Farmer Loan Waiver

Madhya Pradesh Farmers To Be Debt-Free In 15 Days, Says Chief Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 21, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said loans of 25-30 lakh farmers in the state will be completely waived off in another 15 days.

Karnataka Released Rs 5,450 Crore For Farm Loan Waiver: Chief Minister

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2019

The JDS-Congress government in Karnataka has released Rs 5,450 crore so far towards farmers loan waiver scheme, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said today.

Farmers' Daughters In Maharashtra Village Protest, Demand Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Daughters of farmers in Puntamba village of Maharashtra, which saw a movement for loan waiver two years ago, launched an agitation today in support of their demands for cultivators.

Farmers Shocked To Get Rs 13 Loan Waiver In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday January 24, 2019

Farmers in Madhya Pradesh who have started filing forms to claim loan waiver under the Jai Kisan scheme were in for a shock on seeing the amount marked against their names in the list of beneficiaries.

PM Modi's "Lollipop" Comment On Loan Waiver "Insensitive": Farmers' Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

A farmers' body on Wednesday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he equated farm loan waivers allowed by the newly-formed Congress state governments to "lollipops". The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) called PM Modi's comment "insensitive".

Congress Will Win, Loan Waiver For Farmers In 10 Days, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday November 23, 2018

The Congress party has a message for the farmers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The party is winning in the BJP-ruled state, and within 10 days of coming to power, the new government will waive loans of each and every farmer, announced Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Vidisha today.

Maharashtra Farmer Protest March In Azad Maidan, To Meet Chief Minister

India News | Thursday November 22, 2018

Thousands of farmers took the streets continuing their protest march towards Mumbai's Azad Maidain to demand loan waiver among other issues. Farmers from across Maharashtra, under Lok Sangharsh Morcha, began their march on Tuesday and reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan this afternoon.

Karnataka Farmer, Three Family Members Commit Suicide Over Unpaid Loan

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday September 23, 2018

Four members of a sugarcane farmer's family committed suicide by consuming poison at Sunkatonnuru village in Karnataka's Mandya district on Saturday.

Targeting PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi Recalls His Only Visit To PM's Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 7, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today promised farmers' loan waiver in Madhya Pradesh within 10 days, if his party comes to power in the state, and slammed the central and state government over the plight of the agriculturists.

Will Waive Farmers' Loan In 10 Days If Congress Voted To Power In Madhya Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 6, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today promised farmers' loan waiver in Madhya Pradesh within 10 days, if his party comes to power, and slammed the central and state government over the plight of the agriculturists.

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.

Maharashtra Farmers' Protest Highlights: Protestors Start Overnight March Towards Azad Maidan

India News | Monday March 12, 2018

The state of Maharashtra is witnessing an unprecedented protest with at least 35,000 farmers marching in Mumbai demanding a complete loan waiver. The march started from Nashik district and the protesting farmers entered the state capital 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.

'Is This A Joke?' Uttar Pradesh Farmer Gets Loan Waiver Of 1 Paisa

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday September 19, 2017

When this farmer from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district received a certificate waiving one paisa of his outstanding farm loan of Rs 1.5 lakh under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's much-hyped farmer loan waiver scheme, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Farmers Not A Priority For Previous UP Governments: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 17, 2017

Farmers were not the priority for the governments in Uttar Pradesh for the last 14-15 years but the situation has changed and the politics now will be farmer and youth-centric, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.