Up Farmer Loan Waiver

Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Gujarat, LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,000, free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if Congress comes to power.

BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading farmers in the name of loan waiver, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given Rs 6,000 to farmers every year under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday promised to waive loans of all farmers and withdraw all "fake cases" lodged against them if it is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state

Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flagged off three 'Pratigya Yatras' from Barabanki today to take to the people various resolutions adopted by the party ahead of the prized election for the state of UP.

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.

Indebted farmers who owe money to creditors will face relief in Maharashtra with the announcement today of a loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Farm loans taken till September 30 this year will be waived, Mr Thackeray said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.

Reacting to Congress President Rahul Gandhis jibe that it was time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wake up on farmers issues, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said nobody needs Mr Gandhi's advice.

Both the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, who have formed a coalition government in the state, had made separate promises to waive farm loans in the run up to the state elections in May. And they reiterated thepromise when they formed the government together.

Rahul Gandhi declared today that he would not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi "sleep or rest" till he gave a reprieve to farmers, holding up as an example his party's new governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which he said have announced farm loan waivers within six hours.

With Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao spoiling voters in the state with doles and waivers, the BJP has no choice but to play the game by his rules. So, the party's manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls promises loan relief of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers, free laptops for degree students and -- in keeping with its motto of furthering the bovin...

Two days after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally for farmers in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a 70-year-old farmer hanged himself, unable to cope with the burden of debt and dashed hopes of a loan waiver from the government.

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.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's waiver for crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh has not pleased the farmers, who are demanding a complete waiver of all loans. Today, hundreds of farmers descended upon state capital Bengaluru to press for their demands. The loan waiver for distressed farmers was one of the key focus areas for the Chief Minister. In ...

Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Gujarat, LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,000, free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if Congress comes to power.

BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading farmers in the name of loan waiver, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given Rs 6,000 to farmers every year under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday promised to waive loans of all farmers and withdraw all "fake cases" lodged against them if it is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state

Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flagged off three 'Pratigya Yatras' from Barabanki today to take to the people various resolutions adopted by the party ahead of the prized election for the state of UP.

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.

Indebted farmers who owe money to creditors will face relief in Maharashtra with the announcement today of a loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Farm loans taken till September 30 this year will be waived, Mr Thackeray said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.

Reacting to Congress President Rahul Gandhis jibe that it was time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wake up on farmers issues, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said nobody needs Mr Gandhi's advice.

Both the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, who have formed a coalition government in the state, had made separate promises to waive farm loans in the run up to the state elections in May. And they reiterated thepromise when they formed the government together.

Rahul Gandhi declared today that he would not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi "sleep or rest" till he gave a reprieve to farmers, holding up as an example his party's new governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which he said have announced farm loan waivers within six hours.

With Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao spoiling voters in the state with doles and waivers, the BJP has no choice but to play the game by his rules. So, the party's manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls promises loan relief of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers, free laptops for degree students and -- in keeping with its motto of furthering the bovin...

Two days after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally for farmers in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a 70-year-old farmer hanged himself, unable to cope with the burden of debt and dashed hopes of a loan waiver from the government.

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.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's waiver for crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh has not pleased the farmers, who are demanding a complete waiver of all loans. Today, hundreds of farmers descended upon state capital Bengaluru to press for their demands. The loan waiver for distressed farmers was one of the key focus areas for the Chief Minister. In ...