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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...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
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...
Punjab govt to release Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans of farmers under debt waiver schemeAcceding to another major demand of Samyukt Kisan Morcha, Channi also announced cancellation of all FIRs registered by the Punjab Police ag...
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), ...
With new Maha offer, farm loan write-offs touch Rs 4.7 lakh cr in last 10 yrsEven though agriculture NPA was only Rs 1.1 lakh crore or 12.4 per cent of the overall NPAs in FY19, if we accounted for Rs 3.14 lakh crore...
Citing poor payout numbers, BJP says Congress duping farmersOne of the reasons for Congress winning the Assembly elections in these five states is said to be its promise of a farm loan waiver that ga...
Punjab CM announces Rs 209 crore debt relief for 38,000 farmersThe chief minister said that so far 2,77,633 marginal farmers were provided relief to the tune of Rs 1,525.61 crore in the first phase.
After Maharashtra & UP, Rajasthan becomes 3rd BJP state to waive farm loansAs per the agreement, farm loans up to Rs 50,000 would be written off, putting an additional burden of about Rs 20,000 crore on the Vasundh...
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.
Punjab FM Manpreet Singh Badal finds his way through farmsFiscal deficit has jumped to 13.89% during 2016-17 as against the target of containing it within 3% of GSDP, Badal said blaming the previou...
After UP & Maharashtra, Punjab announces loan waiver for farmersThe loan waiver will for up to Rs 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers (up to 5 acres) and a flat Rs 2 lakh relief for all other marginal ...
Congress playing politics of lies, Amarinder Singh should not go back on his words: Harsimrat BadalThe SAD leader also took a dig at cricketer-turned-politician and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, citing his excuses to continue with a...
SAD asks Amarinder Singh to waive farmers debt, provide 30 lakh jobsA core committee of the SAD, which was drubbed in the assembly elections, said it accepted the verdict of the people of Punjab with all "hu...
AAP manifesto promises farmers loans at 1 per cent, brings the issue of farm suicides to foreKejriwal said that the money confiscated from Badals and other Akali Ministers, would be spent on opening new hospitals and schools for the...
- NABARD fixes Rs 82,023 crore credit potential for Punjab in FY13
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) today projected Punjab's credit potential at Rs 82,023.32 crore for 2012-1...
- NABARD assistance to Punjab reaches new high of Rs 5,690 cr
NABARD said financial assistance to Punjab touched a new high of Rs 5,690.16 crore in 2010-11, 24% more than the support provided in 2009-1...
- SBI grants highest ever loan of Rs 300cr for dairy firms in Punjab
SBI has earmarked highest ever fresh lending of Rs 300 crore to encourage commercial dairy farm projects in the state.
- BoB eyeing Rs 11k cr biz from northern region in FY'11
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Monday said that it is eyeing a total business of Rs 11,000 crore from the northern region in the cu...
- PNB not in favour of concessional credit for farm sector
PNB is not in favour of providing concessional credit to farm sector in Punjab in view of farmers' mounting debts.