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Day of Reckoning: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results set to redefine India's political journeyWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results: Counting day arrives for five states after a heated election. Vo...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces loan waivers for 5,119 women under microfinance relief schemeAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat as part of a 12-day development initiative. He distributed aid to flood-affected ...
Assembly polls raise loan waiver pitch, but impact may be minimalCaptains of the microfinance industry said that their borrowers have now become savvy and know that good repayment ensures a timely dose of...
Loan waiver promises may hamper micro loan repayment, but only temporarilyCaptains of the microfinance industry said that their borrowers have now become savvy and know that a good repayment ensures timely dose of...
Assam cabinet approves incentives announced for micro loan reliefMinister and cabinet spokesperson Pijush Hazarika said that the Cabinet approved the incentives earlier announced for waiving micro-finance...
Opposition in Assam allege BJP govt is making U-turn on the micro finance loan waiver schemeLeader of opposition in Assam assembly Debabrata Saikia in a statement said that during election campaign BJP has promised waiver however n...
Micro finance waiver will exclude income tax payees, among others: Ashok SinghalTalking to media persons on Friday, Singhal said, “The loan waiver will come with capping it will not be a blanket waiver. Assam chief mini...
Microloan debt waiver announced during polls to be included in Budget: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaThe BJP-led government which came back to power for the second consecutive term will present its first budget in July.
Assam microloan waiver likely for defaulting borrowers onlyThe scheme is expected to cover only the delinquent loans, people familiar with the matter said. The size of the state’s microfinance secto...
Debt waivers by states slow down farm loan deliveryThe states, which announced debt waivers as a mechanism to address farmer distress, saw impacts on farm loan delivery in various degrees, a...
Farm loan waivers to have minimal impact on state deficits: India RatingsThe ratings firm expects the aggregate fiscal deficit of states to come in higher at 3.2% in FY'20 than the agency’s forecast of 2.8% in it...
Farm support measures to increase states' fiscal deficit in election year: Ind-RaAggregate budget deficit of Indian states is estimated to increase to 3.2 percent of gross domestic product in the next financial yea
Loan waivers: No silver lining for farm sectorCompetitive populism is building serious stress for lenders, which could soon mar the credit cycle itself.
Markets get the chills over US slowdown fearsSeveral states including Assam, Chhattisgarh & MP, announced farm loan waivers this week.
Populists take center stage as 2019 general election nearsEconomists agree on the need for designing a lasting solution to the distress in agriculture, instead of resorting to quick fixes such as w...
Farm loan waivers: Worried bank chiefs sound dissent noteBanks fear that loan waivers announced by states could lead to even those who pay on time delaying payments.
Assam announces Rs 1,000-crore schemes to boost farm creditAnother is the Assam Farmers’ Interest Relief Scheme (AFIRS), which will extend support to farmers who are prompt in repaying their loans, ...
Assam loan waiver scheme to benefit 19 lakh farmersAlready states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waiver.
Assam approves Rs 600 cr farm loan waiverAs per the scheme, the government will write off 25 per cent loan of farmers up to a maximum of Rs 25,000 of all farm debts, Assam Governme...
Gujarat, UP, others sought debt relief steps from CentreVarious states including Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh sought debt relief measures from the central government in recent past, Parliament was i...