhav Thackeray-led 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government in Maharashtra last week.
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"Electoral Lollipop": Congress Slams Haryana Government's Interest Waiver
The Congress on Tuesday described the Rs 4,750-crore waiver on interest and penalty on farm loans announced by the Haryana government as an "electoral lollipop" and asked it to completely write off crop loans.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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DMK Poll Manifesto Highlights Jobs, Crop Loan Waiver, More Reservation
Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK, which is contesting the election in alliance with the Congress, has based its manifesto for the coming national elections on three key promises - jobs, crop loan waiver for farmers and reservation in private sector for urban population
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Night Without Food, Shelter For Protesting Maharashtra Farmers: 10 Points
For the second time in a year, thousands of farmers are marching for their rights after talks with the Maharashtra government remained inconclusive last night. After spending the night without food and shelter over their heads at Nashik maidan, farmers this morning started their march. They will walk 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai on foot, protesting...
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Cash Handout To Farmers Among 3 Options For PM Before 2019 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.
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PM Considers 3 Options To Help Farmers Hit By Low Crop Prices: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as Rs 3 lakh crore, according to three government sources. The possibilities are a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold produce below government prices, and a l...
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Maharashtra Farmers End Protest After Chief Minister's Written Assurance: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...
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Karnataka Farmers Association Gives State 15 Days To Meet Demands
The Karnataka Farmers' Association (KFA) on Monday gave the state government 15 days to meet their demands, including loan waiver, minimum support price for all crops and compensation for drought, failing which they would resume and intensify their stir.
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Congress Promises Farm Loan Waiver, Liquor Ban In Chhattisgarh Manifesto
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday released the party's manifesto for Chhattisgarh which promises farm loan waiver, minimum support price for crops as per the Swaminathan Commission recommendations and ban on liquor sales.
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Rs 2 Lakh Loan Waiver Not Enough, Says Protesting Karnataka Farmers
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's waiver for crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh has not pleased the farmers, who are demanding a complete waiver of all loans. Today, hundreds of farmers descended upon state capital Bengaluru to press for their demands. The loan waiver for distressed farmers was one of the key focus areas for the Chief Minister. In ...
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Rajasthan To Bring One-Time Crop Loan Waiver Scheme: Chief Minister
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the state government will give relief to poor farmers by bringing a one-time scheme to waive crop loans taken from nationalised banks.
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official
The crop loan waiver scheme announced by the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs 20,000 crore, said an official on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver
Farmers whose crop loan, taken between April 2015 and March 2019, is more than Rs two lakh,will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme announced by the Uddhav Thackeray-led 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government in Maharashtra last week.
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"Electoral Lollipop": Congress Slams Haryana Government's Interest Waiver
The Congress on Tuesday described the Rs 4,750-crore waiver on interest and penalty on farm loans announced by the Haryana government as an "electoral lollipop" and asked it to completely write off crop loans.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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DMK Poll Manifesto Highlights Jobs, Crop Loan Waiver, More Reservation
Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK, which is contesting the election in alliance with the Congress, has based its manifesto for the coming national elections on three key promises - jobs, crop loan waiver for farmers and reservation in private sector for urban population
-
Night Without Food, Shelter For Protesting Maharashtra Farmers: 10 Points
For the second time in a year, thousands of farmers are marching for their rights after talks with the Maharashtra government remained inconclusive last night. After spending the night without food and shelter over their heads at Nashik maidan, farmers this morning started their march. They will walk 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai on foot, protesting...
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Cash Handout To Farmers Among 3 Options For PM Before 2019 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.
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PM Considers 3 Options To Help Farmers Hit By Low Crop Prices: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as Rs 3 lakh crore, according to three government sources. The possibilities are a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold produce below government prices, and a l...
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Maharashtra Farmers End Protest After Chief Minister's Written Assurance: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...
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Karnataka Farmers Association Gives State 15 Days To Meet Demands
The Karnataka Farmers' Association (KFA) on Monday gave the state government 15 days to meet their demands, including loan waiver, minimum support price for all crops and compensation for drought, failing which they would resume and intensify their stir.
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Congress Promises Farm Loan Waiver, Liquor Ban In Chhattisgarh Manifesto
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday released the party's manifesto for Chhattisgarh which promises farm loan waiver, minimum support price for crops as per the Swaminathan Commission recommendations and ban on liquor sales.
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Rs 2 Lakh Loan Waiver Not Enough, Says Protesting Karnataka Farmers
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's waiver for crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh has not pleased the farmers, who are demanding a complete waiver of all loans. Today, hundreds of farmers descended upon state capital Bengaluru to press for their demands. The loan waiver for distressed farmers was one of the key focus areas for the Chief Minister. In ...
