Maharashtra Loan Waiver

Maharashtra loan waiver: Banks submit lakhs of ghost accounts, but RBI says ‘don’t know, didn’t hear, didn’t see’

After committing monetary relief to farmers, the government is unable to deliver its promise on account of the mess created by banks while preparing the list.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Opposition demands inquiry as ex-MP Vasant More incorrectly turns beneficiary

Just four days after Shiv Sena MLA from Radhanagari in Kolhapur, Prakash Abitkar, claimed to have received Rs 25,000, former NCP MP from Eradnol in Jalgaon, Vasant More, has said he too has received Rs 15,482

Maharashtra loan waiver: Day after Fadnavis' reassurance about fixing mistakes, MLA Prakash Abitkar erroneously gets Rs 25,000

It hasn't been 24 hours since Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said all problems in the rollout of its ambitious loan waiver scheme have been rectified, and already cracks are beginning to appear in it.

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 is a humiliation scheme for farmers': Firstpost's report from Latur draws sharp reactions

The report by Firstpost—revealing postcards affixed on farmers' doors in Latur erroneously proclaiming them as beneficiaries of the loan waiver scheme—has met with sharp political reactions.

As criticism of Maharashtra's mismanaged farm loan waiver mounts, Nashik DCC Bank chairman Narendra Darade resigns

The mismanagement of the loan waiver scheme in Maharashtra has led to the resignation of Narendra Darade, the chairman of the Nashik District Central Cooperative Bank.

Maharashtra loan waiver: Latur farmers get SMS from banks, postcards from Fadnavis, but money's nowhere

The Maharashtra government's attempt to implement an Aadhaar-linked farm loan waiver has left most farmers in the lurch, with technical glitches and repeated changes in guidelines delaying payments

Maharashtra loan waiver: MP Raju Shetti says state didn't float tender; alleges implementing firm picked through 'back door'

The Maharashtra farm loan waiver scheme has run into another controversy, with Member of Parliament (MP) Raju Shetti alleging that a private company was allotted the work of running the scheme without tenders being called for.