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BJP’s Mungantiwar raises absence of farm loan waiver in budget
March 12, 2025 10:00 pm
In its first budget, the new Mahayuti government had refrained from announcing new schemes or meeting pre-poll promises including farm loan waiver.
Ahead of polls, new idea on the table: bad bank for farm loans
December 06, 2021 11:12 am
🔴 At present, there is neither a unified mechanism to tackle NPAs in the farm sector nor a single law that deals with enforcement of mortgages created on agricultural land.
Nirmala Sitharaman: Govt monitoring farm credit given by banks
February 16, 2020 1:39 am
The government in Budget 2020-21 raised the farm loan disbursal target by 11 per cent to Rs 15 lakh crore for the next fiscal and allocated Rs 1.6 lakh crore to implement various plans in agriculture and allied sectors amid the stated goal of doubling farmers income by 2022.
Farmers package in the works: Income support scheme and interest-free loans
January 15, 2019 10:23 am
As there are 21.6 crore small and marginal farmers — most of whom are not in a position to repay the loan or put collateral — such a scheme is the only way to support their fund requirements, apart from ensuring market prices for their produce.
PM Modi shouldn't use such language: Sharad Pawar on 'lollipop' remark
December 30, 2018 7:16 pm
"Such language doesn't suit the country's Prime Minister. In fact, the Centre should provide financial aid to the states which are giving farm loan waivers," Sharad Pawar said.
With proprietors abroad, farmers stuck in loan limbo opt for money lenders
August 12, 2018 9:01 am
An internal inspection earlier this year had revealed some discrepancies in the sanction and repayment of loans, following which NABARD and RBI had directed all banks to follow the procedures without any lapses.
Cooperatives should explore new areas to double farm income, says PM Narendra Modi
September 21, 2017 1:52 pm
Stating that Inamdar was an "unknown" figure but he contributed immensely to the nation through cooperatives, Modi said. "The first success mantra of cooperative is that the leader works behind the scene taking everyone along."
Punjab farmers plan Jalandhar meet against ‘lollipop’ of a debt waiver
July 05, 2017 1:32 am
The unions questioned Captain Amarinder Singh about the forms filled during his campaigning promising that every type of loan will be waived off without any condition on income or land-holding size of the farmers.
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