E-PaperKarnataka Farm Loan Waiver News
8 states. ₹1.9 trillion. It’s raining farm loan waivers, but are farmers really gaining?
Eight states have announced farm loan waivers worth 1.9 trillion. Rahul Gandhi has promised a nationwide farm loan waiver if the Congress is voted to power in 2019.
3 min read21 Dec 2018Karnataka farm loan waiver the next fiscal blow to bond market
The benchmark 10-year bond yield is just shy of 8% now mainly because the other big news of minimum support prices largely met with market expectations
2 min read9 Jul 2018Karnataka budget: Kumaraswamy announces ₹34,000 crore farm loan waiver
Both the Congress and JD(S) are hoping to get the backing of the over 40 million strong farming community in the state before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
3 min read5 Jul 2018Hits and misses of Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government in 2017
Even though Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's popularity has grown in the state, the year 2017 was a mixed bag for the Congress government
4 min read1 Jan 2018Popular Topics
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