Kerala government urged to allocate funds from Wayanad package to farmers in debt
The Hindu
‘Farming community in deep crisis due to sharp fall in prices of annual crops’
Farmer organisations have urged the State government to allocate ₹ 1,000 crore from the Wayanad Package to the debt-ridden farming community in the district.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced a ₹7,000-crore special package in 2021 for the comprehensive development of Wayanad in five years.
Various financial institutions in the district, including Kerala Bank, have issued revenue recovery notices to more than 10,000 farmers, invoking the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI) Act after a moratorium announced by the government on farmer loans ended on December 31, M. Surendran, president, Haritha Sena, said.
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