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RBI Revises Norms For Banks On Interest Subvention Scheme On Crop Loan
RBI on Thursday modified norms for banks to claim the amount of interest subvention provided to farmers under the short-term crop loan scheme
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MSP For Every Crop, Akhilesh Yadav's Pre-Poll Promise To Farmers
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Monday made several promises to the farmers of Uttar Pradesh including MSP for every crop, free irrigation facilities, payment of arrears to cane-growers in 15 days, interest-free loans, and insurance and pension.
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Rajasthan To Bring One-Time Crop Loan Waiver Scheme: Chief Minister
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the state government will give relief to poor farmers by bringing a one-time scheme to waive crop loans taken from nationalised banks.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
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Rahul Gandhi Seeks Moratorium On Repayment Of Short-Term Crop Loans
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to extend the moratorium on repayment of short-term crop loans by farmers to December 31, 2021.
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Maharashtra Proposes 0% Interest On Farm Loans Upto Rs 3 Lakh
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday presented the state budget for 2021-22 in the state assembly and said the government has decided to provide zero per cent interest loans to farmers who take crop loans up to a limit of Rs 3 lakh and make timely repayment.
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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ICICI Bank Uses Satellite Images For Farm Loans To Cut Costs
Banks typically deploy officials to travel to assess irrigation systems, crop quality and land location for forecasting farm revenue to make loans
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Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Rs 1 Lakh Crore Boost For Agriculture Infrastructure
Nirmala Sitharaman: Focus on short-term crop loan will go hand-in-hand with building long-term agriculture infrastructure, the Finance Minister said.
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Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official
The crop loan waiver scheme announced by the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs 20,000 crore, said an official on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver
Farmers whose crop loan, taken between April 2015 and March 2019, is more than Rs two lakh,will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme announced by the Uddhav Thackeray-led 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government in Maharashtra last week.
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Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: BJP Releases Manifesto; Promises Interest Free Crop Loan
The BJP on Sunday released its election manifesto for the October 21 Haryana assembly polls and said this was a "commitment paper" that represented all sections of society.
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"Electoral Lollipop": Congress Slams Haryana Government's Interest Waiver
The Congress on Tuesday described the Rs 4,750-crore waiver on interest and penalty on farm loans announced by the Haryana government as an "electoral lollipop" and asked it to completely write off crop loans.
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Rahul Gandhi Writes To RBI Governor, Seeks Relief For Kerala Farmers
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, urging that the moratorium on repayment of crop loans be extended to December 31 for farmers in Kerala in the wake of floods in the state.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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RBI Revises Norms For Banks On Interest Subvention Scheme On Crop Loan
RBI on Thursday modified norms for banks to claim the amount of interest subvention provided to farmers under the short-term crop loan scheme
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MSP For Every Crop, Akhilesh Yadav's Pre-Poll Promise To Farmers
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Monday made several promises to the farmers of Uttar Pradesh including MSP for every crop, free irrigation facilities, payment of arrears to cane-growers in 15 days, interest-free loans, and insurance and pension.
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Rajasthan To Bring One-Time Crop Loan Waiver Scheme: Chief Minister
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the state government will give relief to poor farmers by bringing a one-time scheme to waive crop loans taken from nationalised banks.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
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Rahul Gandhi Seeks Moratorium On Repayment Of Short-Term Crop Loans
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to extend the moratorium on repayment of short-term crop loans by farmers to December 31, 2021.
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Maharashtra Proposes 0% Interest On Farm Loans Upto Rs 3 Lakh
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday presented the state budget for 2021-22 in the state assembly and said the government has decided to provide zero per cent interest loans to farmers who take crop loans up to a limit of Rs 3 lakh and make timely repayment.
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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ICICI Bank Uses Satellite Images For Farm Loans To Cut Costs
Banks typically deploy officials to travel to assess irrigation systems, crop quality and land location for forecasting farm revenue to make loans
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Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Rs 1 Lakh Crore Boost For Agriculture Infrastructure
Nirmala Sitharaman: Focus on short-term crop loan will go hand-in-hand with building long-term agriculture infrastructure, the Finance Minister said.
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Maharashtra Loan Waiver To Cost Rs 20,000 Crore To Exchequer: Official
The crop loan waiver scheme announced by the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs 20,000 crore, said an official on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers Whose Loan Exceeds Rs 2 Lakh Ineligible For Waiver
Farmers whose crop loan, taken between April 2015 and March 2019, is more than Rs two lakh,will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme announced by the Uddhav Thackeray-led 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government in Maharashtra last week.
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Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: BJP Releases Manifesto; Promises Interest Free Crop Loan
The BJP on Sunday released its election manifesto for the October 21 Haryana assembly polls and said this was a "commitment paper" that represented all sections of society.
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"Electoral Lollipop": Congress Slams Haryana Government's Interest Waiver
The Congress on Tuesday described the Rs 4,750-crore waiver on interest and penalty on farm loans announced by the Haryana government as an "electoral lollipop" and asked it to completely write off crop loans.
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Rahul Gandhi Writes To RBI Governor, Seeks Relief For Kerala Farmers
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, urging that the moratorium on repayment of crop loans be extended to December 31 for farmers in Kerala in the wake of floods in the state.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
