Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Govt expands scope of scheme; each member of farmer's family now to get benefit

The Maharashtra government has expanded the scope of the loan waiver scheme by extending the benefits to every member of the farmer's family.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Individuals made eligible for scheme, move to cost state additional Rs 1,000 cr

The Maharashtra government will write off Rs 1.5 lakh debt of each individual who has taken farm loan, provided he/she clears the rest of the dues in advance.

Maharashtra farmers' protest: Women agitators share their stories of long and tedious struggle

Indubai was walking for the right to become a land owner rather than remain a land labourer, while Vimal was part of the protest to assert the farmers' fundamental right to food.

Maharashtra farmers' march updates: Aaditya Thackeray meets protesters, pledges Shiv Sena support

A protest march by 30,000 farmers against the failure of the BJP-led government to address agrarian distress entered Mumbai on Saturday

Maharashtra govt's distribution of farm loan waiver beneficiaries' list to legislators shows banks derailed plan to make scheme pilferage-proof

Banks in Maharashtra, both national and cooperative, did derail Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious plan to make the Rs 34,000 core farm loan waiver pilferage-proof.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Devendra Fadnavis govt to give one more chance to farmers to submit applications

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will give one more opportunity to farmers who missed out on applying for farm loan waiver

Maharashtra farmers face prospect of another year of distress as hailstorms damage crops in Vidarbha, Marathwada

Maharashtra's farmers may be faced with another year of distress, with unseasonal hailstorms earlier this week causing extensive damage to crops.

Maharashtra farmer Dharma Patil's death: Fadnavis govt orders probe into inadequate compensation for victim's kin

The Maharashtra government today ordered a probe into inadequate compensation awarded to an elderly farmer who committed suicide while protesting over the payout given to him for a plot of land.

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.

Firstpost's Sanjay Sawant wins award from Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh for coverage of Maharashtra farm loan waiver

Firstpost's coverage of the Maharashtra farm loan waiver has been given recognition from Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, with Bureau Chief Sanjay Sawant winning an award