Over 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar eligible to get total loan waiver of Rs 1,632 crOver 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar are set to benefit from a Rs 1,632 crore loan waiver under a new state scheme. The Puny...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Maharashtra govt tables Rs 97,706 cr supplementary demands; Rs 20,552 cr for farm loan waiverMaharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of over Rs 97,700 crore, with a significant Rs 20,552 crore earmarked for the farm loan...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
AIADMK chief hits out at TN govt's crop loan waiver, calls it ''scientific deception''AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami criticizes the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government's crop loan waiver. He calls it a deception to dive...
26 May, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Karnataka to consider parking govt funds in Co-Op banks, says CM SiddaramaiahCooperative banks, the CM said, should be stable. Only then could they lend to farmers. “If farmers get timely loans, it will lead to bette...
20 Nov, 2023, 06.34 PM IST
Punjab waives Rs 590 crore farm debt loans for labourers and landless farming communityThe government will pay off loans to the tune of Rs 590 crore of 285,325 members of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), ...
14 Jul, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Cooperative banks directed to not grant loans to farmers: Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar asserted that the cooperative banks have not been compensated for farm loan waiver so they have no money to grant further...
27 Apr, 2019, 11.11 PM IST
Day 1 in office: Ashok Gehlot waives farm loans of up to Rs 2 lakhGehlot alleged that the previous BJP government cheated farmers when it had announced loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000.
20 Dec, 2018, 06.47 AM IST
Rs 3 lakh crore debt poses challenge for agri loan waiverThe Congress government has announced to completely waive farm loans which would cost over Rs 1 lakh crore to the exchequer.
18 Dec, 2018, 06.52 AM IST
After Cong's win, Chhattisgarh gears up to resolve farmers' issuesThe Congress, which was out of power in the state since 2003, staged a resounding comeback winning 68 seats in the 90-member Assembly.
13 Dec, 2018, 04.15 PM IST
Vasundhara Raje government struggles to arrange Rs 6,500 croreSources in NABARD clarified to ET that though the state government approached it for a loan, it was not sanctioned as it is against stipula...
08 Jun, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
Budget 2018: Government may hike agri-credit target to Rs 11 lakh croreIn the current fiscal, the govt has kept a credit target of Rs 10 lakh crore. Of which, Rs 6.25 lakh crore has already been disbursed in th...
22 Jan, 2018, 06.18 PM IST
Crop loans worth Rs 1,600 cr disbursed to Chandigarh farmersWidespread monsoon across Chhattisgarh has boosted farming activities in the state and crop loans of Rs 1,600 crore have been disbursed to ...
29 Jul, 2013, 03.14 PM IST
- Banks lent Rs 1,12,731 crore to farmers in Q1 for FY-12
The bulk of the farm loans were made by commercial banks, with disbursals totalling Rs 78,668 crore, while cooperative banks lent Rs 21,453...
19 Oct, 2011, 11.19 AM IST
- Banks to disburse Rs 9165 crore farm credit to Orissa farmers
The Orissa government on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to provide agricultural credit of Rs 9165 crore in this fiscal compared to Rs 53...
12 Jul, 2010, 08.26 PM IST
- Centre to consider states' requests of coop farm loan waivers
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that the Centre would consider requests from varoius states of waiving off the farm loan give...
30 Jun, 2008, 02.22 PM IST
- Farm loan, interest waiver burden increased to Rs 1950 cr
Karnataka’s deputy chief minister cum finance minister B S Yediyurappa has further expanded his cooperative farm loans and interest waiver ...
22 Mar, 2007, 08.30 PM IST