Highlights 1 Maharashtra govt has no record of farmers covered under loan-waiver scheme. The Maharashtra government has confirmed that it does not have any record of the names of the farmers covered under the Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Farmers Welfare scheme in Mumbai city and Mumbai suburbs. The declaration by CM Devendra Fadnavis that 813 farmers belonging to Mumbai were included in the farmers loan waiver scheme had surprised everyone. RTI activist Anil Galgali had sought information from the government seeking details along with names of the Mumbai farmers figuring as beneficiaries of the loan waiver scheme under the Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Farmers Welfare scheme. CM Devendra Fadnavis had announced and assured that the loan waiver will be given only after in-depth inquiry and cross checking.

Source: India Today August 12, 2017 09:40 UTC