Govt. intensifies efforts to fulfil its promise of ₹2 lakh crop loan waiver by August 15
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt. intensifies efforts to fulfil its promise of ₹2 lakh crop loan waiver by August 15

The Hindu  

The State government has intensified its efforts to mobilise financial resources for fulfilling the Congress’ election promise of crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh to farmers by August 15, coinciding with the Independence Day. The government has commissioned an elaborate exercise to finalise the guidelines to ensure that all eligible farmers are covered under the crop loan waiver. The Chief Minister is reportedly particular that eligible farmers should be given hand holding in the form of crop loan waiver and the guidelines should accordingly be prepared to get such farmers’ families out of financial distress. The meeting would also discuss about the decisions that should be taken from the government’s side so that crop loan waiver is implemented before the August 15 deadline.

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Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth
3 weeks ago

Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that crop loan waiver scheme was extended to all the eligible beneficiaries in the state and describing his government as ‘farmer friendly’, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday announced the implementation of Rythu Bharosa scheme after Sankranti. The chief minister’s announcement on rolling out Rythu Bharosa scheme, an initiative to increase subsidies from Rs 10,000 to Rs …

Pending Rs 13K-Cr Crop Loans to Be Waived by Dec: Ponguleti
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pending Rs 13K-Cr Crop Loans to Be Waived by Dec: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Minister for revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Saturday informed that the pending Rs 13,000 crore pertaining to crop loan waiver would be cleared by the end of next month. Distributing Kalyana Lakshmi cheques to beneficiaries at his camp office in Kusumanchi, he said that the state government waived crop loans worth Rs 18,000 crore for farmers whose crop loans …

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister

The Hindu  

Minister of Agriculture, Tummala Nageswara Rao, reiterated Telangana government’s commitment to complete the Crop Loan Waiver Scheme, ensuring that every eligible farmer will benefit. He also mentioned that Rythu Bharosa assistance would be provided to farmers after the crop loan waiver is completed. Accusing Opposition parties of unnecessary criticism, the Minister noted that the loan waiver process was ongoing and …

CM rebuts Modi’s claims on crop loan waiver
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CM rebuts Modi’s claims on crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has strongly refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks over Telangana’s crop loan waiver scheme. Responding to Mr. Modi’s reported statements made during a public meeting in Maharashtra on October 5, in which the PM accused the State government led by Congress of failing to implement its promised loan waiver, Mr. Reddy issued a detailed …

Telangana: Farmers Stage Rasta Roko Demanding Crop Loan Waiver
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana: Farmers Stage Rasta Roko Demanding Crop Loan Waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Hundreds of farmers from Nizamabad, Armoor and Balkonda staged a rasta roko on National Highway 44 at Mamidipally Crossroads near Armoor on Saturday, demanding the Rs 2-lakh crop loan waiver that the Congress had promised in the run-up to the state elections. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy promised at Siddulagutta temple in Armoor the Rs 2-lakh crop loan waiver …

BRS's KTR slams CM Revanth over 'fraudulent' crop loan waiver scheme
4 months ago

BRS's KTR slams CM Revanth over 'fraudulent' crop loan waiver scheme

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the crop loan waiver was a big fraud on the farmers and his party would fight on behalf of the farmers against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for allegedly hoodwinking the farmers in the name of writing off their loans. The government, which claimed that it waived the loans of all …

Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti criticises BRS over crop loan waiver failures
4 months ago

Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti criticises BRS over crop loan waiver failures

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka alleged that those without proper knowledge of the crop loan waiver scheme were making baseless accusations against the government. Speaking to the media in Jamalapuram village in Madhira constituency on Wednesday, he said: “The Congress government has waived Rs 2 lakh crop loan of each farmer in the very first year of coming …

Telangana BJP Slams Congress for Incomplete Farm Loan Waiver
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana BJP Slams Congress for Incomplete Farm Loan Waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP charged that the Congress-led Telangana government had implemented the farm loan waiver for fewer than 29 lakh farmers while 74 lakh farmers were eligible for the scheme. The Congress government was celebrating the event by just releasing `17,000 crore as the farm loan waiver in three instalments, said Telangana BJP general secretary Gujjula Premender Reddy addressing a …

