Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana

Maharashtra farm loan waiver still leaves many in the lurch, 38 lakh farmers yet to receive benefits of scheme

Seven months after its announcement by Devendra Fadnavis, the implementation of Maharashtra's farm loan waiver scheme still leaves much to be desired.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Devendra Fadnavis government tables budgetary provision of Rs 15,000 crore on first day of Assembly session

The Maharashtra government on Monday made a budgetary provision of Rs 15,000 crore for the farm loan waiver scheme on the first day of the Winter Session of the state's legislative assembly in Nagpur.

Maharashtra loan waiver: Public sector banks to remain open on weekend in bid to fast-track disbursal process

The Maharashtra government has announced that all branches of the SBI, Bank of Maharashtra and all DCC banks will remain open on 9 and 10 December for faster implementation of the farm loan waiver.

Maharashtra loan waiver scheme: Rs 5,000 crore disbursed in accounts of 9.43 lakh farmers

Banks have so far deposited Rs 5,141 crore in accounts of 9.43 lakh farmers under the loan waiver scheme of the Maharashtra government, Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: State govt changes deadline for clearing all pending dues again, gives 31 December as new date

The Maharashtra government has promised to waive off all pending farmers' loans by the end of this year, as part of its ambitious loan waiver scheme — known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana

Maharashtra loan waiver: Number of actual beneficiaries likely to be less than estimated, say state officials

The actual number of farmers who are expected to benefit from the Maharashtra government's loan waiver is likely to be less than the earlier estimate of 89 lakh.