Fri, Sep 01, 2017
"In the absence of coordinated and sustained efforts to put in place elements of a virtuous cycle of uplift of farmers' income, loan waivers have periodically emerged as a quick fix to ease their distress," RBI said in a statement quoting Patel as telling a seminar on agri debt waiver here.
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Wed, Jun 21, 2017
The waiver will help 22,27,506 farmers who had obtained loans from cooperative banks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in the Assembly.
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
Analysts expect that key problems of agriculture sector is low productivity, "leakages” in the value chain, and inefficiencies in factors of production. Reforms in those areas are much needed than a farm loan waiver.
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