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FARM LOAN WAIVERS

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Normal monsoon, farm loan waivers to rain good times for tractors

1 min read . 28 Mar 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna' in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on 24 February. (PTI)

Opinion | Look beyond unconditional transfers for social security

4 min read . 18 Mar 2019

FILE PHOTO: Farmers sprinkle fertilisers on a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Farm loan waivers to hit states fiscal deficit targets: Report

2 min read . 24 Jan 2019

DCB Bank has reported a sharp rise in fresh slippages in Q3, raising concerns over asset quality. Graphic: Mint

DCB Bank Q3 results: Small loans give big pain

1 min read . 22 Jan 2019

The idea of a universal basic income has gained currency in the West because of the threat of automation-induced job losses. Photo: Mint

Is India ready for a universal basic income?

4 min read . 19 Jan 2019

Farm loan waiver adversely impacts the credit culture and the behaviour of borrowers. Photo: Reuters

Farm loan waivers against economic principles: ADB India

1 min read . 16 Jan 2019

The slow rate at which fresh areas are being brought under irrigation is deepening the growing agrarian distress. Photo: Mint

Why Karnataka’s irrigation plans are no solution to farming woes

2 min read . 19 Jan 2019

While the recourse to populism exposes the limited imagination of India’s political class, it also suggests an urgent redistributive urge in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Photo: Alamy

Why income inequality in India may be fuelling populist politics

3 min read . 08 Jan 2019

Opinion | Impending hazards: The case of farm loan waivers

4 min read . 04 Jan 2019

Farm loan waivers are back with a bang in the run-up to 2019 Lok Sabha elections and, with them, delinquency rates in farm loans are also on the rise. Graphic: Mint

Farm loan defaults rise as banks brace for big write-offs

2 min read . 02 Jan 2019

Prime Minster Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters

Narendra Modi breaks silence on Ram Mandir, sets the tone for 2019

3 min read . 02 Jan 2019

The move is expected to boost demand for onions.

In relief for farmers, govt offers sops to export more onions

2 min read . 29 Dec 2018

An indebted farmer pleads before the debt relief commission in Kannur, Kerala. Under the Kerala initiative, an expert team visits villages, meets farmers and decides on the quantum of relief.

Kerala’s alternative to farm loan waivers has lessons for India

5 min read . 27 Dec 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao’s Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana reached nearly all rural households which own agricultural land.

Telangana shows an alternative to farm loan waivers

5 min read . 26 Dec 2018

With four sessions still left, BSE Sensex has fallen almost 2% in December so far. Graphic: Mint

This December has been the worst for Sensex in 4 years

2 min read . 25 Dec 2018

Farm loan waivers isn’t the panacea they’re made out to be politically. Policymakers need to realize that India has no single rural economy. Photo: PTI

Opinion | Debt isn’t killing India’s farmers

4 min read . 24 Dec 2018

If populism is the only electoral weapon that will sway them, then the Congress party or for that matter any incumbent should never have lost a poll.Photo:Mint

Opinion| In poll-bound India, it is raining sops for everyone

3 min read . 24 Dec 2018

Repeated farm loan waivers can end up hurting farmers as banks are often reluctant to issue fresh loans after a slump in repayments. Photo: Reuters

8 states. ₹1.9 trillion. It’s raining farm loan waivers, but are farmers really gaining?

3 min read . 21 Dec 2018

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath. Photo: PTI

Hours after taking charge as MP CM, Kamal Nath clears farm loan waiver

1 min read . 17 Dec 2018

Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Opinion | Loan waivers: the new currency of Indian politics

3 min read . 17 Dec 2018