Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had in December last year announced an unconditional loan waiver for farmers

Shiv Sena gave green signal for a subsidized meal scheme for the poor.

Arun Jaitley had last year said that the Centre will not be part of a state's fiscal leverage in waiving farm loans and the cost has to be borne by the states

Loan waiver: money to be deposited in accounts from tomorrow

He was speaking in the Legislative Assembly after the Monsoon session began on Monday

The move is to ensure farmers reap full benefits of waiver

After the govt resolution, CM relief fund can be officially used for loan waiver: State official

Maharashtra govt announced a revised farm loan waiver package amounting to Rs 34,022 cr

The state joins UP, Punjab, Karnataka; caps individual write-off at Rs 1.5 lakh per farmer

He ruled out speculation that move would cause prices to rise in state and elsewhere

Maharashtra govt has set up a committee to decide the criteria of debt relief for farmers

The farmers called off their stir after the government came out with the loan waiver

CM Fadnavis has indicated possibility of waiver for Rs 30,000 cr of dues in this category of farmers

Farmer leader and Lok Sabha member Raju Shetti said he was happy that their demands had been met

On June 1, the farmers in Maharashtra went on strike for the first time ever

Announcement comes on the back of state-wide farmers strike since past six days