June 14, 2025 7:49 pm
Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat questioned the need to form a committee
January 28, 2024 8:07 am
Notably, the parade comes exactly three years after January 26, 2021, when thousands of farmers had allegedly clashed with the police in Delhi during a large rally during which many had reached the Red Fort.
December 15, 2023 9:34 pm
While replying to a debate on the North Karnataka region in the House, Siddaramaiah said the government will waive off interest on loans availed by farmers from cooperative societies and banks in view of the drought situation.
April 29, 2023 9:10 am
The cabinet meeting was held in Ludhiana, not Chandigarh, as part of the Sarkaar Aapke Dwaar initiative.
March 31, 2023 10:49 am
The Congress govt blames Centre for the impasses, says has waived off all short-term farm loans from state cooperative banks, waiting for same as regards those from nationalised, scheduled commercial and regional rural banks
January 17, 2023 8:16 am
The Mandi Board has again written to the finance department about not being able to pay the instalment. “The department will now pay the instalment whenever they can arrange money,” said an official.
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.
December 24, 2020 4:21 am
After the meeting, state Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said, “A total of 7.83 lakh farmers’ full farm loans will be waived, and the remaining farmers will get a relief of Rs 50,000 with the total Rs 2,000 crore amount.”
June 24, 2020 5:06 am
Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel alleged that farmers received loan waiver certificates but their loans were not waived.
April 28, 2020 4:11 am
Earlier this year, the state had rolled out its flagship scheme – writing off arrears up to Rs 2 lakh for loans availed between April 2015 and March 2019.




