Loan Waiver For Maharashtra Minister

Addressing the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra state assembly, which has been adjourned till December 7, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced loan waiver for 29 lakh famers amid widespread floods and the coronavirus pandemic. He also sought "everyone's cooperation" in the fight against COVID-19.

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil has attacked the new government led by Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray for putting a limit of Rs 2 lakh on the loan waiver for farmers announced last week. Mr Patil said the capped farm loan waiver was unexpected of the Chief Minister, who promised he would waive full loans without limit.

Congress MLA Amit V Deshmukh, and Bollywood actor Riteish V Deshmukh - the sons of former Maharashtra Chief Minister the late Vilasrao Deshmukh - today rejected outright contentions that they have allegedly sought loan waivers of Rs 4.75 crore from the government.

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved Rs 150 crore as relief to onion farmers who had to sell their produce at low prices.

Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...

While Maharashtra has made headlines in recent times for its farmers having to go to unprecedented lengths to seek loan waivers from the government, it seems to be a different story for ministers. The opposition has alleged that Maharashtra's Labour Welfare Minister Sambhaji Nilangekar Patil has managed to get relief from a bank that essentially am...

The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra has agreed to the demands of thousands of protesting farmers who have been pouring into Mumbai for the last two days. The government has given its acceptance in writing, said state minister Chandrakant Patil, after a delegation of farmers met government representatives this afternoon. Mr Fadnavis said...

Nearly 50,000 farmers gathered in Mumbai today demanding loan waivers and higher crop prices despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to ensure a 50 percent return over production costs before the national election in 2019.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that 25,000 centres will be set up across the state to accept forms for loan waiver scheme. Every Gram Panchayat will have at least one such centre for farmers.

The Maharashtra government is planning to come up with a fresh set of guidelines for an effective implementation of the loan waiver scheme for farmers, an official said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced a Rs 34,000 crore loan relief for farmers, saying all individual loans by farmers below Rs 1.5 lakh will be waived.

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu has drawn criticism from opposition parties and ally Shiv Sena for saying that "seeking loan waivers has become a fashion these days." Mr Naidu was speaking in Maharashtra, where the state government led by his party BJP has been petitioned by farmers to write-off their loans the way four other states have.

After Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government too has announced a loan waiver for its farmers. It was meant to be the most generous waiver announced so far in a state where total agrarian debt is estimated to be around 80,000 crores. But the Congress government's maiden budget hasn't kept pace with the Chief Ministe...

The BJP unit in Maharashtra is prepared for mid-term polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in Mumbai today.

Rich farmers are likely to be excluded from the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government, but the scheme would not be linked to the size of the farmers' land holding, state Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said.

Addressing the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra state assembly, which has been adjourned till December 7, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced loan waiver for 29 lakh famers amid widespread floods and the coronavirus pandemic. He also sought "everyone's cooperation" in the fight against COVID-19.

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil has attacked the new government led by Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray for putting a limit of Rs 2 lakh on the loan waiver for farmers announced last week. Mr Patil said the capped farm loan waiver was unexpected of the Chief Minister, who promised he would waive full loans without limit.

Congress MLA Amit V Deshmukh, and Bollywood actor Riteish V Deshmukh - the sons of former Maharashtra Chief Minister the late Vilasrao Deshmukh - today rejected outright contentions that they have allegedly sought loan waivers of Rs 4.75 crore from the government.

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved Rs 150 crore as relief to onion farmers who had to sell their produce at low prices.

Thousands of farmers from Maharashtra ended their agitation on Thursday evening, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a written assurance that most of their demands would be met within three months. The agitators -- comprising farmers as well as members of the tribal community -- had reached Mumbai's Azad Maidan that afternoon, two days afte...

While Maharashtra has made headlines in recent times for its farmers having to go to unprecedented lengths to seek loan waivers from the government, it seems to be a different story for ministers. The opposition has alleged that Maharashtra's Labour Welfare Minister Sambhaji Nilangekar Patil has managed to get relief from a bank that essentially am...

The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra has agreed to the demands of thousands of protesting farmers who have been pouring into Mumbai for the last two days. The government has given its acceptance in writing, said state minister Chandrakant Patil, after a delegation of farmers met government representatives this afternoon. Mr Fadnavis said...

Nearly 50,000 farmers gathered in Mumbai today demanding loan waivers and higher crop prices despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to ensure a 50 percent return over production costs before the national election in 2019.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that 25,000 centres will be set up across the state to accept forms for loan waiver scheme. Every Gram Panchayat will have at least one such centre for farmers.

The Maharashtra government is planning to come up with a fresh set of guidelines for an effective implementation of the loan waiver scheme for farmers, an official said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced a Rs 34,000 crore loan relief for farmers, saying all individual loans by farmers below Rs 1.5 lakh will be waived.

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu has drawn criticism from opposition parties and ally Shiv Sena for saying that "seeking loan waivers has become a fashion these days." Mr Naidu was speaking in Maharashtra, where the state government led by his party BJP has been petitioned by farmers to write-off their loans the way four other states have.

After Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government too has announced a loan waiver for its farmers. It was meant to be the most generous waiver announced so far in a state where total agrarian debt is estimated to be around 80,000 crores. But the Congress government's maiden budget hasn't kept pace with the Chief Ministe...

The BJP unit in Maharashtra is prepared for mid-term polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in Mumbai today.

Rich farmers are likely to be excluded from the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government, but the scheme would not be linked to the size of the farmers' land holding, state Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said.