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News digest: PM on farm loan waivers, GST collections, MSME loans, and more

From PM Modi's take on farm loan waivers to RBI's restructuring of MSME loans, BS brings you top stories to keep up with the latest news

Vicious cycle of polls, loan waivers must end to empower farmers: PM Modi
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Vicious cycle of polls, loan waivers must end to empower farmers: PM Modi

On the first day of 2019, which will see the country prepare for the Lok Sabha elections in less than three months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a veritable report card of his government’s performance and the contours of his election campaign. He detailed various initiatives to curb corruption and black money, improve the lives of the poor, and address aspirations of the middle class, but ruled out a nationwide farm loan waiver, terming such promises as “chunavi (poll) stunts”. Read more here

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