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Over 2 hours' meeting, demand for specific date and a warning: How farmers got a loan waiver promise from Maharashtra Govt

October 31, 2025 4:26 pm

The meeting also saw heated exchanges between the government representatives and farmer leaders, with one of the deputy CMs even questioning whether the delegation had no trust in the government.

CM Mann hands over loan waiver certificates, says ‘govt working for wellbeing of underprivileged sections’

June 09, 2025 12:00 pm

On June 3, the Punjab Cabinet gave its nod to waive loans amounting to Rs 67.84 crore taken by over 4,000 Dalit families from the PSCFC.

Loan waiver extended twice to SC beneficiaries in Punjab, excess claims of Rs 16.15 lakh made: CAG report

March 14, 2023 12:32 pm

The names of 61 people were repeated in the list of Scheduled Caste beneficiaries who availed of loan waiver benefits from the Punjab government, the CAG report revealed.

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Bank of Maharashtra writes off Rs 7,000 crore owed by loan defaulters

August 17, 2020 11:06 am

According to information provided by the bank — accessed by The Indian Express – from 2011 to 2020, it has written off a total of Rs 7,400 crore. The major write-offs have come in the last four years when Rs 7,000 crore has been written off.

Cong alleges govt wrote off Rs 68,607-cr bank loans of defaulters; Sitharaman says attempt to mislead in 'brazen manner'

April 28, 2020 11:35 pm

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also released the list of the top loan defaulters in the country, as per the RTI reply, and demanded answers from PM Modi about the reasons behind waiving off the loans of the tycoons.

As BJP, Congress spar over loan waiver, farmers weigh their vote options in MP

May 12, 2019 6:42 am

In response to Chouhan’s taunt, the Kamal Nath-led Congress government, which claims to have waived loans of more than 21 lakh farmers, recently sent paper bundles with lists of beneficiaries to the former chief minister’s residence.

Defaulting Punjab farmers face jail as banks file criminal cases

February 18, 2019 10:27 am

All the farmers who faced criminal action for defaulting on loans say they were made to sign on blank cheques.

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Farm-loan waivers to hit states fiscal deficit targets: report

January 21, 2019 8:30 pm

India Ratings expects the states' revenue account on aggregate to clock a deficit of 0.5 percent of GDP in FY20 due to a higher growth in revenue spends than revenue receipt.

Kamal Nath lists priorities: agriculture, jobs, women’s safety

December 15, 2018 3:32 am

In its poll manifesto, the Congress had promised to waive farm loans, with Rahul Gandhi asserting that the chief minister will be removed if the promise is not fulfilled in the first 10 days.

Farm income not improving, loan waiver regressive, says Nitish Kumar

June 17, 2018 7:49 pm

"Woman prisoners or prisoners above 60 years of age may be given the priority. lf suitable changes are required in the law, it may be considered," Nitish Kumar said, stressing that India has a tradition of amnesty on special occasions.

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The Agrarian Unrest 2: Why loan waivers are not a fix and the appeal of Swaminathan formula

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

As farmers from across the country storm the national capital, a look at why loan waivers are not the answer. We also look at what is the Swaminathan formula and why it appeals to the farmers. Harish Damodaran explains.

On Day 2, protesting farmers march towards Mumbai’s Azad Maidan

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Thousands of farmers and tribals began a march from different parts of Maharashtra to culminate at Azad Maidan and ask for some of their long-pending demands to be met.