Delay in getting the first list of farmers eligible for the loan waiver resulted in Osmanabad district authorities making a major mistake on October 18. They randomly felicitated 23 farmers by giving them ‘no loan pending’ certificates, but the list, which they got a day or two later, didn’t have even one of these farmers’ names. “It is true that the 23 farmers who were given certificates are not on the first list of eligible farmers. “My outstanding loan with the State Bank of India is Rs1.3 lakh and Rs 10,400 with district central bank. I will now visit the bank on Monday to check the status of the waiver amount,” said Bharat Tambe, one of the 23 farmers who were felicitated.

Source: Hindustan Times October 22, 2017 17:26 UTC