Crop loan waiver biggest betrayal of Telangana farmers: KTR
4 months, 1 week ago

Crop loan waiver biggest betrayal of Telangana farmers: KTR

The Hindu  

The crop loan waiver scheme implemented by the Congress Government in the State is the biggest-ever betrayal of farmers in Telangana as it is extended only to 46% of ryots who have outstanding debt with banks and cooperative societies. Rama Rao said that the government had winded up loan waiver by writing off debt of ₹17,934 crore, up to ₹2 …

Telangana government to complete Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver by Independence Day
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana government to complete Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver by Independence Day

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As promised by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the government is mulling to complete the waiving of crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh by August 15. The government is set to release third tranche, which is also last phase, of funds for crop loan waiver scheme on the Independence Day. On July 18, the first phase of the …

Third phase of crop loan waiver to be launched in Telangana's Wyra
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Third phase of crop loan waiver to be launched in Telangana's Wyra

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao said that the government is planning to release the third tranche of funds for the crop loan waiver scheme on August 15. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the minister also said that there is a plan to hold a public meeting on August 15 in Wyra of Khammam district where Chief …

Reach Out to Farmers and Win Their Support, Santosh Urges Telangana State BJP
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reach Out to Farmers and Win Their Support, Santosh Urges Telangana State BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Buoyed by the big success during the recent Lok Sabha elections where it won eight seats in Telangana, the party’s central leadership has decided to sustain the momentum by aggressively taking up farmers' issues and corner the state government on its failed promises. Given the inordinate delay in implementing the farm loan waiver scheme, the state BJP leaders have …

Telangana: Farmers Elated Over 2nd Phase of Loan Waiver
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Farmers Elated Over 2nd Phase of Loan Waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: A festive atmosphere prevailed across the Nizamabad district as farmers celebrated the second phase of crop loan waiver under which loans from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakhs will be waived by the state government on Tuesday. Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu, along with farmers in the presence of elected representatives, formally launched the second phase of the scheme …

Revanth launches 2nd phase of crop loan waiver
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth launches 2nd phase of crop loan waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Congress government in Telangana has kept up its poll promise by waiving crop loans of nearly 18 lakh farmers, involving a payment of Rs 12,200 crore in less than a fortnight. Overall, in the two phases, the state has released Rs 12,289 crore to waive crop loans of nearly 18 lakh farmers,” Revanth Reddy said. The Chief Minister …

Revanth to waive crop loans of farmers up to Rs 1.5 lakh today
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth to waive crop loans of farmers up to Rs 1.5 lakh today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will launch the second phase of the crop loan waiver at the Legislative Assembly premises on Tuesday. He would waive crop loans of farmers up to Rs 1.50 lakh each in one go. In the first phase launched by the Chief Minister on July 18 at the Secretariat, crop loans of farmers up to …

Rs 2 Lakh Farm Loan Waiver Is the Biggest Welfare Programme in the Country, Claims IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu
5 months ago

Rs 2 Lakh Farm Loan Waiver Is the Biggest Welfare Programme in the Country, Claims IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The farm loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh by the Congress government in Telangana is the biggest welfare programme in the country. The farm loan waiver started two days ago with deposits of Rs 1 lakh into the bank accounts of farmers and another Rs1 lakh would be deposited within a month, said IT minister D. Sridhar Babu. Laying …

Congress created history in crop loan waiver: Komatireddy
5 months ago

Congress created history in crop loan waiver: Komatireddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Minister for roads and buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Thursday said the state government had created history by waiving Rs 31,000 crore worth of crop loans in a single day. He said farmers of Nalgonda got the highest benefit as Rs 481.63 crore of their crop loans were waived. Bankers should not deduct the from crop loan waiver money …

Telangana CM kicks off crop loan waiver scheme
5 months ago

Telangana CM kicks off crop loan waiver scheme

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday kicked off the first phase of crop loan waiver scheme, depositing ₹1 lakh into the loan accounts of 1.1 million-odd farmers across the state. Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with senior leader K. Keshava Rao at the launch of farmers’ loan waiver scheme at the Secretariat, in Hyderabad on Thursday. …

Farm Loan Waiver Hype is with an Eye on Ensuing Local Body Elections: Bandi
5 months ago

