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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Not in favour of farm loan waiver: Govt informs parliament

Not in favour of farm loan waiver: Govt informs parliament

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published Published on Mar 14, 2018   modified Modified on Mar 14, 2018
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The government is not in favour of farm loan waiver as it negatively impacts credit and recovery climate and has systematic consequences

New Delhi:
The government is not in favour of farm loan waiver as it negatively impacts credit and recovery climate, parliament was informed on Tuesday.

However, several measures have been initiated to reduce the debt burden on farmers and increase availability of institutional credit, minister of state for agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

“The government is not in favour of loan waiver as it negatively impacts credit and recovery climate and has systematic consequences,” he said. Highlighting steps taken to reduce debt burden on farmers, he said since 2006-07, farm loans up to Rs3 lakh are provided at a lower interest rate of 7% per annum.

Additional interest subvention of 3% is given to those farmers who repay their loan promptly. This scheme is operational in 2017-18, he added. Asked about impact of goods and services tax (GST) on marketing of agri-produce by farmers, Shekhawat in a separate reply said: “There are no reported cases of farmers facing problems regarding marketing of their produce due to GST....”

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