Over six lakh Maharashtra farmers yet to get 2017 loan waiver scheme benefit: Minister in assembly
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चर्चा में क्यों
Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil reported that over six lakh farmers are still ineligible for the 2017 farm loan waiver scheme despite ongoing government funding.
पृष्ठभूमि
The Maharashtra government allocated ₹500 crore in supplementary demands for the 2017 scheme and proposed an additional ₹5,975.51 crore for the 2026-27 financial year. A high-level committee was formed to study farm loan liabilities but has not yet submitted its report.
प्रीलिम्स के लिए तथ्य
- तथ्यOver six lakh farmers in Maharashtra remain ineligible for the 2017 farm loan waiver scheme.
- तथ्यThe government proposed ₹5,975.51 crore for the 2017 scheme's implementation in the 2026-27 financial year.
- तथ्यThe Maharashtra government clarified that no provision exists to write off industrial non-performing assets (NPAs) under this scheme.
मेन्स के लिए
Q. Examine the fiscal and structural challenges in implementing large-scale farm loan waiver schemes in India. How can these schemes be made more targeted and sustainable?
उत्तर के आयाम
- Fiscal strain: High budgetary requirements for waiver schemes vs. long-term state debt sustainability
- Eligibility bottlenecks: Administrative hurdles in identifying and verifying eligible small and marginal farmers
- Asset classification: Distinction between agricultural loan waivers and industrial non-performing asset (NPA) write-offs
कीवर्ड: fiscal deficit · debt distress · credit flow · targeted intervention · agrarian distress
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