Farmers may get sweet news?
CM may follow Andhra-Telangana model to waive off the loans
Bengaluru, May 29: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who has said that he would declare the issue of loan waiver on Wednesday, is likely to follow Andhra and Telangana model in waiving off the farmers loans.
After holding a marathon meeting with the officials of the Finance department at his home office Krishna here on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy got information on pros and cons of waiving off Rs 53,000 crore farm loans on the state exchequer. The officials said that both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have waived off farmers loans to the tune of Rs 22,000 crore and Rs 17,000 crore respectively and they have been paying the concerned banks in installments.
After waiver off the loan amount, the government has to pay the amount to the banks in installments. As the governments have given security for financial transactions, the banks have agreed for this method. Now, the CM has discussed with the officials on following this model in the state, it is said.
Even the Chief Minister is also aware of the fact that it is impossible to pay Rs 53,000 crore at a time. Keeping this in mind, he has planned to follow Andhra and Telangana model. Sources said that the officials of the Finance department have also agreed for this proposal.
Meanwhile, the officials also have given suggestions on accumulating the additional amount to be paid in installments to the banks in order to ease the financial burden on the government. After holding the meeting with the leaders of the farmers’ organizations, the Chief Minister is likely to announce his decision, it is said.
Amidst the tug of war between JDS and Congress over getting finance portfolio, the Congress high command has given a green signal to keep the Finance Portfolio with the Chief Minister himself. When Kumaraswamy expressed his helplessness as the Chief Minister without Finance portfolio, the Congress high command changed its decision, it is said.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
