Farmers will get NOC by Oct 15: Minister Bandeppa Kashempur
Bengaluru, September 24: Cooperative Minister Bandeppa Kashempur said that the government has waived off the farm loans availed from the cooperative banks and by October 15, all the farmers would be given No Objection Certificate (NOC).
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the Minister said that more than 22 lakh farmers would get the benefit of the loan waiver and within one and half years, the state government has waived of Rs 17,000 crore loan which is first of its kind in the country.
Loans of farmers who deposited amount will also be waived
Irrespective of the deposits the farmers have in the cooperative banks, the government has decided to waive off their loans for which a new circular was issued. By October 5, the department would receive the receipts of the borrowers from the cooperative banks and by October 15 or by Dasara festival, the government would release the farmers loan amount to the banks. In the first phase, it was decided to waive off Rs 9,448 crore current loan. Later, the government has taken a decision to waive off the loans up to Rs 2 lakh availed from nationalized banks, he said.
The erstwhile Siddaramaiah government had waived of Rs 8,165 crore loans availed from cooperative societies and out of which, the coalition government has repaid Rs 2,500 crore. Apart from it, Rs 1,495 crore was also repaid recently and by 2019 July, all the loan amount would be cleared, he added.
New loan for 15 lakh farmers
Total 22 lakh farmers were benefited from the loan waiver scheme. Now, the government has decided to disburse fresh loans to 15 lakh farmers through cooperative banks and NABARD was asked for more assistance, he added.
Loan waiver amount would be credited into the savings accounts of the farmers. The Banks should transfer the loan waiver amount to their accounts, he said.
“The cooperative department officials were directed to give a report on the suicide of farmers family at Mandya recently. The government has taken steps to check the harassment of private money lenders and shortly, an act would be enforced. If the money lenders harassed the farmers, they should inform the police. The farmers should not take any hasty decisions and end their lives as the government is with them”.
- Bandeppa Kashempur, Minister
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TVK chief should be given opportunity to prove majority in TN Assembly: Omar
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said there was no justification for the Tamil Nadu governor to stop TVK leader Vijay from forming the government, and he should be provided an opportunity to prove majority in the assembly.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday rejected TVK chief Vijay's claim to form the government, stating that his party lacks the requisite numbers.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has fallen short of meeting a simple majority to form the government in Tamil Nadu. Though the Congress with five MLAs has offered support to TVK, Vijay's party falls short of a simple majority of 118 in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Abdullah said there was no justification for President's rule in Tamil Nadu in view of numerous Supreme Court judgements emphasising on inviting the single largest party to form the government and then prove its majority on the floor of the house.
"If we see the Supreme Court judgement, then there should be no President's rule. There are so many cases in which the SC has clearly stated that after the elections, the single largest party should be invited (for government formation) and they should be allowed to prove their majority in the assembly," Abdullah told reporters here when asked about the political situation in Tamil Nadu.
"It happened when (former prime minister) (A B) Vajpayee formed the government for 13 days, the President of India did not wait for him to show his numbers. The President of India invited him, the government was there for 13 days, but when Vajpayee did not have the numbers, he resigned," he said.
So, if we take the SC judgement, the J-K CM added, then the Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan "has no justification to stop this process".
"Vijay should be allowed to form the government, and then he should be provided an opportunity to prove his majority and if he proves, he will remain, but if not, then he will have to resign," Abdullah said.
To a question on whether there would be impact of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Jammu and Kashmir, the CM said its impact remains to be seen in the rest of the country first as the assembly elections in the Union territory were not due till 2029.
"As of now it (SIR) has happened in Bengal only. Why are you worried about J-K? The elections are not to take place here till 2029. Let us first see its impact in the rest of the country. What we had to suffer (in J-K), we have. We suffered their delimitation, which was done to benefit the BJP and its friends. Let's see what happens in the future," he said.
On the reported remarks of Leader of Opposition in the J-K assembly, Sunil Sharma, that if the chief minister goes for cabinet expansion, then his party, the National Conference (NC), would suffer like the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and someone like Eknath Shinde would emerge here as well, Abdullah said all his MLAs stand firmly with the party.
"This tells about the intentions of the BJP. 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' (turncoats). Eknath Shinde left because the BJP helped him to leave. It is obvious that the LoP is impatient to hold the chair of the chief minister of J-K. I will only tell him that there is no Eknath Shinde in the National Conference. NC's MLAs stand firmly with the party," he said.
Abdullah said the cabinet expansion is on hold because statehood has not been restored to J-K.
"Cabinet expansion is not on hold because of any fear and that is why I regularly say that the LoP proves through statements like this that till the BJP does not get power, they will not allow us to work smoothly and will not make J-K a state again," he said.
Hitting out at the LoP and the BJP, the J-K CM said the people of J-K, especially those who voted for the BJP in the last elections, should remember that the LoP and his party "indulge in the politics of blackmail and the people here are intimidated in the name of statehood".
