A 60-year-old farmer, Gadala Mondi, died by suicide in Chennur due to mounting agricultural debts. Locals criticised Labour Minister Vivek Venkatswamy for unfulfilled promises to prevent flooding and demanded compensation and support for struggling farmers.
The farmers, who borrowed more than Rs.2 lakh, had repaid the additional amount to banks, but many were yet to get the waiver. They also said majority of farmers in the village had not yet got the loan waiver.
Mahabubnagar: With just a month left for closure of current financial year, District Collector S Venkat Rao wanted the bank managements to achieve the targets set for extension of loans to farmers. The Collector held a conference with bankers, MPDOs and Tahsildars on Friday to review the loans sanctioned to farmers during the current financial […]
