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Farm loan waiver: Yogi Adityanath moves in to pre-empt stir over delay

Yogi Adityanath government is moving swiftly to translate the scheme on the ground

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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has already announced farm loan waiver to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore, the Yogi Adityanath government is moving swiftly to translate the scheme on the ground and pre-empt any stir by state farmers over delay in extending the benefit.

Taking leaf from UP, another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled state, Maharashtra has announced agricultural loan waiver, while demands are cropping up in other BJP bastions too, notably Madhya Pradesh, which has recently witnessed violent protests and subsequent police firing.

Chairing a meeting regarding farm loan waiver, Yogi directed the finance department to soon

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