GOVT TO TAKE OVER FARMERS’ LOANS, SAYS CM
Thursday, 15/06/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said his government will soon take over farmers’ loans and ensure that their mortgaged land or property was not confiscated.
“There is no question of backtracking on the debt waiver promise and the government will soon take over the loans of the farmers. It will also ensure that their mortgaged land/property is not confiscated,” he said in a statement here.
The CM said his government has already fulfilled the promise to bring an end to ‘kurki’ (auction of mortgaged land) in the state.
Meanwhile, state cabinet minister Navjot Sidhu said the government was looking for a permanent solution to the problem of farm debts. “The aim is to make the farmers self-reliant so that they don’t have to take loans in the future,” he said and assured the farmers that the state government would do everything in its power to help them stand on their feet.