Farm Loan Waiver Hype is with an Eye on Ensuing Local Body Elections: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that the Congress government in the state waive crop loans up to Rs.2 lakh without laying conditions, as it had promised during the Assembly elections. In a statement here on Thursday, Sanjay asked the Congress about Rythu Bharosa for the rabi and kharif seasons and setting pre-conditions and cutting …

Celebrations across Telangana after CM declares loan waiver
5 months ago

Celebrations across Telangana after CM declares loan waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Rural areas wore a festive look on Thursday after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy formally launched the scheme to waive crop loans of up to Rs.2 lakh each. As soon as the Chief Minister transferred over Rs.6,000 crore to bank accounts of over 11.5 lakh farmers to clear their crop loans up to Rs.1 lakh each at 4 pm …

Telangana Dy CM asks banks to utilise funds released for crop loan waiver for the intended purpose
5 months ago

Telangana Dy CM asks banks to utilise funds released for crop loan waiver for the intended purpose

The Hindu  

As the first phase of the prestigious Crop Loan Waiver Scheme 2024 for waiver of loans up to ₹1 lakh got underway in Telangana on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has exhorted bankers to utilise the funds released by the Government for the intended purpose. The Government is committed to implement its promise of crop loan waiver to …

Telangana government to implement crop loan waiver from July 18
5 months ago

Telangana government to implement crop loan waiver from July 18

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Taking yet another step towards fulfilling six guarantees promised by the Congress during Assembly elections, the state government is all set to implement the crop loan waiver scheme from Thursday. During the meeting, he announced that the government would waive loans below Rs 1 lakh at 4 pm on Thursday. He recalled that on May 6, 2022, Congress leader …

Farmers’ associations flag doubts about waiver clarifications
5 months ago

Farmers’ associations flag doubts about waiver clarifications

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Farmers groups, while welcoming the announcement to allow passbooks as the basis for availing farm loan waiver, have expressed fears that the other preconditions would deprive many of them of the benefits. First, the government had encouraged the formation of self-help groups, joint liability groups, Rythu Mitra groups but the GO in its clause 4.13 specifically exempted them from …

Telangana CM Revanth calls for national-level debate on crop loan waiver
5 months ago

Telangana CM Revanth calls for national-level debate on crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged for a national-level discussion on loan waivers, noting that no other State in the country has waived loans amounting to ₹31,000 crore in a single installment, and urged MPs to highlight this welfare initiative in Parliament. Announcing that the waiver of crop loans up to ₹1 lakh will be completed by 4 p.m. tomorrow, …

Telangana Government to credit ₹1 lakh into loan accounts of farmers under Crop Loan Waiver Scheme 2024
5 months ago

Telangana Government to credit ₹1 lakh into loan accounts of farmers under Crop Loan Waiver Scheme 2024

The Hindu  

As the stage is being set for the roll put of the crop loan waiver scheme, Telangana Government is making necessary arrangements to credit the amounts into loan accounts of farmers in different banks. ₹31,000 crore additional burden The total additional burden on the State exchequer on account of loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh, in Chief Minister A. Revanth …

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally
5 months ago

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally

The Hindu  

Former Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy has urged Telangana government to waive crop loans unconditionally and provide financial aid under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to support farmers owning land up to five acres. Speaking to the media at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday, he said, “While Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy claims there are no conditions, the guidelines have …

Debt relief commission a necessity across India
5 months ago

Debt relief commission a necessity across India

New Indian Express  

True to its word, the Congress government in Telangana has begun waiving crop loans, with over 11 lakh farmers getting relief of up to Rs 1 lakh on Thursday. It is a bold move by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to waive loans in such a short span, unlike the previous BRS government that did it in phases between 2014 …

Telangana announces farm loan waiver of up to ₹1 lakh, to be implemented from July 18
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana announces farm loan waiver of up to ₹1 lakh, to be implemented from July 18

Live Mint  

The Congress government in Telangana on Tuesday announced the much-awaited farm loan waiver programme for farmers in the state. Strict action against bankers if they deposit the funds released by the government for loan waiver in other accounts,” Telangana chief minister's office said in a statement. Meanwhile, slamming the government's decision, Telangana BJP MP Eatala Rajender said the Revanth Reddy …

Telangana: CM Revanth Reddy announces farm loan waiver implementation from July 18
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: CM Revanth Reddy announces farm loan waiver implementation from July 18

