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UP CM Yogi Adityanath at the oath ceremony of UP MLAs at the Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi Cabinet meets Tuesday: Loan waiver on agenda?

There are 2.15 crore small and marginal farmers in the state and their total loans add up to Rs 62,000 crores.

3 April 2017 1:25 AM IST

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Decision on debt waiver soon, says Punjab CM

Capt. Amarinder reiterated his government's commitment to fulfilling all poll manifesto promises, including loan waiver.

17 Jun 2017 2:32 AM IST

Sixteen district cooperative banks have written to the state government.

Banks: Unable to pay Rs 10,000 to each of 34L farmers

A total of 34 lakh farmers, who have defaulted on loans since 2012, are eligible for this loan.

16 Jun 2017 3:14 AM IST

The state had already formed a committee under former secretary, K.P. Bakshi to look into details and finances.

Now, government employees threaten to strike

The Maharashtra State Gazetted Officers' Union has issued warning to the state to decide on the matter, else employees...

15 Jun 2017 3:13 AM IST

Chandrakant Patil

Maharashtra urges rich farmers to give up govt's loan waiver

According to sources in the government, the farmers who have received loans till June 2016, will benefit from the...

14 Jun 2017 1:21 AM IST

Deepak Kesarkar

State funded loan waiver all by itself: Deepak Kesarkar

Kesarkar was replying to the questions raised over the funding of the scheme by the state government in the state...

19 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Shiv Sena installed posters outside BJPs office at Nariman Point, claiming credit for loan waiver.

Political parties vie for credit of loan waiver pie

Shiv Sena went a step ahead and installed a banner claiming credit for the loan waiver in front of the BJP's office at...

13 Jun 2017 2:35 AM IST

Sudhir Mungantiwar

State's infra spend may see 20 per cent cut

The state's finance, cooperative and agriculture departments have started preparations in order to implement the loan...

13 Jun 2017 12:46 AM IST

Farmers agitation stopped for now. If unhappy with criterion, theyll resume stir by July 25.

Maharashtra farmers' strike yields loan relief

The decision came after a meeting between the farmers' leaders and a Group of Ministers.

12 Jun 2017 12:47 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi rides pillion on a bike on his way to Madhya Pradeshs Mandsaur, the epicenter of violent farmer protests that have escalated over the death of five in police firing. (Photo: PTI)

Modi only interested in waiving loans of rich, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul says PM, Chouhan responsible; to demand waiver across nation.

9 Jun 2017 1:04 AM IST

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis briefed governor C. Vidyasagar Rao over the governments decision to announce loan waiver. Maharashtra cabinet had cleared the proposal of 34,022 crore farm loan waiver on Saturday. This is largest ever loan waiver in the history of the state. Mr Fadnavis is believed to have brief about the governor about the details of the decision. Politically, it is significant as all opposition parties and farmers organisations had met the governor and demanded loan waiver.

Shiv Sena claims loan credit

Says it is a result of farmers and his party's struggle.

27 Jun 2017 2:58 AM IST

Bacchu Kadu drags Sachin Tendulkar into loan waiver row

According to Kadu, his reaction was an outburst to the apathy of the government towards the bad treatment meted out to...

19 April 2017 3:15 AM IST