Punjab Loan Waiver

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state

Demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and compensation to the relatives of those who died during the anti-farm laws stir, farmers blocked railway tracks at various places in Punjab for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156

Demanding complete loan waiver and compensation to kin of those killed during the anti-farm law stir, farmers blocked rail tracks at various places for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156 trains in the state.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Amarinder Singh said the relief provided by Punjab government's limited resources is not sufficient for the farmers and must be fulfilled by the Government of India.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider agriculture loan waiver at the national level on priority as a one-time solution to help the distressed farmers.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the "worst leader India has seen since Independence". The stinging attack came a day after PM Modi's outburst against the Congress on loan waiver, 1984 riots and other issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and farm loan waivers. PM Modi said the Congress in Punjab, too, had made big promises to farmers, but deceived them after coming to power.

Going all out to woo farmers in Rajasthan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today promised farm loan waiver in ten days if the party forms government in the state. Speaking at an election rally in Jaisalmer district's Pokhran Assembly constituency, Mr Gandhi said he had said the same thing in Punjab and Karnataka elections and the Congress governmen...

Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...

Today is the sixth day of the ongoing farmers' protest across several states. Farmers in various parts of India launched a 10-day Gaon Bandh (rural shutdown) on June 1 to press their demands.Their demands include a loan waiver, higher prices for their produce and immediate implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report. As part of the protest,...

Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assuran...

A remark regarding beggars made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal while addressing the plight of debt-ridden farmers in the agrarian state has made him the target of his estranged cousin and opposition Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

According to a study by the state-run Punjabi University in Patiala, 86 per cent farmers and 80 per cent agricultural labourers in Punjab are facing indebtedness.

After Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government too has announced a loan waiver for its farmers. It was meant to be the most generous waiver announced so far in a state where total agrarian debt is estimated to be around 80,000 crores. But the Congress government's maiden budget hasn't kept pace with the Chief Ministe...

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state

Demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and compensation to the relatives of those who died during the anti-farm laws stir, farmers blocked railway tracks at various places in Punjab for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156

Demanding complete loan waiver and compensation to kin of those killed during the anti-farm law stir, farmers blocked rail tracks at various places for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156 trains in the state.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Amarinder Singh said the relief provided by Punjab government's limited resources is not sufficient for the farmers and must be fulfilled by the Government of India.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider agriculture loan waiver at the national level on priority as a one-time solution to help the distressed farmers.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the "worst leader India has seen since Independence". The stinging attack came a day after PM Modi's outburst against the Congress on loan waiver, 1984 riots and other issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and farm loan waivers. PM Modi said the Congress in Punjab, too, had made big promises to farmers, but deceived them after coming to power.

Going all out to woo farmers in Rajasthan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today promised farm loan waiver in ten days if the party forms government in the state. Speaking at an election rally in Jaisalmer district's Pokhran Assembly constituency, Mr Gandhi said he had said the same thing in Punjab and Karnataka elections and the Congress governmen...

Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...

Today is the sixth day of the ongoing farmers' protest across several states. Farmers in various parts of India launched a 10-day Gaon Bandh (rural shutdown) on June 1 to press their demands.Their demands include a loan waiver, higher prices for their produce and immediate implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report. As part of the protest,...

Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assuran...

A remark regarding beggars made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal while addressing the plight of debt-ridden farmers in the agrarian state has made him the target of his estranged cousin and opposition Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

According to a study by the state-run Punjabi University in Patiala, 86 per cent farmers and 80 per cent agricultural labourers in Punjab are facing indebtedness.

After Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government too has announced a loan waiver for its farmers. It was meant to be the most generous waiver announced so far in a state where total agrarian debt is estimated to be around 80,000 crores. But the Congress government's maiden budget hasn't kept pace with the Chief Ministe...