Tag: Farm Loans

Mishra demanded return of the crop insurance money and attacked the government over unavailability of agri loans to farmers. As per records, farmers were deprived of crop insurance during the 2020-2021 fiscal year. 

Mumbai: The opposition on Friday moved a notice of breach of privilege of the Maharashtra assembly against Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson of State Bank Of India, for her comments on farm loans waiver. The Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Congress’s Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, moved the notice under the Maharashtra Legislature’s Section 273, addressed to Speaker Haribhau […]

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said the Centre should waive farm loans across the country like the Congress has done after coming to power recently in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. He also said a farmers’ rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details will be finalised after a discussion with […]

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said his government will waive short-term agricultural loans of farmers and hike the MSP for paddy to Rs 2,500 per quintal, fulfilling promises made by the Congress ahead of the state Assembly polls. The state government will also set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govenrment will explore the proposal to waive agricultural loans of farmers in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today. “We’ll certainly examine it (proposal for waiving farm loan),” Patnaik told reporters after a review meeting of party functionaries here. Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy said “the state government has been contemplating waiving […]

Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government has introduced strict rules of linking Aadhaar with bank accounts for farmers willing to get loans for crops and sell their produce to government, huge discrepancy between registered farmers and those who have availed farm loans after Aadhaar linkage have now come to the fore. As per figures released by the […]