India TV News  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that the farm loan waiver will be implemented from July 18. Congress promised loan waiver during assembly polls It is pertinent to note that farm loan waiver was one of the major promises made by the Congress party, apart from six guarantees, in the run-up to last year's assembly polls. BJP slams …

Telangana government issues guidelines for crop loan waiver
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana government issues guidelines for crop loan waiver

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Telangana government has issued guidelines for implementing the crop loan waiver scheme. Each farmer’s family is eligible for crop loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh. The crop loan waiver scheme does not apply to SHG, JLG, RMG, or LECS loans. In Telangana, there are a large number of small and marginal farmers.” To strengthen the rural …

Crop Loan Waiver: Ration Card, PM Kisan Norms may Play Spoilsport
5 months, 1 week ago

Crop Loan Waiver: Ration Card, PM Kisan Norms may Play Spoilsport

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government's decision to link the crop loan waiver with ration cards and certain provisions of the PM-Kisan scheme could deny this benefit to many farmers, as no new ration cards have been issued in Telangana since 2015. Previous crop loan waiver schemes implemented by earlier governments never linked ration cards or PM-Kisan norms to extend the benefit. …

BRS terms farm loan waiver guidelines as an attempt to betray ryots
5 months, 1 week ago

BRS terms farm loan waiver guidelines as an attempt to betray ryots

The Hindu  

The opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi has termed the guidelines issued for implementing the ₹2 lakh farm loan waiver by the government as an attempt to deceive and betray the farming community after promising the loan waiver to every eligible farmer. In a statement issued here on Monday, BRS leader and former minister for agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy recollected how the …

Will waive farm loans and complete pending projects soon: Uttam Kumar Reddy
5 months, 1 week ago

Will waive farm loans and complete pending projects soon: Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated that the Congress government in Telangana would waive off the crop loans up to ₹2 lakh by August 15 at any cost while assuring that the government was committed to completing all pending irrigation projects with minimal investment to increase the ayacut. He criticised the previous BRS regime for wasting public money on …

Telangana Govt issues detailed guidelines for crop loan waiver a month ahead of Aug 15 deadline
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt issues detailed guidelines for crop loan waiver a month ahead of Aug 15 deadline

The Hindu  

Telangana Government has announced that the crop loan waiver assured up to ₹2 lakh will be applicable to short term loans obtained from scheduled commercial banks, regional rural banks and district cooperative banks. In case of Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society, the loan waiver amounts would be credited to the respective District Co-Operative Central Bank or the bank branches concerned and …

Telangana Govt Sets in Motion Loan Waiver for Farmers
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt Sets in Motion Loan Waiver for Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

According to guidelines issued by the agriculture department, a farmer family will be taken as a beneficiary unit. Each eligible farmer family can receive a waiver of up to `2 lakh of short-term crop loans taken between December 12, 2018 and December 9, 2023. The scheme covers crop loans taken from branches of Scheduled Banks, Regional Rural Banks, and District …

Telangana government finalising modalities for farm loan waiver scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana government finalising modalities for farm loan waiver scheme

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is in the process of expediting the formulation of modalities to implement the farm loan waiver scheme. It may be recalled that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that his government will implement this scheme by August 15. Sources said that to identify the eligible farmers, the government is likely to adopt the guidelines that were …

Telangana finalising guidelines for crop loan waiver scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana finalising guidelines for crop loan waiver scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Congress government in Telangana is finalising guidelines for the implementation of crop loan waiver scheme, aimed at waiving all kinds of crop loan arrears of farmers up to ₹2 lakh at one go, people familiar with the matter said. The chief minister announced that the state government was working out the plan of action for mobilisation of finances for …

Congress govt. will waive off farmers loans before August: Bhatti
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress govt. will waive off farmers loans before August: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: Dismissing the negative propaganda of opposition on farmers’ loan waiver, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu said the Congress government would prove them wrong by implementing Rs 2 lakh loan waiver. The State government deposited Rs 7,500 crore at one go in farmers’ bank accounts, he recalled while participating in several development works related to drinking water and roads …

Kisan Congress hails State government’s decision to waive farm loans at one go
6 months ago

