Farm Loan

YV Reddy’s warning on farm doles: Biggest enemy of Indian farmer is the power-hungry politician flashing freebies

Reddy even pitched for an alternative for farm sector freebies in the form of an agricultural distress fund contributed by both the states and Centre, rather than the ongoing measure of arbitrary scheme announcements.

RBI raises collateral-free farm loan limit to Rs 1.6 lakh from Rs 1 lakh to help small and marginal farmers

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday raised the limit of collateral-free agricultural loans to Rs 1.6 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh with a view to help small and marginal farmers

Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal announces 12 crore bonanza for distressed farmers, govt to give Rs 6,000 per year to buy inputs

The Centre announced direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers holding cultivable land up to two hectare, a move that would benefit 12 crore farmers and cost the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore annually

Devendra Fadnavis says BJP govt has given Rs 50,000 crore financial aid to Maharashtra farmers in last four-and-a-half years

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the BJP-led government is committed to farmer welfare and since taking charge in October 2014, it has provided Rs 50,000 crore in financial aid to cultivators.

Farm loan waivers to crimp states' capital spending; revenue deficit widens despite higher receipts: Report

Last year, larger states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu had also announced farm loan waivers as financial distress kept rising among farmers.

Gujarat Congress to organise farmers' rally in Gandhinagar tomorrow to demand complete farm loan waiver

The Congress in Gujarat will organise a farmers' rally and 'gherao' of the state Assembly in Gandhinagar to demand a complete farm loan waiver.

Farmers body calls Union Budget 2018 anti-farmer, pro-corporate; alleges govt manipulated input cost figures

Farmers leaders said BJP had forgot its poll promise of 1.5 times return of input cost since it had come to power in 2014.

Budget 2018 may hike agriculture credit target to Rs 11 lakh cr as govt aims to get higher farm output

The govt has been providing interest subvention to make available short-term farm credit at an affordable rate and help boost farm output

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

GDP in Q1 likely to have recovered after note ban but may not reclaim fastest-growing spot

GDP forecasts by economists ranged from 5.7% to 7.2%; they feel the country is likely to have dusted off the demonetisation lull