Farm Loan Waiver

Over 24,000 Maharashtra Government Officials Applied For Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 20, 2018

More than 24,000 government officials were among over one lakh ineligible applicants for the Maharashtra government's crop loan waiver scheme, a scrutiny has found.

Rahul Gandhi Targets Government Over Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 17, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday attacked the BJP government for denying loan waiver to farmers.

Maharashtra Extends Date For Receiving Farm Loan Waiver Requests

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 15, 2018

The Maharashtra government on Saturday extended till May 1 the deadline for online submission of applications by farmers to avail benefits under its mega loan waiver scheme.

Akhilesh Yadav Presents UP Farmer Who Says Banks Taking Back Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 31, 2018

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today presented before the media a farmer, who claimed that banks were taking back money handed out to them under the Uttar Pradesh crop loan waiver scheme from the accounts of some beneficiaries, a charge promptly denied by the state government.

In Karnataka Pre-Poll Budget, Free LPG, Farm Loan Waiver Are Highlights

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 16, 2018

In his pre-assembly election budget for 2018-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today announced schemes for universal health coverage, providing free LPG gas connections and mitigating miseries of dry land farmers.

Polls Ahead, Vasundhara Raje Announces 8,000-Crore Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday February 13, 2018

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje chose to focus on the agriculture sector in her last budget before assembly elections are held in the state later this year. The centre-piece is a loan waiver that is expected to benefit nearly 22 lakh small farmers and cost the state an extra 8000 crores.

In Pre-Election Budget, Rajasthan Announces Farm Loan Waiver, Tax Relief

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 12, 2018

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today announced a Rs 8,000-crore loan waiver for farmers, Rs 650 crore tax relief and Rs 44,135 crore expenditure on social and community schemes in the budget for 2018-19 presented in the assembly today.

Maharashtra Allocates Rs 14,240 Crore For Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 1, 2018

The Maharashtra government today made allocations worth Rs 14,240 crore for the farm loan waiver scheme and for repayment to farmers whose produce was purchased by the state.

Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Congress Promises Farm Loan Waiver, Indira Canteens, Special Quota

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 5, 2017

'Special category' quota for weaker communities with similar rights enjoyed by OBCs, farm loan waiver, setting up of 'Indira canteens' to provide nutritious food for labourers at Rs 10 are some of the highlights of Congress' manifesto for Gujarat polls.

Why Banks In Maharashtra Are Wary Of Using Own Capital For Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 25, 2017

Learning a lesson from the farm loan waiver scheme in 2008, wherein the banks had to wait for three years before they were given back their capital used for the debt write-off, the public sector and private lenders are treading cautiously this time.

As Diwali Nears, Maharashtra Farmers Still Wait For Government Promise

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday October 15, 2017

With delays in collecting data, many fear the Maharashtra government's already-delayed process of handing out crop loan waivers announced in June this year is going to take more time.

20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday October 8, 2017

Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit

Maharashtra Farmers To Get Loan-Waiver Funds Before Diwali: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 3, 2017

The farmers whose names have been given to the government by the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) under the loan-waiver scheme will get money in their bank accounts before Diwali, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar said today. He said the government will release the funds to those districts where the DCC Banks have submit...

Monsoon Rainfall Below Average, Less Than Forecast: Weather Office

India News | Reuters | Saturday September 30, 2017

Rainfall in this year's annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with some crop-growing central and northern states receiving less rain than needed, the weather office said today as the rainy season ended

Maharashtra's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme To Be Implemented From October 15, Says Minister

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government's loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15.