Technical flaws in Chhattisgarh's Terror Zone fetter farm loan waivers

In Bastar, farmers had outstandings of Rs 585 cr in agriculture loans of which Rs 285 cr could not be waived off

In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, globally infamous for deadly Naxal violence, technical flaws in the databases have hampered the execution of the state's farm loan waiver scheme.

 

The ambitious scheme, which was a key factor that rode Congress to power in Chhattisgarh, had vowed to write off all kinds of farm loans within 10 days of the party assuming office. The Bhupesh Baghel government took loans and made special budgetary allocations for expediting this poll promise.