Loan Waiver Scheme

"File Case Against Kamal Nath, Rahul Gandhi": BJP Asks Farmers Who Didn't Get Loan Waiver

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday April 29, 2020

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's farm loan waiver scheme, that he announced within hours of assuming office, is likely to be scrapped. However, it doesn't end there.

14,591 Farmers Committed Suicide In Five Years In Maharashtra: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 2, 2020

As many as 14,591 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between October 2014 and August 2019, state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday.

Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 27, 2020

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.

Chaos In Maharashtra Assembly Over Government's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Monday February 24, 2020

Chaos ensued inside the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of budget session after the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government released the first list of beneficiaries of its farm loan waiver scheme. The BJP accused the government of playing with farmers' emotions.

Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver To Be Enforced By April 15: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 8, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule farm loan waiver scheme will be implemented in the state by April 15.

Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 28, 2019

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.

6-Member-Team To Study Rajasthan Farm Loan Waiver Scheme

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

A six-member team from Maharashtra will be visiting Jaipur to study the state government's farm loan waiver scheme, a senior official said.

Farmer Suicides Increased After UPA's Loan Waiver Scheme: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Suicides by farmers increased after a loan waiver of Rs 70,000 crore was announced by the previous UPA government in 2008, Union minister Parshottam Rupala said today.

Maharashtra Farmer Comes To Mumbai With Loan Waiver Complaint, Detained

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday June 21, 2019

A farmer who had come to meet Dhananjay Munde, Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, was detained by Mumbai police today for criticising the Devendra Fadnavis government's loan waiver scheme before the media.

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.

Karnataka Released Rs 1,611 Crore For Farm Loan Waiver Last Month

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has said the JDS-Congress government has released Rs 1,611 crore towards the farm loan waiver schemes, benefiting 3.28 lakh ryots till January 31 this year and its implementation is being accelerated.

Madhya Pradesh Approves Farm Loan Waiver, Cut-Off Date Now December 12

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 5, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Saturday approved a farm loan waiver scheme under which dues of farmers worth Rs 2 lakh would be waived in the state. The cabinet also extended the cut-off date for farm loan waiver from March 31 to December 12, 2018.

"PM's Index Finger Questions Us, Other Fingers Question Him": Deve Gowda

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2019

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a jibe at the Karnataka government's farm loan waiver scheme and questioned him about demonetisation and the Ram temple issue.

"What Moral Right Does He Have?": Siddaramaiah On PM's Lollipop Dig

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 31, 2018

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising the state government's farm loan waiver scheme and called him "anti-farmer".

"60,000 Farmers Benefited": HD Kumaraswamy On PM Modi's "Cruel Joke" Remark

Karnataka News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday December 30, 2018

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "cruel joke" jibe at the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka for its farm loan waiver scheme, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has termed the remark as "incorrect and unfortunate". The government has the figures ready and all the information is available online, he said.