Podcast | Nagpur Farmers Not Hopeful of Upcoming Elections
The Quint reached Nagpur to check if farmers’ loans have been waived as promised by the government.
It’s been two years since loan waivers had been announced by the Maharashtra government. Many farmers have still not been able to get benefits from the government. There is discontentment among the farmers because there is constant pressure from the banks.
In 2017, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana. Under the scheme, farm loans up to Rs 1.5 lakh rupees were promised to be waived.
To understand how successful the government has been in fulfilling its promises, The Quint’s Election Chaupal reached Nagardhan village in the Lok Sabha constituency of Ramtek.
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