FARM LOAN WAIVER MAY BE MVA USP
The Free Press Journal|November 06, 2024
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) plans to announce a complete farm loan waiver for all farmers in Maharashtra and a direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 3,000 per month for women from the weaker economic sections in the state.
Rohit Chandavarkar

This announcement is most likely to happen at the first joint rally to be addressed by the MVA in the coming days. Both announcements will be included in the manifesto of the MVA as 'promises to be fulfilled if the MVA comes to power in Maharashtra.

The DBT is estimated to cost the state exchequer about Rs 85,000 crore, while the amount of the farm loan waiver is yet to be ascertained.

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