Kisan Congress hails State government’s decision to waive farm loans at one go

The Hindu  

All India Kisan Congress vice-president M. Kodanda Reddy has lauded the State government’s decision to waive farm loans up to ₹2 lakh at one go and described it as a bold step despite the financial mess created by the previous BRS regime. Mr. Reddy said that Congress had undertaken this ‘courageous decision‘ despite the severe financial crisis, with the State …

Telangana Cabinet Okays Rs 2 Lakh Crop Loan Waiver With Rs 31,000-Cr Spend
6 months ago

Telangana Cabinet Okays Rs 2 Lakh Crop Loan Waiver With Rs 31,000-Cr Spend

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to waive up to Rs 2-lakh worth of crop loans for each farmer in the state by August 15, fulfilling yet another promise made by the Congress ahead of the Assembly elections in November 2023. Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy …

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver
6 months ago

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

As the deadline for the implementation of crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh is approaching fast, Telangana Government is exploring various options to see that all eligible farmers, especially small and marginal farmers with holdings of less than five acres, benefited from the scheme. 40 lakh farmers across Telangana The Government is actively considering the PM Kisan Samman Yojana …

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment

The Hindu  

Telangana government is faced with the twin challenges of fulfilling the promise of crop loan waiver upto ₹2 lakh to farmers and crediting the amounts under Rythu Bharosa, the Farmers’ Investment Support Scheme, in the next couple of months. While the government is mulling various options for raising resources to ensure crop loan waiver, implementation of the Rythu Bharosa will …

PM-Kisan data for farm loan waiver to deny relief to many ryots: BRS
6 months, 1 week ago

PM-Kisan data for farm loan waiver to deny relief to many ryots: BRS

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has strongly opposed the reported plans of the State government to take the data of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi as the basis to implement the farm loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh a farmer and has demanded that the waiver be extended to every farmer having outstanding debt in banks/cooperative societies. Senior leader of the …

I-T payers may be excluded from crop loan waiver in Telangana
6 months, 1 week ago

I-T payers may be excluded from crop loan waiver in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : In order to implement the crop loan waiver scheme by August 15, as promised by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, officials are formulating the guidelines and modalities. The chief minister recently directed the officials of the Agriculture and Finance departments to prepare plans for implementation of the loan waiver within the deadline as per his promise made to …

Finance department faces herculean task of raising resources to fulfil crop loan waiver
6 months, 1 week ago

Finance department faces herculean task of raising resources to fulfil crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

The Finance department is faced with a herculean task of mobilising huge funds required for crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh for all eligible farmers across the State. With Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directing the officials to prepare a comprehensive road map for crop loan waiver, a promise made by the Congress in the run up to the …

Ensure crop loan waiver by August 15 at any cost, CM Revanth tells officials
6 months, 1 week ago

Ensure crop loan waiver by August 15 at any cost, CM Revanth tells officials

The Hindu  

Emphasising the urgency of ensuring crop loan waiver ‘at any cost’ by August 15, a poll promise made by the Congress before the Assembly elections, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has instructed officials concerned to meticulously compile data on farmers with crop loans up to ₹2 lakh by acquiring complete and accurate information from both full-fledged banks and Primary Agricultural …

Farm loan waivers and elections: How do they affect farmers and governments?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm loan waivers and elections: How do they affect farmers and governments?

The Hindu  

As the Lok Sabha seats in India’s largest farming belt — Haryana and Uttar Pradesh — go to the polls, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has once again promised to waive off farmer debts if the Congress-led coalition is voted to power. Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt farm loan waivers would “spoil the farmers,” he vowed, “We are going …

Officials told to explore options to implement crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh
7 months, 1 week ago

Officials told to explore options to implement crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Telangana, headed by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, has started exploring options for fulfilling one of its key promises waiver of crop loans up to ₹2 lakh. The Chief Minister, who convened a meeting with senior officials on Wednesday, reiterated his commitment to complete loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh by August 15. As the State …

CM Revanth asks officials to take steps to waive off farm loans by August 15
7 months, 1 week ago

CM Revanth asks officials to take steps to waive off farm loans by August 15

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to make necessary arrangements to waive off farmer loans by August 15. During a review meeting with the officials along with ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and CM-s advisor Vem Narender Reddy at the Secretariat, Revanth Reddy discussed various ways to raise funds required for loan waiver. …

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