Loan Waiver Update: Regular Repayers May Get Benefits, Strict Scrutiny for Defaulters

• Maharashtra government indicates loan waiver will not be universal, focusing on genuinely distressed farmers.
• Strict investigation planned for farmers who previously benefited from 2008, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and Mahatma Jyotirao Phule loan waiver schemes.
• Farmers repeatedly benefiting from all three past schemes and still defaulting may be excluded this time.
• Government considering additional benefits for farmers who regularly repay their loans, advocating for their justice.
• Only arrears up to June 2025 will be considered for the waiver; bank employees instructed to educate farmers to prevent misconceptions.