-Livemint.com In the case of repeated farm Loan Waivers, it makes sense for borrowers to default strategically Hope: The Narendra Modi government says it wants to double farm income by 2022 through the transformation of Indian agriculture. Reality: The political discourse continues to focus perversely on farm Loan Waivers. Here are some recent instances. The new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a farm Loan Waiver as promised in its election...
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Arun Jaitley rules out help for farm Loan Waivers to states; Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis in a spot
-Firstpost.com Putting state governments that promised Loan Waivers for farmers in difficulty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday ruled out such waivers by the Centre insisting states can utilise their own resources in this regard. He clarified that the Centre will not adopt a selective approach by helping one state and not the others. The move is likely to put even BJP governments, including Devendra Fadnavis administration in Maharashtra and the newly...
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-PTI NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley today ruled out farm Loan Waivers by the Centre but said states can utilise their own resources in this regard. He clarified that the Centre will not adopt a selective approach by helping one state and not the others. "This issue (Loan Waiver) has cropped up in several states. The Centre has its policies for agriculture sector under which we provide interest subvention and other...
More »Farm Loan Waiver is no solution to farmers' woes -Tamal Bandyopadhyay
-Livemint.com The focus should be more on making the prime minister’s crop insurance scheme a success than demanding farm loans waivers from banks Last week, the Indian National Congress at the Maharashtra assembly submitted a breach of privilege notice against State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya for “insulting farmers and the House” by her remarks on farm Loan Waiver. The leader of the opposition in the state assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil,...
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-PTI Maharashtra, TN among States seeking relief; hold talks with Finance Minister New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday initiated discussions on a farm Loan Waiver scheme with the Agriculture Ministry and some States in line with the BJP’s promise ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar were among those who met Jaitley to discuss various issues...
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