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Will Indian Poultry Get a Waiver too?
INDIA - The Indian government is considering to set aside an Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver package for poultry and aquaculture farms.
According to finance ministry sources, the government has received requests from four states ? Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala ? seeking a loan waiver to the tune of Rs 4,000-6,000 crore for farmers involved in these sectors.
?It?s not only these fours states, similar proposals have been received from other states, where there are a large number of farmers involved in the allied sectors,? a finance ministry official told ET.
According to the Economic Times, the Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had previously clarified that the Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver scheme would include farmers in allied sectors such as fisheries and dairy.
However, a senior Tamil Nadu state official raised concerns about how this waiver would be implemented and whether the new announcement would also include the state government?s earlier schemes.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/14544/will-indian-poultry-get-a-waiver-too
INDIA - The Indian government is considering to set aside an Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver package for poultry and aquaculture farms.
According to finance ministry sources, the government has received requests from four states ? Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala ? seeking a loan waiver to the tune of Rs 4,000-6,000 crore for farmers involved in these sectors.
?It?s not only these fours states, similar proposals have been received from other states, where there are a large number of farmers involved in the allied sectors,? a finance ministry official told ET.
According to the Economic Times, the Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had previously clarified that the Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver scheme would include farmers in allied sectors such as fisheries and dairy.
However, a senior Tamil Nadu state official raised concerns about how this waiver would be implemented and whether the new announcement would also include the state government?s earlier schemes.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/14544/will-indian-poultry-get-a-waiver-too