Telangana Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy has praised the agricultural loan waiver implemented by the Telangana government under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, and Agriculture Minister Nageshwar Rao.
Experts welcomed the Indian government's decision to waive clinical trials for drugs that have already been approved in select countries to accelerate the availability of new and innovative medicines in India, and reduce the time and cost associated with conducting clinical trials.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticized the BJP, alleging that it has trapped the country's farmers in a cycle of debt. He said that the INDIA bloc aims to free farmers from this by offering them a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP).
"Three important announcements are needed for farmer welfare in the budget - 1. Legal status to MSP 2. MSP is decided on the basis of Swaminathan formula 3. Loan waiver for farmers," Ramesh said in a post on 'X'.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has given instructions that the funds released for farmers' loan waivers should be used exclusively for that purpose and should not be adjusted for any other loans. Farmers should not be inconvenienced at any cost, he said.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu released over Rs 6,000 crore into the accounts of farmers under the loan waiver scheme 2024 from the Secretariat here on Thursday.
Following Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's farm loan waiver announcement, BJP leader NV Subhash accused the Congress of misleading farmers with false promises.
According to an official release, CM Reddy shared details about implementing the loan waiver scheme at the Collectors Conference held at the Secretariat today (Tuesday).
Former Minister and MLA Harish Rao on Tuesday voiced his concerns about the new loan waiver guidelines introduced by the state government and criticized the guidelines for focusing more on bureaucratic filters than on providing genuine relief to farmers.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announced significant decisions benefiting farmers on Tuesday and committed to providing Rs 1,00,000 loan waiver to all eligible farmers by July 18.
The document issued by the Laos government on Wednesday said that Chinese nationals travelling to Laos may visit the country visa-free for up to 15 days as part of a group tour.