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Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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"Jet Worth Rs 8,000 Crore But...": Priyanka Gandhi To PM On Farm Loans
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked PM Narendra Modi, saying that he flies in an Rs 8,000 crore aircraft to address a rally but can't waive the debt of farmers.
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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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Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
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"Sikhs Protected My Grandmother At Home In 1977": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said he felt -he owed a debt to the people of Punjab- as he addressed the media after wrapping his protest against the governments farm laws.
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Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
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PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, self-help groups and agri-entrepreneurs can take loans to build infrastructure for post-harvest management and community farming assets, like cold storage, ...
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Opinion: High Debt Isn't Driving Farmers to Suicides
It's election season in India and the money is flowing. Governments in many states have begun waiving tens of millions of dollars' worth of loans to poor farmers in an effort to buy their loyalty. The argument - widely accepted by politicians and journalists, the demographic groups with the least fiscal instinct - is that India's farmers are buckli...
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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Vijay Mallya's Shares In Stud Farm Put On Sale, Tax Officials Warn People
The Income Tax Department on Thursday cautioned the public against buying over 41 lakh equity shares of fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya's company that the Debt Recovery Tribunal-II has put up for sale through e-auction on October 30, an official said.
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Mamta Banerjee Favours Loan Waivers, Suggests Beneficiary Schemes
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged a group of chief ministers, set up by the Centre, to consider the need to waive institutional loans of farmers and the formation of adequate budgetary provision for it by the union government.
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Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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"Jet Worth Rs 8,000 Crore But...": Priyanka Gandhi To PM On Farm Loans
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked PM Narendra Modi, saying that he flies in an Rs 8,000 crore aircraft to address a rally but can't waive the debt of farmers.
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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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Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
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"Sikhs Protected My Grandmother At Home In 1977": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said he felt -he owed a debt to the people of Punjab- as he addressed the media after wrapping his protest against the governments farm laws.
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Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
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PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, self-help groups and agri-entrepreneurs can take loans to build infrastructure for post-harvest management and community farming assets, like cold storage, ...
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Opinion: High Debt Isn't Driving Farmers to Suicides
It's election season in India and the money is flowing. Governments in many states have begun waiving tens of millions of dollars' worth of loans to poor farmers in an effort to buy their loyalty. The argument - widely accepted by politicians and journalists, the demographic groups with the least fiscal instinct - is that India's farmers are buckli...
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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Vijay Mallya's Shares In Stud Farm Put On Sale, Tax Officials Warn People
The Income Tax Department on Thursday cautioned the public against buying over 41 lakh equity shares of fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya's company that the Debt Recovery Tribunal-II has put up for sale through e-auction on October 30, an official said.
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Mamta Banerjee Favours Loan Waivers, Suggests Beneficiary Schemes
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged a group of chief ministers, set up by the Centre, to consider the need to waive institutional loans of farmers and the formation of adequate budgetary provision for it by the union government.
