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14,591 Farmers Committed Suicide In Five Years In Maharashtra: Minister
As many as 14,591 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between October 2014 and August 2019, state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday.
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Chaos In Maharashtra Assembly Over Government's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme
Chaos ensued inside the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of budget session after the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government released the first list of beneficiaries of its farm loan waiver scheme. The BJP accused the government of playing with farmers' emotions.
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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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Maharashtra Farmer Comes To Mumbai With Loan Waiver Complaint, Detained
A farmer who had come to meet Dhananjay Munde, Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, was detained by Mumbai police today for criticising the Devendra Fadnavis government's loan waiver scheme before the media.
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Over 24,000 Maharashtra Government Officials Applied For Farm Loan Waiver
More than 24,000 government officials were among over one lakh ineligible applicants for the Maharashtra government's crop loan waiver scheme, a scrutiny has found.
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Mumbai Braces For Big Showdown As Farmers' March Swells To 35,000
Two days before the massive march by farmers and adivasis is set to reach the Maharashtra assembly in Mumbai, the crowd mushroomed to about 35,000 with more people joining in Thane on Saturday.
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Maharashtra Allocates Rs 14,240 Crore For Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme
The Maharashtra government today made allocations worth Rs 14,240 crore for the farm loan waiver scheme and for repayment to farmers whose produce was purchased by the state.
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Maharashtra Farmers To Get Loan-Waiver Funds Before Diwali: Minister
The farmers whose names have been given to the government by the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) under the loan-waiver scheme will get money in their bank accounts before Diwali, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar said today. He said the government will release the funds to those districts where the DCC Banks have submit...
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Maharashtra's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme To Be Implemented From October 15, Says Minister
Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government's loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15.
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Devendra Fadnavis Ready To Discuss Loan Waiver For Farmers With Opposition Leaders
Devendra Fadnavis said the opposition leaders should not forget that in supplementary demands, state government has asked for provision of Rs 20,000 crore for the loan waiver scheme.
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Maharashtra Government To Frame Guidelines For Farmers' Loan Waiver
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.
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Maharashtra Extends Scope Of Waiver To Farmers Who Took Loans After 2008
The Maharashtra government today expanded the ambit of its loan waiver scheme to include even those farmers who had taken loans after 2008, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in Mumbai.
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Farmers May Have To Declare That Agriculture Is Only Source Of Income: Minister
Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil today said that beneficiaries of the farm loan waiver scheme may have to submit an affidavit stating that agriculture is their sole source of income.
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Rich Farmers Likely To Be Excluded From Loan Waiver In Maharashtra
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.
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Government Wants 'Freedom From Debt' For Farmers: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra government is preparing a scheme aiming to free the farmers of indebtedness permanently instead of granting one-time loan waivers, revenue minister Chandrakant Patil said in Mumbai today. This 'freedom from debt' scheme will cost Rs 10,000 crore instead of Rs 30,000 crore needed for loan-waiver (which opposition Congress and NCP are dem...
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14,591 Farmers Committed Suicide In Five Years In Maharashtra: Minister
As many as 14,591 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between October 2014 and August 2019, state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday.
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Chaos In Maharashtra Assembly Over Government's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme
Chaos ensued inside the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of budget session after the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government released the first list of beneficiaries of its farm loan waiver scheme. The BJP accused the government of playing with farmers' emotions.
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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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Maharashtra Farmer Comes To Mumbai With Loan Waiver Complaint, Detained
A farmer who had come to meet Dhananjay Munde, Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, was detained by Mumbai police today for criticising the Devendra Fadnavis government's loan waiver scheme before the media.
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Over 24,000 Maharashtra Government Officials Applied For Farm Loan Waiver
More than 24,000 government officials were among over one lakh ineligible applicants for the Maharashtra government's crop loan waiver scheme, a scrutiny has found.
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Mumbai Braces For Big Showdown As Farmers' March Swells To 35,000
Two days before the massive march by farmers and adivasis is set to reach the Maharashtra assembly in Mumbai, the crowd mushroomed to about 35,000 with more people joining in Thane on Saturday.
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Maharashtra Allocates Rs 14,240 Crore For Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme
The Maharashtra government today made allocations worth Rs 14,240 crore for the farm loan waiver scheme and for repayment to farmers whose produce was purchased by the state.
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Maharashtra Farmers To Get Loan-Waiver Funds Before Diwali: Minister
The farmers whose names have been given to the government by the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) under the loan-waiver scheme will get money in their bank accounts before Diwali, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar said today. He said the government will release the funds to those districts where the DCC Banks have submit...
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Maharashtra's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme To Be Implemented From October 15, Says Minister
Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government's loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15.
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Devendra Fadnavis Ready To Discuss Loan Waiver For Farmers With Opposition Leaders
Devendra Fadnavis said the opposition leaders should not forget that in supplementary demands, state government has asked for provision of Rs 20,000 crore for the loan waiver scheme.
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Maharashtra Government To Frame Guidelines For Farmers' Loan Waiver
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.
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Maharashtra Extends Scope Of Waiver To Farmers Who Took Loans After 2008
The Maharashtra government today expanded the ambit of its loan waiver scheme to include even those farmers who had taken loans after 2008, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in Mumbai.
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Farmers May Have To Declare That Agriculture Is Only Source Of Income: Minister
Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil today said that beneficiaries of the farm loan waiver scheme may have to submit an affidavit stating that agriculture is their sole source of income.
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Rich Farmers Likely To Be Excluded From Loan Waiver In Maharashtra
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.
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Government Wants 'Freedom From Debt' For Farmers: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra government is preparing a scheme aiming to free the farmers of indebtedness permanently instead of granting one-time loan waivers, revenue minister Chandrakant Patil said in Mumbai today. This 'freedom from debt' scheme will cost Rs 10,000 crore instead of Rs 30,000 crore needed for loan-waiver (which opposition Congress and NCP are dem...
