Page 4 - Farm Loan Waiver

Not by waivers alone

A veritable contagion of farm loan waivers seems to be upon us

Uniform policy needed

It is high time parliamentary committee drafts loan waiver policy ensuring uniformity of conditions

54% say Modi govt should also waive off farm loans: BS social media polls

The UP government waived off farm loans worth Rs 36,000 cr

UP farmer loan waiver: Some welcome, some term it eye wash

The govt announced loan waiver of Rs 36,359 cr for over one lakh small and marginal farmers

Yogi Adityanath's farm loan waiver: SBI, PNB, Allahabad Bank top exposure

The state government has formed an eight-member committee to implement the decision

Farm loan waiver: No easy options for UP govt

New bonds, spreading the burden on govt's books and going the UDAY way are possibilities: Experts

Dangerous over-stepping

Madras High Court's order on loan waiver is judicial overreach

UP govt's farm loan waiver sparks hope for Odisha farmers

About 34 million farmers in the state have taken loans amounting to Rs 19,000 cr

Rahul hails Adityanath's farm loan waiver; says step in right direction

He, however, cautioned the Central government against 'discriminating among states'

UPA govt waived off farmer loans worth Rs 72k cr, why can't Modi govt: Cong

Farmers of UP expressed happiness to CM Adityanath-led government for waiving off their loans

Despite tight finances amid drought, HC asks Tamil Nadu to waive farm loans

Says Centre cannot be mere spectator and suggested it share the burden

Can UP, Punjab and Maharashtra go it alone on farm-loan waivers?

Cooperative banks and societies in these states could have to bear the burden of any waiver

Setback for Yogi Adityanath? Jaitley rules out farm loan waivers by Centre

He said the Centre will not adopt a selective approach by helping one state and not the others

Farm loan waiver affects credit discipline: RBI Deputy Governor Mundra

Bhattacharya had also expressed reservation over assurances and demand for farm loans waiver

UP farm loan waiver: SBI report sees Rs 27,420 cr hit on banks

Scheme will lead to some stress on the state's fiscal arithmetic, warns a report

BJP's great UP farm loan waiver promise - moral hazard or necessity?

Crop loans in UP have increased from Rs 319 billion in FY' 2013 to Rs 556 billion in FY' 2015

Centre initiates discussion on farm loan waiver

TN is reeling under severe drought due to rainfall deficit of nearly 62% owing to monsoon failure

Uddhav Thackeray asks Sena MLAs to stall Maha legislature over loan waiver

This has paralysed the proceedings of both the Houses during ongoing budget session

How Rahul Gandhi cornered BJP-RSS on farm debt waiver

His outreach to farmers in UP forces RSS to pressure Amit Shah into promising relief in the party's state poll manifesto

Farm loan waivers: Parties count votes, not the cost

The efficacy of farm debt waivers is ambiguous, but it has proved to be a potent potent weapon in the run-up to elections