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Farm loan waiver doesn’t do much for Maharashtra farmers
When the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government announced a farm loan waiver in 2017, there was renewed hope among Maharashtra farmers. Today, they are anguished
5 min read25 Dec 2018Maharashtra farmers go on strike to protest sharp fall in milk prices
Farmers in several parts of Maharashtra are paid between 16 and 20 for a litre of cow milk, which is as much or even less than the price of a litre of bottled water
2 min read16 Jul 2018Farmer, farmer, lend me your (T)ear
Farmers across vast swathes of the country are deeply unhappy, casting a long shadow on political prospects in 2019
6 min read2 Aug 2018Fresh farm crisis brews in Maharashtra as banks tighten purse strings
Banks in Maharashtra have issued only 22% of the kharif season lending target of Rs43,342 crore till 27 June, said an official at the state department of cooperation
2 min read27 Jun 201884-year-old Maharashtra farmer who attempted suicide at state secretariat, dies
Farmer Dharma Patil, who had consumed poison at the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai seeking adequate compensation for land, dies at J J Hospital
1 min read29 Jan 2018Over 26,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in last 17 years
Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state legislative assembly while responding on the issue of farmers' suicide
1 min read15 Dec 20175 months on, farm loan waivers for only 1.7 mn Maharashtra farmers
Maharashtra minister for cooperation Subhash Deshmukh admits to delays and problems in the implementation of farm loan waiver in the state
3 min read7 Dec 2017Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Rs4,000 crore released in phase 1
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says his govt has released a sum of Rs4,000 cr under the 1st phase of farm loan waiver scheme. The disbursal will cover over 8 lakh farmers
3 min read18 Oct 20171 million Maharashtra farmers to get farm loan waiver benefits today
The amount on account of farm loan waiver will be deposited directly into Maharashtra farmers' bank accounts on 18 October, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
3 min read18 Oct 2017Farm loan waiver: Maharashtra detects 1.5 million suspicious bank accounts
According to a senior BJP minister, a preliminary probe by the Maharashtra government identified these 'bank accounts without a credible credit history'
3 min read26 Sep 2017Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared