Maharashtra Government’s Loan Waiver Scheme: Hit or Miss?

Name: Maharashtra Government’s Loan Waiver Scheme: Hit or Miss?
Uploaded: 2020-03-05T04:38:13+00:00
Duration: 3 min 55 s
Channel: The Quint
Description: Maharashtra government decided to give loan waivers up to 2 lakhs to farmers, the cut-off dates being 1 April 2015 to 30 September 2019. But the cut-off date raises questions over the intention of the government. In October and November, about 300 farmers committed suicide. So, why was September 2019 kept as the cut-off month?<br />

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Maharashtra government decided to give loan waivers up to 2 lakhs to farmers, the cut-off dates being 1 April 2015 to 30 September 2019. But the cut-off date raises questions over the intention of the government. In October and November, about 300 farmers committed suicide. So, why was September 2019 kept as the cut-off month?

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