Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced additional relief for farmers by fully waiving cooperative farm loans up to Rs 75,000 and providing partial relief on higher loans. The measure will cost the state Rs 953 crore and benefit over 1.38 lakh farmers
CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday criticised Kerala’s decision to end doorstep delivery of social security pensions through cooperative banks, alleging it would weaken the welfare scheme. The government has mandated DBT to Aadhaar-linked accounts, except for bedridden beneficiaries
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay expanded the state's crop loan waiver scheme, raising the full waiver limit from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 for cooperative bank loans. The revised package will benefit 14.43 lakh farmers at an estimated cost of Rs 5,932 crore
