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Assam Deal On Waiving Small Loans Soon, Says Chief Minister
Assam will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding with microfinance institutions of the state as promised earlier to compensate or waive off microfinance loans taken by women of the economically weak sections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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Centre's Interest Waiver Plan Fails To Deal With "Many Issues": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said the centre's affidavit on waiving "interest on interest" on loans up to Rs 2 crore, frozen during a six-month moratorium granted because of the coronavirus crisis, was not satisfactory and asked for a do-over in a week. The affidavit "fails to deal with several issues raised by petitioners", the court said. The central ...
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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"Spread Disease, Then Treat It": PM's Take On Congress Loan Waiver Policy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress over its farm loan waivers, saying in the states where the party came to power, few have received benefits from it.
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NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar Counters Rahul Gandhi On Farm Loan Waivers
Joining the debate on farm loan waivers, government think-tank NITI Aayog on Wednesday said such a move helps only a fraction of farmers and is no solution to mitigate agrarian distress.
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"Industrialists Got Crores, Farmers Got Nothing": Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that his government has ignored the interests of farmers but has helped a small group of industrialists by waiving loans amounting to nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
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Thousands Of Farmers March From Nashik To Mumbai, Demand Loan Waiver
Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra are marching from Nashik to Mumbai, protesting what they call government's anti-farmer policies. Farmers are demanding a complete waiver of loans and electricity bills, and the implementation of recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, which addresses issues of providing minimum support prices and safeguard...
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Polls Ahead, Vasundhara Raje Announces 8,000-Crore Farm Loan Waiver
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje chose to focus on the agriculture sector in her last budget before assembly elections are held in the state later this year. The centre-piece is a loan waiver that is expected to benefit nearly 22 lakh small farmers and cost the state an extra 8000 crores.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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Amarinder Singh Announces Total Waiver On Crop Loans For Small, Marginal Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans for small and marginal farmers in Punjab.
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In Bundelkhand, Anxiety And Confusion Over Yogi Adityanath's Loan Waiver
Hit by years of drought, 70-year-old Kalyan Singh saw the first decent crop in years in the last Kharif season. He made some money but not enough to repay his 49,000 farm loan taken three years ago. And then, the Yogi Adityanath government's announcement to waive the crop loans came. "I heard on TV that 1 lakh rupee loans will be waived," the small...
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Kanpur Farmer Thought His Loan Waived, Found Hanging After Bank Notice
There was a sense of relief in the Rajendra Kumar Nishad household earlier this year when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government announced a waiver of loans taken by small and marginal household. The 65-year-old farmer had an outstanding loan of 80,000 rupees from 2009. It was for a bore-well in his small farmland in the outskirts of Kanpur dist...
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Farm Debt Waiver To Put Pressure On Uttar Pradesh Finances: Report
The BJP-led government in UP has waived agriculture loans up to Rs 1,00,000 of 21.5 million small and marginal farmers.
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Madras High Court Directs Waiver Of Loan For All Farmers From Cooperative Banks
In what would come as relief for thousands of farmers, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of not just small farmers but all who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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UP Government Waives Off Farm Loans Totalling Rs 36,359 Crore
The first cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to float Kisan Rahat Bonds for raising Rs 36,359 crore required for waiving loans of small and marginal farmers .
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Assam Deal On Waiving Small Loans Soon, Says Chief Minister
Assam will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding with microfinance institutions of the state as promised earlier to compensate or waive off microfinance loans taken by women of the economically weak sections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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Centre's Interest Waiver Plan Fails To Deal With "Many Issues": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said the centre's affidavit on waiving "interest on interest" on loans up to Rs 2 crore, frozen during a six-month moratorium granted because of the coronavirus crisis, was not satisfactory and asked for a do-over in a week. The affidavit "fails to deal with several issues raised by petitioners", the court said. The central ...
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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"Spread Disease, Then Treat It": PM's Take On Congress Loan Waiver Policy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress over its farm loan waivers, saying in the states where the party came to power, few have received benefits from it.
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NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar Counters Rahul Gandhi On Farm Loan Waivers
Joining the debate on farm loan waivers, government think-tank NITI Aayog on Wednesday said such a move helps only a fraction of farmers and is no solution to mitigate agrarian distress.
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"Industrialists Got Crores, Farmers Got Nothing": Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that his government has ignored the interests of farmers but has helped a small group of industrialists by waiving loans amounting to nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
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Thousands Of Farmers March From Nashik To Mumbai, Demand Loan Waiver
Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra are marching from Nashik to Mumbai, protesting what they call government's anti-farmer policies. Farmers are demanding a complete waiver of loans and electricity bills, and the implementation of recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, which addresses issues of providing minimum support prices and safeguard...
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Polls Ahead, Vasundhara Raje Announces 8,000-Crore Farm Loan Waiver
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje chose to focus on the agriculture sector in her last budget before assembly elections are held in the state later this year. The centre-piece is a loan waiver that is expected to benefit nearly 22 lakh small farmers and cost the state an extra 8000 crores.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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Amarinder Singh Announces Total Waiver On Crop Loans For Small, Marginal Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans for small and marginal farmers in Punjab.
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In Bundelkhand, Anxiety And Confusion Over Yogi Adityanath's Loan Waiver
Hit by years of drought, 70-year-old Kalyan Singh saw the first decent crop in years in the last Kharif season. He made some money but not enough to repay his 49,000 farm loan taken three years ago. And then, the Yogi Adityanath government's announcement to waive the crop loans came. "I heard on TV that 1 lakh rupee loans will be waived," the small...
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Kanpur Farmer Thought His Loan Waived, Found Hanging After Bank Notice
There was a sense of relief in the Rajendra Kumar Nishad household earlier this year when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government announced a waiver of loans taken by small and marginal household. The 65-year-old farmer had an outstanding loan of 80,000 rupees from 2009. It was for a bore-well in his small farmland in the outskirts of Kanpur dist...
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Farm Debt Waiver To Put Pressure On Uttar Pradesh Finances: Report
The BJP-led government in UP has waived agriculture loans up to Rs 1,00,000 of 21.5 million small and marginal farmers.
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Madras High Court Directs Waiver Of Loan For All Farmers From Cooperative Banks
In what would come as relief for thousands of farmers, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of not just small farmers but all who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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UP Government Waives Off Farm Loans Totalling Rs 36,359 Crore
The first cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to float Kisan Rahat Bonds for raising Rs 36,359 crore required for waiving loans of small and marginal farmers .
