June next yr timeline set for Maha farm loan waiver: CM

CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that the state government will complete the farm loan waiver process by the end of June next year. Fadnavis, who had earlier opposed the idea of a waiver, said the decision was made to ensure meaningful relief for farmers. “The farm loan waiver should be done properly so that it helps farmers in a real sense,” he said.

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai

A committee headed by retired IAS officer Pravin Pardeshi, who currently serves as chief executive of the think tank MITRA, has been set up to prepare a detailed timeline and execution plan for the waiver, he said. “The committee will decide the norms for the waiver and suggest shortand longterm measures to address