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- After Telangana's Rs 31,000 cr farm loan waiver, Punjab farmers reiterate similar demandThe Telangana government has announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, benefiting nearly 40 lakh farmers at a cost of around Rs 31,0...24 Jun, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
- Banks express concern over decline in loan recoveryBanks also asked the state government to announce the cut-off date till which the debt waiver benefit will be available to eligible growers.26 Jul, 2017, 12.58 AM IST
- Banks to meet expert panel on debt waiver on July 25In the meeting, the panel is expected to seek suggestions from us regarding the implementation of debt waiver scheme of the state governmen...23 Jul, 2017, 10.49 PM IST
- Amarinder Singh urges farmers not to commit suicide, says government is there for themAsserting that there would not be an auction of mortgaged land of farmers, he wondered whether the government's message was reaching the fa...23 May, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
- Loan waiver promise in UP troubles Fadnavis government in MaharashtraCongress and NCP MLAs questioned the government as to why it is reluctant to give a loan waiver when it is promising the same to farmers in...10 Mar, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
- Why debt waivers are likely to hurt Indian farmers in the long runIn a recent research paper I have co-authored with Sankar De, we investigated the impact of the debt waiver programme of 2008 on future acc...04 Mar, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
- After Raghuram Rajan, PSU banks' heads now question farm debt waiversLast month, the RBI Governor had said that debt waiver schemes have constrained flow of credit to farmers.05 Jan, 2015, 05.12 AM IST
- RBI governor Raghuram Rajan questions farm debt waiver schemesTalking about subsidies for farm sector, Rajan said that it will be useful to see whether these subsidies have actually helped agriculture ...27 Dec, 2014, 02.58 PM IST
- CAG finds flaws in implementation of debt waiver schemeCAG has found irregularities in disbursement of funds under the Rs 52,000-crore farm debt waiver scheme, 2008, as benefits have been taken ...14 Jan, 2013, 10.19 PM IST
- Just 7 pc farmers benefited under debt waiver in PunjabCentre's debt waiver scheme has achieved little in getting farmers fresh loans.24 Feb, 2009, 04.15 PM IST
- Chavan plays Santa, doles out farm goodiesWith an eye on elections, the Ashok Chavan government in Maharashtra on Tuesday announced Rs 6,208-crore loan waiver that will provide reli...31 Dec, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Farm loan waiver meet on FridayWith only four days left for the full implementation of the farm debt waiver, the state government plans to take stock of its performance a...27 Jun, 2008, 12.04 AM IST
- Loan waiver under central scheme to be over by June end: UBIThe UBI on Monday announced that it will complete implementation of the Central scheme of agriculture debt waiver for small and marginal fa...02 Jun, 2008, 11.19 PM IST
- Loan waiver unlikely for big farmersFarmers holding more than five acres and looking up to the central government to widen the net of debt waiver scheme could be in for disapp...15 May, 2008, 01.12 AM IST
- Govt mulling debt relief fund for loan waiver schemeThe government is considering to create a debt relief fund to provide liquidity to the banks for implementing the Rs 60,000-crore loan waiv...26 Mar, 2008, 08.08 PM IST
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