Crop loan waiver spotlights skewed distribution of benefit
The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu government’s crop loan waiver scheme has again spotlighted how skewed the distribution of benefits is.
Farmers in Salem, Tiruchi and Erode constitute a substantial chunk of the beneficiaries. Around 31% of the total outstanding loan amount waived — ₹3,727.72 crore out of ₹12,110.75 crore — is from these regions. Again, in terms of beneficiaries, those in these regions — 4,28,138 — account for 26% of the total of 16,43,347 farmers.
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