The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to give the Centre a month’s time to implement the interest waiver decision on loans of up to Rs 2 crore. The government had argued that it needed the time for this process, but the Apex court set a fresh deadline of November 2.

Diwali for common man in hands of govt this year: Supreme Court on loan relief

Bollywood actor Nana Patekar on Thursday said that farmers were not beggars and they need emotional support along with financial support to resolve the issue of farmers' suicide in Maharashtra.

Farmers are not beggars, don't need just loan waivers: Nana Patekar

Maharashtra government, in a resolution on Saturday, said that those farmers whose loan amount exceed Rs 2 lakh will not be eligible for the loan waiver scheme. Last week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that the loans of farmers up to rupees 2 lakh will be waived off and that the money will be deposited in the banks directly.

Farmers won't be eligible for waiver scheme if loan exceeds Rs 2 lakh: Maharashtra government

BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Congress for promising loan waivers to farmers of Haryana in the party`s manifesto after it had failed to implement it in Madhya Pradesh and two other states.

'There's a limit to lies': Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Congress' farm loan waiver promise

It's a clear case of a canny politician promising the moon to win an election. Bernie Sanders promises to waive of Student loans within six months. Is this even feasible? Why do politicians ignore fiscal prudence? Palki interprets the development and assesses the issue with facts and draws parallels with the 'desperate' promises of politicians in other countries

Gravitas: When politicians promise the Moon

The BJP on Monday claimed 95 per cent of the farm loan beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh have got benefits of up to mere Rs 15,000 and not to the tune of Rs 2 lakh as claimed by the ruling Congress.

Madhya Pradesh farmers got benefits of up to Rs 15,000, not Rs 2 lakh: BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday attacked the Congress for using farm loan waivers as a gimmick ahead of the election to win votes and said the party's previous such initiative benefitted only middlemen and select farmers.

PM Modi attacks Congress for farm loan waiver 'gimmick'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday accused the Congress of misleading farmers on loan waiver promises, calling them lollipops. On a day's visit to the Purvanchal region, his second trip to Uttar Pradesh this month, Modi claimed the JD(S)-Congress coalition government which came to power in Karnataka recently had waived only 800 farm loans.

PM Modi attacks Congress on loan waiver promises

It is unfortunate that the most important product in the world, food, suffers from an intransigent pricing problem. The producers never get the right price, rarely make enough profits to survive and are invariably veering between bankruptcy and debt.

Agrarian crisis: Farm loan waiver is not the solution

Joining the debate on farm loan waivers, government think-tank Niti Aayog Wednesday said such a move helps only a fraction of farmers and is no solution to mitigate agrarian distress.

Loan waiver not a solution to farm distress: Niti Aayog

Assembly election results in five states reflect the anger of the farmers who have waited for four-and-a-half years for the government to fulfil their poll promise of loan waiver and minimum support price (MSP) for the crops in accordance with the Swaminathan report.

Farmers' woes: Without MSP hike, loan waivers won't end agrarian crisis

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-designate Bhupesh Baghel said Sunday that a loan waiver for farmers will be announced in the first meeting of the new state Cabinet. Baghel, who will be taking the oath of office Monday afternoon, also said that a Special Investigation Team will be constituted to probe the 2013 Jhiram Valley Naxal attack in which several senior Congress leaders were killed.

Loan waiver will be announced in first Cabinet meet: Bhupesh Baghel

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise of a farm loan waiver, if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, seems to have helped it reap a rich harvest of votes and end 15-year-long wait for power.

Promise of loan waiver tipped scales in Congress's favour in MP

Today, they plan to surround the state assembly to press for their demands

Mumbai: Farmers complete 180-km protest march, reach Azad Maidan to demand loan waiver

The farmers plan to gherao the Vidhan Sabha Monday

35,000 farmers reach Mumbai demanding loan waiver

The 180-km-long march is led by All India Kisan Sabha

Maharashtra: 30,000 farmers head towards Mumbai to demand complete loan waiver

Inhuman treatment received by farmers in the name of loan write-offs

How beneficial is loan waiver scheme?

Farmers blocked route at Manawala near Amritsar

Punjab: Farmers protest over loan waiver, blocks Delhi-Amritsar railway route

The waiver will cost Rs 8,165 crore to the Karnataka state?exchequer and?will help about 22,27,506 farmers

After Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, Congress-led Karnataka govt waives farm loan up to Rs 8,165 crore

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