Maharashtra: 11.25 lakh farmers to benefit from loan waiver scheme

Farmers who are yet to benefit from the Maharashtra governments loan waiver scheme will be covered under the programme by the end of July, Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil said on Thursday.

In all, 11.25 lakh farmers will benefit from the scheme and by the month-end, a total of Rs 8,200 crore will be transferred in their respective loan accounts, an official statement quoted Patil as saying.

The government had announced the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Shetkari Karjmukti Yojana (loan waiver scheme) to give relief to debt-ridden farmers.

But the scheme''s implementation hit a roadblock due to COVID-19 outbreak, Patil said, according to the statement.

The kharif season is on at present and a process has been set in motion to ensure farmers who are yet to avail the scheme benefit get relief, the minister added.

He said the farmers who have not received benefit of the scheme should complete the process of authenticating their Aadhaar.