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To avoid chaos, protesting farmers were told by their leaders that if they followed discipline and marched, there was no power that would dare to ignore their issues.

Meet the men who inspired Maharashtra farmers

The 30,000 protesters who walked 180km grabbed attention because of their sheer grit, discipline.

20 March 2018 6:27 AM IST

Govt is looking to raise funds for the loan waiver.

State government increases crop loan disbursement target

The meeting of the state level bankers' committee (SLBC) on Thursday, organised by the cooperative department, will be...

10 May 2018 5:33 AM IST

Subhash Deshmukh

Software to list farmers eligible for loan waiver

This initiative is expected to bypass manual interference and therefore avoid the possibility of any kind of wrongdoing.

17 July 2017 1:36 AM IST

The resolution said that if state government is unable to accept these demands, it should allow the village to be included in Uttar Pradesh.

As farmers' woes soar, Maha village seeks to join UP

The villagers also demanded the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's report on agriculture in India.

3 May 2017 1:03 AM IST

Bank customers across the nation have complained that several banks are refusing to accept more than the said amount despite providing detailed explanations. (Photo: PTI/File)

SBI sees Rs 27,420-cr hit on UP farm loan waiver

BJP had in its UP election manifesto promised to waive farmers' loans if elected to power.

20 March 2017 5:40 PM IST

State Bank chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya

Breach of privilege notice against SBI chief

Bhattacjarya had recently said that farm loan waivers upset credit discipline.

17 March 2017 5:44 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (Photo: PTI)

Fadnavis-led delegation to meet Modi over loan waiver issue for...

The move came following the Chief Minister's assurance in Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday in an endeavour to find a way...

17 March 2017 5:04 PM IST

Osmanabad and Yavatmal districts were allocated more than Rs 20 crore each by the government.

Farmer scheme funds used for ads in 2 districts

The Osmanabad district has utilised less than 50 per cent of the funds it received: out of the Rs 23 crore it got, only...

2 July 2017 1:16 AM IST

Experts have voiced concern over how soon banks will be recapitalised in the event of a farm loan waiver.

Committee to submit report on loan waiver

The additional chief secretary of the finance department will head this committee.

17 May 2017 3:18 AM IST

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray speaks during a meeting held at Sena Bhavan in Dadar. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Shiv Sena beats drum for state farmers

Party to ensure banks give loan waiver to cultivators, set up help desk to aid them.

7 July 2017 2:47 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Maha extends waiver to farmers who took loans post 2008

Devendra Fadnavis extended the date to repay overdue of loans taken by farmers in the year 2016-17.

6 July 2017 12:30 PM IST

State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Deepak Kesarkar shows state budget before entering Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra: 19 MLAs suspended for creating ruckus during Budget

The main issue of contention was the government's reluctance to announce loan waiver for farmers.

22 March 2017 11:13 AM IST