Jharkhand to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, will impact 191,000 farmers

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Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh on Friday said the state government has decided to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, in an effort to give relief to over 1.91 lakh farmers.

"As per its promise, the state government had waived loans up to Rs 50,000 of more than 4.73 lakh farmers...

During a meeting with officials of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) here, the minister asked the banks to present a proposal in this regard.

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Published On: 2024-06-14 @ 19:06:20 (1 weeks ago)

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